5. ARTOGRAPHICS

In this area we have two nice activities to work with very young children in the area called "Artographics"

Grandmother and Naughty Kitten:

The aims of this activity are:

- To develop pencil control.

- To develop spatial awareness when drawing/writing.

- To develop artistic rhythm.

- To fill all the available space with continuous curved lines when drawing.

- To master the psychographic skills of writing.

- To introduce substitution – the action of representing real objects and events by drawing.

Grandmother and Naughty Kitten. PLAN: Click here!

Grandmother and Naughty Kitten. LOW TECH: 

Grandmother and Naughty Kitten. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Grandmother and Naughty Kitten. INTERACTION: Click here!

Happy and Sad Music:

The aims of this activity are:

- To produce abstract artistic compositions.

- To use colours as symbols for expressing mood.

Happy and Sad Music. PLAN: Click here!

Happy and Sad Music. LOW TECH:

Happy and Sad Music. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Happy and Sad Music. INTERACTION: Click here!

4. DEVELOPMENTAL GAMES

In this area we have three nice activities to work with very young children in the area called "Developmental Games"

Freeze Game:

The aims of this activity are:

-To develop self-regulation.

-To promote understanding of symbols: know that a "clever picture". (schematic representation) can be used to convey a message.

-To practise decoding visual messages.

Freeze Game. PLAN: Click here!

Freeze Game. LOW TECH: 

Freeze Game. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Freeze Game. INTERACTION: Click here!

Robots:

The aims of this activity are:

- To practise decoding visual messages.

- To develop symbolic thinking.

- To foster the ability to take turns and listen to others.

- To develop self-regulation.

Robots. PLAN: Click here!

Robots. LOW TECH:

Robots. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Robots. INTERACTION: Click here! 

Robots + The Eensy Weensy Spider:

The procedure of this activity is the same as the activity before, but now we use a popular song called "The Eensy Weensy Spider".

The Eensy Weensy Spider. LOW TECH:

The Eensy Weensy Spider. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

The Eensy Weensy Spider. INTERACTION: Click here!

3. MATHEMATICS

A nice activity to work with very young learners in the area called "Mathematics"

Buttons For Buttonholes:

The aims of this activity are:

- To develop the ability to use one-to-one correspondence to match two sets of objects exactly.

- To practise using tokens to facilitate one-to-one matching of sets of physically separated objects.

- To demonstrate the value of one-to-one correspondence in completing practical tasks.

- To foster the ability to participate co-operatively in role play.

- To develop the ability to select the required number of objects from a set.

Buttons for Buttonholes. PLAN: Click here!

Buttons for Buttonholes. LOW TECH:

Buttons for Buttonholes. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Buttons for Buttonholes. INTERACTION: Click here!

2. LOGIC

A nice activity to work with very young learners in the area called "Logic"

Yellow Flowers:

The aims of this activity are:

- To build mathematical concepts of inclusion and exclusion. 

- To introduce a Venn Diagram as a visual model of classification.

- To practise using a Venn Diagram to record differences and similarities between two sets of objects.

- To foster the ability to see the relationship between classes of objects.

- To master the action of visual modelling.

- To develop the ability to use conventional symbols to represent a class of objects.

- To practise working co-operatively with others.

Yellow Flowers. PLAN:Click here!

Yellow Flowers. LOW TECH:Click here!

Yellow Flowers. NOTEBOOK:Click here!

Yellow Flowers. INTERACTION: Click here!

1. SENSORY MATHEMATICS

A nice activity to work with very young learners in the area called "Sensory mathematics"

Hide the mouse:

Hello! With this page, I start to set different pages to work on different areas of the infant curriculum through the English language.

The aims of this activity are:

• To develop colour recognition with reference to the seven colours of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
• To practise matching colours to a sensory standard.

Hide the mouse. PLAN: Click here!

Hide the mouse. LOW TECH:

Hide the mouse. NOTEBOOK: Click here!

Hide the mouse. INTERACTION: Click here! 

