This can cover other topics like - Ourselves, My hands & feet, My face, What can my body do, favourites, Babies etc.

Farms, wild or captive, domestic - what other activities have you done to cover this subject?

From changing leaf colours to the shortening of daylight - how do you all plan for this topic?

Are you planning a topic on artists/painters or sculptors? Let us all know who … why and how :D

All things feathery ... add flight, talons and species to your topic activities ...

If or Have you ever built a topic around a book title? Let everyone share your questions, answers & experiences .....

Environmental ideas on recycling, in general and activities that help show how to make a difference - enjoying the world around us ..

What we wear, how we wear it and when....... How did you include 'clothes' as part of your planning? Fashion and trends - have your say on these issues.

A rare sight nowadays - but jugglers, trapeze artists, clowns and other performing arts are a fantastic visual display to present to our children - how have you explained this colourful way of life to your groups?

We have grouped these topics together to help show how one activity can reflect onto another..... please share your past and future ideas with us all.

If you have knowledge of a Country and the traditions associated with it -festivals, dress, celebrations and events - please post and help others take part ..

From fairies and elves, pixies - Imps, Gnomes, goblins....... To Unicorns, cyclops, giants, griffins & dragons..... Or if you read about witches and wizards, prophecies and predicitions pop them in here for us all to share...

Sadness, happiness, tears & smiles..... the huge range of emotions and their effects can be a very interesting theme - what have you done to explore these aspects...

Plants - their meanings, uses and historical relevance - which counties & countries use plants or flowers in their symbols? Does a particular flower evoke an associated festival - rose petals for weddings & may day celebrations. Plant care and the tools techniques needed....

Whats your favourite fruit & Veg ~ from Cherries to Turnips ~ how did you introduce them to the Children and what resources did you use ? Please share your tips and planning ideas in here ..

Location, type of home and learning an address - what tips have you got to help the planning of this theme?

Eras of time - The victorians, Iron age, Tudors? Have you ever or are considering planning for these subjects? Let us all share your questions and experiences...

Computers - kettles! Electronic toys – communicational appliances – Braille, hearing loops, aids, teletypes, the area of ICT is huge how have you planned for it?

The Plant, butterfly, chicken, frog and Us !!! what other lifecycles have you covered or thinking of approaching?

Need symbols, signs or words from other languages? Post your requests in here. Or if you have found some good translation sites/software then please let us all know. ESL = English as a Second Language. A growing awareness is being made to the efforts of teaching our language to children where the native language is not English. Tips and techniques on your strategies to help ...can go here….

Wood, glass, rocks, gems, plastics, fabrics - How have/could you use these textures to explore their possibilities.

From new & historic instuments to composers, sheet music and simple songs....... post all your music related information here.

We all like to see simple tricks - and to see the amazement on the faces of the children! What do you know and do?

Origins & meanings. Post your techniques on how to encourage the children to learn their own name. Do you have information on family crests that you could use in your planning?

What do you know about this topic? If you have some ideas & suggestions we could all share - drop a post in here.

Crossstitch, knitting, crotchet or plain sewing - if you have any favourites, tips and ideas on this ... please let us all know.

Traditional Nursery rhymes or original, please post your own contributions and any resource ideas, links that you'd like to recommend.

Silkysteps Nursery Rhyme Poll 2006

Librarians, shop keepers, opticians, Police, Fire brigade, automobile resuers, electricians, plumbers ......... great role play opportunities in this topic.... and also for people who are Famous / infamous, Royalty or notorious !

A great topic to spark off the imagination - treasure hunts, digging in the sand, parrots and peg legs......

Science - Magnets, heat, wind, water, electric, gravity what other processes of force have you covered?

Cooking and mixing ideas for eating and sensory play ...

Ever wondered what lies beyond our skies....... planets, stars, rockets, comets, aliens!! ? Post all space planning ideas in this forum.

Summer sun & clear cloudless days.... what activities have you done with the children in the summer time?

From watching new born lambs to preparing for the launch of chocolate eggs...... fluffy chicks, daffodils and crocus... what else

Different sports - their equipment and rules of play - balls, goals, racquets & bats.... Traditional playground games and new ones... jot all your ideas in here...

How have you explained these processes to the children?... Bees making honey, Milking cows, collecting chicken eggs, making butter/jam/chutney/cheese.

