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Snip, Snap: Developing scissor skills

Phill

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Sally Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction This activity is about self-assurance and confidence in the use of a tool for cutting. It's not about accurate cutting out.What you need Child's scissors (i.e. ‘safe’ scissors with rounded ends) Plenty of scrap paper (junk...

Invisible Man: A competitive way to teach lots of skills in phonics

Sarah Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction This game is great for getting children engaged and learning without realising it! Part of the game involves rubbing out the limbs of the other team's man, and this might seem harsh, but they don't get upset about it, they love...

Sound it out: Reading strategies that help children to form simple words

Sarah Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction This activity is ‘hands-on’ and practical and will help children to work with and support others in using reading strategies to form simple words. Children should be able to blend two sounds.Focus Hearing all sounds in words...

Sound and Seek: Practising phoneme recognition and grapheme phoneme correspondence

Sarah Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction This activity uses your classroom or, when they know the game, the rest of the school to provide opportunities to assess how well children are at hearing sounds in words.Focus Hearing taught sounds in wordsWhat you need...

Keeping out the cold: Try out the ‘Montessori coat flip’

Judith Harries

Activity

...What you need Winter coats Mittens/gloves Scarves Hats BootsWhat you do Talk about the cold weather and how it is important to wrap up warm before going outside to play. Ask the children if they can put on their own coat independently...

Dance factory: Create a dance studio in your setting

Dawn Roper

Activity

...Introduction Children will love having their own dance studio and the opportunity to use props to create and record their own dance routines, either on their own or with a group of friends. Use a video recorder to capture...

Gallery: Create a digital gallery displaying children's artwork

Dawn Roper

Activity

...Introduction Children love displaying their art work in their setting or house. Turn their art work into true works of art by creating your own digital gallery. Invite parents and other adults into the setting to walk around, look...

Spray away: Using hand sprays

Sally Featherstone

and

Phill Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction Using sprays will strengthen fingers, hands and wrists. It is fun too!What you need Some small spray bottles (make sure they are easy to squeeze and check that the trigger isn't too far away for small hands to grip and squeeze)...

Laminated Faces: An idea for mark-making

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Activity

...Introduction These activities recognise how our children are inspired and motivated to learn, and to then use this information to create exciting and purposeful opportunities for them to mark make and eventually write. They are activities...

Bingo Lingo: A really fun activity that your whole class can enjoy!

Sarah Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction Bingo is such a versatile game and once your class knows how to play it, you can adapt it quickly and easily to fit with whatever you are learning. It is easier and quicker to play with older children who can write their own...