TOPIC : SEASIDE (GEOGRAPHY)
Sand/Water· Bury shells in sand and count out, discuss similarities and differences
· Buckets and spades/different sand moulds, sieves, flags
· Make rock pool in water tray
· Natural materials in sand – skills, driftwood, seaweed, pebbles/rocks
· Glitter in sand
· Floating and sinking
· Dry/wet sand
· Water/marble shoot
· Use coloured sand to create environments e.g. white sand for snow etc.
· Collect – old camera, bucket, space, swimsuit, deckchair, hat, sun cream, airbed, beach ball, sandals.
· Fishing games – nets/magnetic rods eg finding Nemo / Small World
· Beach world
· Castles
· Lighthouse / harbour
· Pleasure land (funfair)
· Play mat / cars, explore parking issues
· Play Mobil divers
· Blue sand/sea creatures / Writing
· Write postcards to friends/family/make postcards
· Packing, make lists of items to take on holiday
· Picnic/shopping list
· Travel brochures – use pictures to stimulate children’s writing
· Draw maps of seaside places they have visited
· Message board
· Writing in sand
· Put advertisements / Posters and Leaflets – for holidays / trips / shows / donkey rides in reading and writing area
Outdoors
· Wheeled toys/trains, planes, car
· Sand – make a beach using a tarpaulin, give children toys they would have on a beach e.g. bucket, spade, flag, shells, pebbles
· Dolls, prams
· Suitcases and clothes
· Picnic blanket, basket and food for making sandwiches
· Visit to seaside location
· Visit to travel agents
· Games we play at the seaside eg donkey rides using a hobby horse / Role Play
· Travel agents
· Seaside beach shop
· Take Away
· B and B
· Beach/rock pool
· Bus, plane
· Role play entire experience (Have a day)
· Punch and Judy
· Ice-cream parlour / Construction
· Castles (historic or sand)
· Lighthouse
· Moving birds
· Make flags/make simple windmills
· Food Tech – make ice cream, ice lollies, sandwiches
· Make Fun Fair Rides from different construction kits / Creative
· Sand pictures
· Collage seaside, sea animals
· Postcard display – black and white (charcoal pictures to contract with modern photos of seaside)
· Icing sugar – mixed with water and drip on ready mixed paints to make marbled paper for ice creams
· Using bright colours paint ‘Nemo’ and his friends
· Printing with natural seaside materials
· Make sea creatures with soft stuff/dough
· Make a tape of seaside sounds
Health and Safety
· Personal safety – water, stranger danger, cliffs
· Water quality
· Recognition of Flags
· Sun protection / Culture and Diversity
· Holidays / seaside in a range of cultures
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