w/c: 23/01/2017 ADULT-LED ACTIVITIES: Planning from Next Steps
Observations / Activities / Areas of LearningJF 9.1.17
IJ 11.1.17 / Provide dry pasta, craft pomp oms, cotton wool balls, tongs and various sized containers. Encourage children to use the tongs to fill the containers up with the items. To develop and encourage skills using one handed tools and equipment. / PD: Moving and handling
JJ 17.1.17 / Add dry spaghetti to playdough, so that it sticks up out of the playdough,and encourage children to thread cheerios (cereal hoops) onto the spaghetti to develop their fine motor skills. / PD: Moving and handling
LD 16.1.17
TL 16.1.17 / Activity to teach the child how to hold a pencil. Encourage children to copy some letters from their names. / PD: Moving and handling
L: Writing
AW 19.1.17
ER 19.1.17 / Exercise activities, including running and jumping, to encourage children to observe the effects of activity on their bodies. / PD: Health and self-care
AM 16.1.17
HH 16.1.17
WM 18.1.17
DR 18.1.17 / Bread experiment (Group activity) All the children put their hands on a slice of bread. Put the bread in a sealed plastic bag and leave it in the cupboard for about a week.
Involve children in discovering and talking about what happens next and why. (encourage thinking about hygiene and how/why things change) / PD: Health and self-care
UW: The World
EM 17.1.17 / Provide white mark making tuff spot tray, whiteboard pens and superhero play figures. Involve children in drawing a superhero play mat (webs for Spiderman etc.)
Encourage EM to give meaning to his marks and develop stories as he draws. / L: Writing
PD: Moving and handling
EAD: Being imaginative
WS HH 16.1.17
KH 17.1.17
BR 18.1.17 / Counting songs using flash cards and props
To encourage number recognition and develop confidence in social situations. / MD: Numbers
PSED: Self- confidence and self-awareness
MN 17.1.17
EC 17.1.17 / Play the Shopping List game to encourage matching and sequencing / MD: Shape, space and measure
CE 9.1.17 / Investigate how water moves/flows through water wheels. Encourage language describing what is happening. / UW: The World
SD FB LA SK CE 16.1.17
MF ND 19.1.17 / Investigating Magnets
- Simple pictorial sheet; which objects do/do not stick to a magnet? Encourage prediction, testing and grouping. Talk about materials (wood, plastic, metal). Incorporate number in reviewing results; How many objects…?
- Take magnets outside for further investigation.
FW 17.1.17 / Role Play Vets: Encourage children to take on the role of a vet, helping to make animals better. Talk about how animals come in various sizes. / UW: The World
MD: Shape, space and measure
EAD: Being imaginative
SAH 10.1.17
OD 10.1.17 / Decorate a box Provide stickers, collage materials and sticky pads for fixing. Involve children in decorating a box to take home. Encourage children to think about spacing, position and design. Ask ‘What will you keep in your box?’ / EAD: Exploring and using media and materials
MD: Shape, space and measure
PSED: Self- confidence and self- awareness
PD: Moving and handling
CB 20.1.17 / Provide musical instruments and conductor cards forQuietandLoud.
To explore and learn about how sounds can be changed.
(Children to take turns being and conductor and musician.) / EAD: Exploring and using media and materials
CL: Listening and attention