Term Calendar

Summer Term 2010

Dinosaurs!

14-18 June 2010 - Look at me grow!

  • How have children changed?
  • What can they do now?
  • Life-cycles. Frogs, butterflies etc.
  • Make caterpillars. Dough, clay and cornsticks.
  • Big and small.
  • Music and movement. Changes, big and small.
  • Moving onto school. Feelings
  • Timeline of child's life.

21-25 June 2010 - A long time ago.

  • Timeline since pre-history!
  • Time words. Today/tomorrow etc.
  • Habitats. How the world has changed.
  • How do we know? Fossils.
  • Junk model dinosaurs/collage.
  • Timed activities. "F" for fossil.
  • Sundial.

28 June - 2 July 2010 - Shapes.

  • Sorting dinosaurs. Same/different.
  • Colour, shape and texture words.
  • Feely box. Use texture words.
  • "P" for print.
  • Dinosaur rubbings.
  • Make footprints! Paint and clay.
  • Continue model dinosaurs.
  • Play dough models.

5-9 July 2010 - Dinosaurumpus!

  • Dinosaur role play.
  • Acting out stories.
  • Make masks.
  • Clay caves to fit dinosaurs. "D" for dinosaur.
  • Loud and quiet music.
  • Model dinosaurs.
  • Butterfly painting.

12-16 July 2010 - Tell me a story.

  • Make a whole group story. Draw the pictures and make a book.
  • Finish models.
  • Butterfly painting.
  • "B" for butterfly.

19-22 July 2010 - Fun Week!

  • Monday - ride on day. Please bring a ride-on.
  • Thursday - last day. Meet at savernake forest 10:00 am.