WEEK 1

/ Wednesday 5th January 2011

TOPIC TIME

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role play area

ROLE PLAY

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Fayre Games.

PSR & N

/ 1x table traffic dominoes. 1x table money dominoes.

Number line. Calculator

WRITING TABLE

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The spider in his web. Follow the circle. Tangram colouring. Fayre ride colouring. Plain paper.

MESSY PLAY

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Blue water tray. Water. Foam fish. Rods. Weed. Pebbles. Play people

SMALL WORLD

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CONSTRUCTION

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CRAFT

/ Marble painting.

PHYSICAL TIME

/ Roll a hoop

STORY

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Preston Pig books

SINGING

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5 in a bed. This Old Man came rolling home. 5 currant buns. 5 little Speckled frogs. (Use props where possible please).

ICT

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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 2011

TOPIC TIME

/ Cars and things that go

ROLE PLAY

/ Car repair shop

PSR & N

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Create car number plates

WRITING TABLE

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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

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CONSTRUCTION

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CRAFT

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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

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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 2011

TOPIC TIME

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Spinners, twirlers and fliers.

ROLE PLAY

/ Airport.

PSR & N

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Large black tray. Large selection of wooden bricks (min 10 per child). Colour and number spinner. Spin to select quantity

WRITING TABLE

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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

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Large red sand tray. Wet sand. Small buckets/spades. People

SMALL WORLD

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CONSTRUCTION

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CRAFT

/ News paper aeroplanes. Kites. Windmills.

Paint at easel.

PHYSICAL TIME

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Twizzle sticks – dance to classical music.

STORY

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Story teller’s choice.

SINGING

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Play musical instruments behind a screen – guess what the instrument is. Aeroplane, aeroplane. Jack in the box.

ICT

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Letter land – Windy weather.

OTHER TOYS

/ Match a balloon.
Airport/accessories on L/T.
Flexi straws.

OUTSIDE AREA

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Hop scotch mat.

OTHER EVENTS

WEEK 4

/ 24th January 2011

TOPIC TIME

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Teddy and Friends

ROLE PLAY

/ We’re going on a Bear Hunt.

PSR & N

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Longer or shorter? A teddy bear. A wide selection of household objects of different sizes – pencil, lunch box, spoon, milk jug…

WRITING TABLE

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Teddy colouring pages. Dot to dot. Concertina book of Bear Hunt using, where possible, ‘real’ grass, mud and sticks….

MESSY PLAY

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Large red water tray. Water. Penguins/rings. Boats/shapes.

SMALL WORLD

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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

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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

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The Three Bears.

OTHER TOYS

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OUTSIDE AREA

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OTHER EVENTS

WEEK 5

/ 31st January 2011

TOPIC TIME

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Wooden Toys.

ROLE PLAY

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Wooden Toys shop.

PSR & N

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Hexagonal tray/stand. Bark. Insects. Large bugs. People. Greenery

WRITING TABLE

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Appropriate colouring pages. Plain paper/charcoal.

MESSY PLAY

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Hexagonal tray/stand. Bark. Insects. Large bugs. People. Greenery

SMALL WORLD

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CONSTRUCTION

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CRAFT

/ Play dough/bug set. Decorated wood blocks – coloured matches, buttons and bits.

PHYSICAL TIME

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Selection of various ring games.

STORY

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Snow White. Little Red Riding Hood.

SINGING

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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 2011

TOPIC TIME

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Let’s Pretend!

ROLE PLAY

/ Let’s Pretend.

PSR & N

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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

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MESSY PLAY

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Hexagonal tray/stand. Rice. Tracey Island. Space rockets. Play people. Silver stars.

SMALL WORLD

CONSTRUCTION

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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

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar story sack. Pinocchio.

SINGING

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Magic singing box. I’m going to build a house. Stepping stones.

ICT

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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

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Children to bring in Teddies on Wednesday for a picnic

Tuesday 8th February – Colour Dress Up Day for Huwaida

WEEK 7

/ 14th February 2011

TOPIC TIME

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Our Favourite Toys.

ROLE PLAY

/ Home Corner.

PSR & N

/ Pegs and number boards.

Threading numbers and strings.

WRITING TABLE

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Plain paper – assorted colours. Use up colouring pictures

MESSY PLAY

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Hexagonal tray/stand. ‘Green’ corn flour. Frogs. Black rocks

SMALL WORLD

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CONSTRUCTION

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CRAFT

/ Finish ‘plates’. Cutting cards and free painting. Play dough and mats

PHYSICAL TIME

/ Pom pom’s.

STORY

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Children’s choice.

SINGING

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5 Little men in a flying saucer. Children’s choice.

ICT

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Musical leaps and bounds

OTHER TOYS

/ Thomas train set. Wooden castle/accessories.

Pirate mat/treasure/jewellery.

OUTSIDE AREA

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Bikes/cars. Football goal/balls. Section off separate areas.

OTHER EVENTS

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