Blue Room Planning Autumn/Harvest 2009
WEEK 1
/ Wednesday 5th January 2011TOPIC TIME
/role play area
ROLE PLAY
/Fayre Games.
PSR & N
/ 1x table traffic dominoes. 1x table money dominoes.Number line. Calculator
WRITING TABLE
/The spider in his web. Follow the circle. Tangram colouring. Fayre ride colouring. Plain paper.
MESSY PLAY
/Blue water tray. Water. Foam fish. Rods. Weed. Pebbles. Play people
SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/ Marble painting.PHYSICAL TIME
/ Roll a hoopSTORY
/Preston Pig books
SINGING
/5 in a bed. This Old Man came rolling home. 5 currant buns. 5 little Speckled frogs. (Use props where possible please).
ICT
/Learning Land – Circus Time.
OTHER TOYS
/ Marble box game. Mix and match threes.OUTSIDE AREA
/ Team games. Quoits, hoops, balls and beanbags.OTHER EVENTS
WEEK 2
/ 10th January 2011TOPIC TIME
/ Cars and things that goROLE PLAY
/ Car repair shopPSR & N
/Create car number plates
WRITING TABLE
/Plain paper to draw simple routes to pre-school. Where do vehicles go? Vehicle colouring pictures. More Tangram colouring.
MESSY PLAY
/ Large red sand tray. Gravel. Small yellow diggers. People. Pebbles. Few small wooden bricks.SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/Balloon people. 1x balloon per child. Inflate. Secure onto small box, weighted if necessary. Decorate with scrap material, card and paper from the ‘bit box’.
PHYSICAL TIME
/ The wheels on the bus. Set out a chair for everyone in two long rows.STORY
/ Mr. Gumpy’s outing and props.SINGING
/ The Big Ship sails on the Alley, alley O. Row, row, row your boat. The wheels on my bike. (Children’s play box no 16). Come on board.ICT
/Learning Land – On the train.
OTHER TOYS
/ Car park game. Cogs and wheels.Washing line and pegs game/ICT washing machine
OUTSIDE AREA
/ Zebra crossing. Chalk roadway. Road signs. Bikes. Helmets. Cars.OTHER EVENTS
WEEK 3
/ 17th January 2011TOPIC TIME
/Spinners, twirlers and fliers.
ROLE PLAY
/ Airport.PSR & N
/Large black tray. Large selection of wooden bricks (min 10 per child). Colour and number spinner. Spin to select quantity
WRITING TABLE
/Make a spinner. (See sample). Photo copy sheet. Colour. Choose a pair of matching objects. Fix back to back around a drinking straw.
MESSY PLAY
/Large red sand tray. Wet sand. Small buckets/spades. People
SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/ News paper aeroplanes. Kites. Windmills.Paint at easel.
PHYSICAL TIME
/Twizzle sticks – dance to classical music.
STORY
/Story teller’s choice.
SINGING
/Play musical instruments behind a screen – guess what the instrument is. Aeroplane, aeroplane. Jack in the box.
ICT
/Letter land – Windy weather.
OTHER TOYS
/ Match a balloon.Airport/accessories on L/T.
Flexi straws.
OUTSIDE AREA
/Hop scotch mat.
OTHER EVENTSWEEK 4
/ 24th January 2011TOPIC TIME
/Teddy and Friends
ROLE PLAY
/ We’re going on a Bear Hunt.PSR & N
/Longer or shorter? A teddy bear. A wide selection of household objects of different sizes – pencil, lunch box, spoon, milk jug…
WRITING TABLE
/Teddy colouring pages. Dot to dot. Concertina book of Bear Hunt using, where possible, ‘real’ grass, mud and sticks….
MESSY PLAY
/Large red water tray. Water. Penguins/rings. Boats/shapes.
SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/ Create a Bear Hunt course.P.E. mats. Camouflage nets. Planks. Jenga bricks. Stepping stones. Lengths of material. Balancing beams
CRAFT
/ Play dough – rolling worms/snakes.How many colours can be created using red, yellow, blue and white paint? Make up names for invented colours. Use assorted paper
PHYSICAL TIME
/Re-enact – We’re going on a Bear Hunt. (No props).
STORY
/ Where’s my Teddy? (Big book). Kipper’s Toy Box. Bear Hunt. Lion Hunt. Goldilocks story sack.SINGING
/ When Goldilocks went to the house of the Bears. 3 currant buns. Incey Wincey spider. I have a little spider.ICT
/The Three Bears.
OTHER TOYS
/OUTSIDE AREA
/OTHER EVENTS
WEEK 5
/ 31st January 2011TOPIC TIME
/Wooden Toys.
ROLE PLAY
/Wooden Toys shop.
PSR & N
/Hexagonal tray/stand. Bark. Insects. Large bugs. People. Greenery
WRITING TABLE
/Appropriate colouring pages. Plain paper/charcoal.
MESSY PLAY
/Hexagonal tray/stand. Bark. Insects. Large bugs. People. Greenery
SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/ Play dough/bug set. Decorated wood blocks – coloured matches, buttons and bits.PHYSICAL TIME
/Selection of various ring games.
STORY
/Snow White. Little Red Riding Hood.
SINGING
/Wooden musical instruments. Up the tall white candlestick. 5 red apples. Peter hammers with one hammer.
ICT
/ Tizzy’s Busy Week.OTHER TOYS
/ Tap a shape. Touch wood basket on R/R.OUTSIDE AREA
/ Planks. Jenga bricks. Basket of assorted cars.OTHER EVENTS
WEEK 6
/ 7th February 2011TOPIC TIME
/Let’s Pretend!
ROLE PLAY
/ Let’s Pretend.PSR & N
/Paper folding. Various sizes/types of paper to fold, twist, and curl. Investigate freely. Concertina fans/people/hats/aeroplanes. Sticky tape for fixing
WRITING TABLE
/MESSY PLAY
/Hexagonal tray/stand. Rice. Tracey Island. Space rockets. Play people. Silver stars.
SMALL WORLD
CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/ Making simple musical instruments. Yoghurt pots. Pasta/pulses.Papier Mache – cover paper bowls/plates. Decorate with bright paints. Possible Mothers Day presents.
PHYSICAL TIME
/ Balloon bats and balloons.Follow instructions of an adult.
STORY
/The Very Hungry Caterpillar story sack. Pinocchio.
SINGING
/Magic singing box. I’m going to build a house. Stepping stones.
ICT
/Ace Monkeys 123
OTHER TOYS
/ Duplo train track. Snail race game. Domino rally on R/R.OUTSIDE AREA
/ Basket ball net. 2x balls. Basket of new balls. Small bats and balls.OTHER EVENTS
/Children to bring in Teddies on Wednesday for a picnic
Tuesday 8th February – Colour Dress Up Day for HuwaidaWEEK 7
/ 14th February 2011TOPIC TIME
/Our Favourite Toys.
ROLE PLAY
/ Home Corner.PSR & N
/ Pegs and number boards.Threading numbers and strings.
WRITING TABLE
/Plain paper – assorted colours. Use up colouring pictures
MESSY PLAY
/Hexagonal tray/stand. ‘Green’ corn flour. Frogs. Black rocks
SMALL WORLD
/CONSTRUCTION
/CRAFT
/ Finish ‘plates’. Cutting cards and free painting. Play dough and matsPHYSICAL TIME
/ Pom pom’s.STORY
/Children’s choice.
SINGING
/5 Little men in a flying saucer. Children’s choice.
ICT
/Musical leaps and bounds
OTHER TOYS
/ Thomas train set. Wooden castle/accessories.Pirate mat/treasure/jewellery.
OUTSIDE AREA
/Bikes/cars. Football goal/balls. Section off separate areas.
OTHER EVENTS
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