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The Great Race: Celebrate Chinese New Year

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Introduce children to the festival of Chinese New Year. Read or tell children the story of ‘The Great Race’. This explains the story behind the Emperor and the Chinese Zodiac.What you need A picture book that tells the story...

Snowman Advent chain: Count down the days to Christmas

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Use this clever Advent calendar made from a snowman paper chain to count down the days to Christmas with the children in your setting. Each day ask a child to remove one of the links from the chain. As the snowman shrinks...

Pancake races: Find all the ingredients for a fun pancake relay race

Judith Harries

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...Introduction This activity helps children to remember where all the ingredients needed to make pancakes come from. In relay teams, they collect the ingredients as quickly as possible and use them to take part in a pancake race. Then,...

My new year resolutions: Encourage Children to write down some new year promises

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Talk about the start of a new year in January. Let children think of promises they can make and goals they can set for the year ahead. Help them to write their ideas onto the writing frame provided.What you need Space and time...

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

Judith Harries

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...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...

Paint a pancake: Celebrate Pancake Day with some tasty painted pancakes

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Pancake Day, otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, usually falls on a Tuesday in mid-February. Help the children to make some pancakes using different-shaped cutters and then have fun decorating them with paint made from sweet...

Snowflake designs: Use loose parts to create snowflakes

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Let children select loose parts and arrange them on a simple laminated snowflake card to create their own snowflake design. No glue required. The activity can be repeated over and over again and the results recorded...

Pancake maths: Have fun counting and ordering number pancakes

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Celebrate Pancake day with these fun maths activities using number pancakes. Children can practise counting, writing and ordering numbers 0 – 10.What you need White or yellow cardboard Circle templates Scissors Black marker...

Countdown to Christmas: Use hidden gifts to create an interactive Advent calendar

Judith Harries

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...What you need Countdown to Christmas by Adam and Charlotte Guillain A number of small gifts, one for each child Christmas musicWhat you do Read Countdown to Christmas by Adam and Charlotte Guillain. In the story, Bear hides small gifts...

Sugar snowflakes: Painting with sugar

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Paint wintry pictures of snowflakes using a special paint mixture formed from sugar and water. Add some glitter for extra sparkle. Challenge children to try and make their snowflakes symmetrical.What you need Icing sugar Water...