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Leaf Friends
Great activity which I used to talk about families. We collected the leaves, talked about the shapes and colours and then we mounted them and made them into family members. Perfect for improving fine motor skills, not just the drawing but in the sticking. The children learnt how to be gentle with their leaves and how to control their hand movements. Too much pressure and the leaf rips. Have fun!
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Size Ordering
Very simple set up and it proved to be very engaging... yet again. I have used this board previously for another size ordering activity. We collected our leaves, talked about the colours, the sizes, types of leaves and the trees they have fallen from. Lots of learning which could be extended by actually measuring the leaves. Give it a go! 🌿🍂🍁🍃
Leaf Rubbings
The wind has been blowing a gale and the leaves are falling from the trees. Lots of different shapes, sizes and colours. So why not get your little ones doing a little leaf rubbing. Great for fine motor skills and the for having a conversation about leaves and what they do.
Alternative Scavenger Hunt
A great activity for the weekend; an opportunity to be outdoors and to enjoy some fresh air. Lots of opportunity to develop vocabulary and to really talk about objects. As well as focusing on the vocabulary of the hunt, encourage talk with questions. Where did you find it? What is it? Can you describe it? How did it get there? Have fun, enjoy your time together!
Resource available on the link below.
Resource available on the link below.
Autumn Colour Sorting
Leaves, leaves everywhere at the moment and how wonderful do the trees look. The incredible colours of autumn. Why not think about data in its simplest form; comparing colour, then maybe size. Which is the most dominant colour/least dominant? How many more yellow than red? Make a simple graph.
Autumn Scavenger Hunt
Last day of half term and if you fancy some outside .space why not embark on a Scavenger Hunt. Lots of natural treasure and beauty out there at the moment and lots to talk about as you explore and investigate. Wrap up warm and enjoy the fresh air.
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Journey Journal
Such a lovely outdoor learning activity. Not only an introduction to mapping, it develops oracy skills, and thinking about the environment. Can easily be adapted and requires very little set up. Give it a go! 🌺🌸🍂🍁
Autumn Trees
The colours of Autumn are just wonderful and as the leaves begin to fall why not collect them up and create your own special trees. This allows for lots of creativity and lots of opportunities to improve vocabulary as you discuss the the different parts of the tree. Enjoy the season!
Cloud Spotter
My children loved this activity. Lots of engagement and discussion about the clouds, comparing and sharing. They made predictions about whether it would rain and gave reasons for this .This activity could easily be simplified depending on your cohort or year group.Give it a go!
Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Why not make the Halloween festivities last a little longer and have some fun doing this scavenger hunt.
Ice Decorations
Why not have a go at these beautiful ice
decorations and hang them from a tree in the garden. They looked wonderful twinkling in the winter sunshine. Lots of learning in this activity, discuss how and why water changes to ice and why it turns back to water. Why use a small amount of water and not a large amount? Enjoy the weather!
decorations and hang them from a tree in the garden. They looked wonderful twinkling in the winter sunshine. Lots of learning in this activity, discuss how and why water changes to ice and why it turns back to water. Why use a small amount of water and not a large amount? Enjoy the weather!
Frozen Bubbles
I've been waiting for a frosty day to try this and today was that magical day. Absolutely amazing, incredibly beautiful and totally enchanting. Normal bubble mixture from the Pound Shop and the bubbles rested on the grass and very slowly they froze over. They started to collapse from the top down. The complete bubbles stayed on the grass for at least 5 minutes. Lots of time to investigate and to take pictures. As they started to collapse, they looked like frozen crocus and again they remained for some time on the grass. So much learning in this I don't know where to start. I would highly recommend this, so much awe and wonder, simply fabulous! TOP TIP: blow the bubbles close to where you want them to land.
Summer Ideas
Lots of great ideas to keep the little ones entertained. Enjoy the holidays!
Butterfly Feeder
Butterflies are essential for helping to pollinate many flowers and plants and let’s face it, there is just nothing as lovely as seeing several butterflies in the garden. Adding a butterfly feeder to your garden is going to help you to attract these creatures and they will do the rest. Lovely for children to make and a wonderful opportunity to talk about butterflies, what they eat, their work in the garden and how they grow. You could then read the Hungry Caterpillar ☀️ 🐛🦋🍓🍊
Rainbow Bubble Snakes
Such beautiful weather, I thought I'd re-share this post. Lovely activity to enjoy in the sunshine, so I hope you have lots of fun.
Summer Suncatchers
We enjoyed making these and they look so pretty hanging in the windows - sunlight beaming through. Use whatever you have in the garden or maybe go on a 'treasure' hunt. Great for strengthening those little hands, to be creative and to develop focus. Enjoy!
Outdoor Story Lines
This works brilliantly indoors or out, but especially out. Not only great for adult storytelling, but great for children to have a go too. They don't necessarily need to read the words, but they can retell the story using the pictures in their own way. Great for building confidence. I photocopied and laminated the pages to hang 📚🌳 🌳📚
Colour Detectives
Wonderful for inspiring awe and wonder for the natural world. Encourages talk, questions and new vocabulary.
CD Suncatcher
The sun is shining so why not have a go at making a suncatcher. Very simple, but adds lots of twinkle as the sun shines and it dances in the breeze.
Hoop Clock
Take the learning outdoors and teach the time.
Journey Sticks
A great activity for developing geographical understanding. It encourages children of all ages to think about their journey, what they collected, where and why they like it. This can be extended to creating maps, linear maps to start, more detailed for older children . They can even draw their stick describing where and what it is.
Seaside Scavenger Hunt
If you're planning a trip to the seaside why not have a go at this Scavenger Hunt. Enjoy!
Giant Bubbles
Another activity for enjoying the wonderful weather and another which is for all ages. Due to lock down, I used washing up liquid, but if you're lucky enough to have some bubble mixture use that. Have fun!
What can you see...?
So much natural beauty to explore outside, but especially at the moment. We made these 'magnifying glasses' and then went outdoors. The children drew what they found, wrote labels, learnt new vocabulary and enjoyed learning about their discoveries. A lovely way to learn! 🌸🌺🌼
Pattern Making
Lovely idea for outdoors or bringing the learning indoors. Pattern making, using what's around you; dandelions, daisies, stones, leaves, petals, be creative. Great maths opportunity!
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