planning

got some planning to do for monday assesor coming i work with the one to two year olds so has not got to be as structured as the three to five but bit stuck on topics and festivals to inc any help would be great

[Ruthierhyme]

Hiya, November 24th from wikipedia

You could look at the weather, temperature or autumn maybe ..

Pat a cake pat a cake nursery rhyme with rolled oats playdough activity - doesn't matter so much if the dough is mouthed.

Mix water - or a tin of ready made custard to enough oats so that it forms a dryish ball of dough .. use cornflour to spinkle on and over the table surfaces - does this possibly look like snow ? Dusted surface can also be used to mark make in whilst at play

Include cutters and rolling pins to make the dough into clouds, for the 2 year olds maybe talk about the sky and where rain, snow, sleet & hail falls down from.. have they looked up before to see clouds ..

For planning & home communication you could use background information on the activity - send home a copy of the dough recipe you used - being respective of any copyright notices & maybe the rhyme. How food can help our bodies feel warm when its cold outside - tradtional UK winter foods and international recipes. How birthday and other cakes are used to celebrate occasions. How, where and who bakes cakes and possibly why ..

xx