SPELLING

SPELLING:

We based our spelling activities in this book called "The Grammar Handbook 1" by Sara Wernham and Sue Lloyd.

Spelling 1: "sh".

MAIN POINT:

Revise the "sh" spelling of the /sh/ sound. With the children, make a list of words which use it. Then ask them to make up sentences, using some of the words. The words could also be written onto a big fish shape, which might then be used as a word bank for display.

Spelling 1. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Spelling 1. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Spelling 7 & 8: Short Vowels.

MAIN POINT:

Revise the short vowel sounds: /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/. The children can "count" them on their fingers, starting with the thumb for /a/. Many spelling rules relate to the short vowel sounds. The children need to be able to identify the vowel sounds in words, and to know which ones are short. Use a box and a puppet (mouse) to help them listen for the short vowel sounds:

For /a/, put the puppet at the side of the box. For /e/, make the puppet wobble on the edge of the box. For /i/, put the puppet in the box. For /o/, put the puppet on the box. For /u/, put the puppet under the box. 

Call out the short vowel sounds for them to put the mouse in the correct place. 

Spelling 7 & 8. LOW TECH: 

Spelling 7 & 8. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

GRAMMAR

THE GRAMMAR HANDBOOK 1:

We based our grammar activities in this book called "The Grammar Handbook 1" by Sara Wernham and Sue Lloyd.

The Grammar Handbook 1 is designed to follow The phonics Handbook. It is intended to:

•  Introduce the rudiments of grammar.
• Teach spelling systematically.
•  Improve vocabulary and comprehension.
•  Reinforce the teaching in The Phonics Handbook, and
•  Extend the children’s phonic knowledge.

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The teaching is multisensory, active and progresses at a challenging pace. It is especially suitable for young children. Each part of speech, for example, is taught with its own action and colour. The actions enliven the teaching, and make the learning easier. The colours, which are useful for identifying parts of speech in sentences, match those used by Montessori Schools.

The Grammar Handbook 1 provides all the essential teaching ideas, and I develop 13 tasks during this term in low and high tech:

Here I show you my grammar activities.

Grammar 1: Rainbow Capitals.

AIM:

Develop the children's ability to recognise and write capital letters. Develop their knowledge of the alphabet.

Knowing the alphabet is the first step towards being able to use word books, dictionaries and thesauruses.

Grammar 1. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 1. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 2: Sentence sticking.

AIM:
Develop the children's understanding of sentences.

Grammar 2. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 2. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 5: Proper nouns.

AIM:
Develop the children's understanding that there are different types of words, and that each type has a special name.
Proper nouns are the names given to particular people and places, and to months and days of the week.


Grammar 5. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 5. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 6: Common nouns.

AIM:
Develop the children's understanding of common nouns.


Grammar 6. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 6. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 7: Alphabetical order.

AIM:
Develop the children's knowledge of the alphabet.



Grammar 7. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 7. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 8: "a" or "an".

AIM:
Develop the children's knowledge of when to use "an" instead of "a". ("A" and "an" are indefinite articles). 


Grammar 8. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 8. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 10: Pronouns.

AIM:
Develop the children's knowledge of personal pronouns.


Grammar 10. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 10. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 15: Conjugating Verbs.

AIM:
Develop the children's knowledge of verbs.


Grammar 15. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 15. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 16: Past Tense.

AIM:
Develop the children's knowledge of the past tense. Explain that the simple past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding "ed" to the root. 


Grammar 16. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 16. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 17: Doubling Rule.

AIM:
Develop the children's ability to recognise the short vowels in words, so that they learn when to apply the doubling rule before adding "ed".


Grammar 17. LOW TECH: Click here!

Grammar 17. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 18: The future.

AIM:
Develop the children's understanding of verbs, so they know that a verb can describe the past, present or future.


Grammar 18. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 18. NOTEBOOK: Click here! 

Grammar 27 & 28: Adverbs.

AIM:
Develop the children's understanding of adverbs. Adverbs are words which describe verbs.


Grammar 27 & 28. LOW TECH: Click here! 

Grammar 27 & 28. NOTEBOOK: Click here!