Winter is a two week topic which will combine very well with either of the Christmas themes.
As with all the disks, there is a list of recommended story books which have been tried and tested with young children over many years – of course we feature favourites such as “Elmer in the Snow” and “First Snow”. There is also a large penguin number line which they will use during the topic.
In week one, planning includes caring for birds, making a winter environment for those animals which live in cold climates, sorting summer and winter clothes, counting penguins and making a weather chart.
In week two children explore patterns on their hats, gloves and scarves and make their own patterns on paper scarves. They can count and compare sets of snowflakes and raindrops, play a “freezing” and “melting” running game, and investigate how the trees around them have changed since autumn.
Also included on this disk is a lotto game with lovely pictures related to winter selected to promote talking. As the children play the game and chat about the pictures, you should be able to gain an insight into the children’s developing understanding of seasonal changes.
The two letter featured on this disk are S and C.