How we get around - 'To be transported' .... cars, bikes, lorries, caravans, prams, pushchairs, trolleys - escalators & conveyors .... what other transport can you think up activities for....

Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste and Hearing. How have you planned for all these topics?

Every day we use a multitude of tools to help us complete tasks.... what implements will you bring into your planning topics to show how our jobs are made easier by them?

Drink it , wash in it - water your garden or conserve it...... how have you covered the topic of water ?

Sun, rain, fog, mist, drizzle, snow, ice, wind...... what other elements have you covered ?

A time for turning up the heating or throwing a bigger log on the fire...... Chilly winter mornings and frost covered lawns - What do you all do in the winter time?

Golden or silver sands, buckets & spades. Donkey rides and icecreams - which beaches do you visit?

How we keep and look after pets in the home or classroom. Cages, aviaries, fish ponds or bowls, runs, pens & kennels...

A brilliant topic for invention..... how have you planned activities for this theme?

From Farmers to sheep dogs, tractors, ploughs and market days..... what else can you include in this topic?

Endangered gorillas, panda bears, gigantic plants and tree life.....

In the back yard hiding under a rock - or down the side of a wall.... what lurks in the darker corners of you garden ?

Spreading heather, rampaging gorse bushes? This personal favourite conjures up images of shaggy moorland ponies heading to lower ground for the winter time....

Fields, valleys, meadows, paddocks - what lives on these and who cares for them? Woodland, copses, forests and thickets usually join an open expanse of land how would the two living environments be used?

Whether this is a small well kept pond or a large self maintaining pond have you ever looked closely at the activity that goes on in and around this living environment? What did you find?

The buzzing life of a market place ~ stalls & their vendors....Or museums and tourist attractions real and recreated role play areas ...... what and how have you explored these places ?

Out in the garden ~ winter, summer, trees & Flowers for games and activity ideas pop in here ...

Side winder snakes and camels, oasis mirages - amazing pyramids !

Above and below our ocean waves - fishermans boats & lobster pots - Whales, dolphins, seals and coral!!

from hot air balloons to Jets….. Hummingbirds & emperor butterflies what ideas have you used or need to help in planning for this...

Sub zero temperatures and white ground for as far as you can see! North and South poles…. Penguins, arctic foxes Inuits or Eskimos…. The cold of the arctic is a way of life in need of exploration….

From otters and voles, kingfishers and rainbow trout to Water wheel houses and fishing licences......

How have you approached these themes ...

From candles & safety songs! to cake and parties. What do you do to celebrate these occassions with the children or adults!?

Firework pictures and the safety code - what plans do you have to celebrate this event?

Tinsel, glitter and lights - gift giving and festive spirit....

A Colourful festival with many activity possibilities - what do you all do?

Hindu - Festival of lights.

Celebrating new life...... Chocolate eggs, fluffy chicks and the Easter rabbit.... what fun & games do you get up to at this time of year?

We love halloween. Please join with us and take a sensible, risk aware approach to the very many activity ideas this day can provide. Enjoy spooky words, crafts and themed art. Projects for tactile learning, recipes to play and dress up fun. Place importance on your communication with Children, Staff, Parents and other stakeholders .... and .... have a wonderful Preschool Early Years Halloween ...

A celebration of the harvest - a time to share and enjoy... what are you going to do the celebrate this?

Jewish - Festival of lights

Hindu - Festival of colours

We should all be thankful for what we have - what activities do you do to celebrate this ?

Brides and grooms, confetti shapes and all the other activities that go into planning and making a wedding happen!

Patron saint of Ireland. March 17th.

Patron saint of Wales. March 1st.

Patron saint of Cornwall. March 5th.

Patron saint of England. April 23rd.

Patron saint of Scotland. November 30th.

January 26th

Celebrated on April 1st. This customary day is dedicated to the 'pulling of' jokes tricks and creating surprises! What gentle, traditions do you have to enjoy some fun and games with the children on this day?

July 4th

31st January - 15th June and 31st October are the National days in the UK that have been dedicated to learning all about how we can control and eradicate these 'annoying' parasites !

May 1st.

USA - This great event is celebrated on the first Tuesday in the first full week in May.

Februaury 14th.