Guest Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Hi Can anyone think of some short and tall activities for inside/outside? I have a few ideas but I know that everyone on here is full of great ideas!! Thanks in advance...
Shiny Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Outdoors you could use pavement chalks to draw round children and decide who is tallest and smallest.
hali Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 shadows is a good one as well as londg as its sunny
Susan Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Dont confuse little children by drawing around them unless you can stand the pictures up. I always teach the children that tall goes up from the floor towards the ceiling and long goes along the floor.
Guest Wolfie Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Titch by Pat Hutchins is a good story to use!
HappyMaz Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I always teach the children that tall goes up from the floor towards the ceiling and long goes along the floor. Thanks, Susan - this is a really good way to explain the difference! I shall try to remember it!
JacquieL Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I've used Jack and the Beanstalk to teach tall and short and made a giant called Mr. Tall who goes on the....yes you've guessed it.... wall.
Susan Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Thanks, Susan - this is a really good way to explain the difference! I shall try to remember it! Just dont mention curtains! That gets really confusing!!!
HappyMaz Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Just dont mention curtains! That gets really confusing!!! Well you did confuse me but the mist is clearing and I get it now! Will try and remember that too! Maz
Guest Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I stuck post it notes on the indoor bricks and the outdoor bricks 1-10. Inside the children found it difficult to make a tower up to ten without it falling over but they could reach the top. When we took the activity outside the same amount of bricks 1-10 made a much taller tower??? so much taller than the shorter inside tower. They even worked out Mrs L was taller than them so able to add the bricks they couldn't reach because they were shorter. I use the story 'Pardon' said the giraffe when using size language. The giraffe can't hear the frog because the frog is too short so the frog climbs on the lion and gets a bit taller then the hippo and then the elephant until he is as tall as the giraffe.he jumps on the giraffes nose, the giraffe sneezes and the frog falls off! lots of questioning gets the vocabulary of taller and shorter.Here's my magnet board pictures for the story. pardon said the giraffe by Colin West
HappyMaz Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I use the story 'Pardon' said the giraffe when using size language. The giraffe can't hear the frog because the frog is too short so the frog climbs on the lion and gets a bit taller then the hippo and then the elephant until he is as tall as the giraffe.he jumps on the giraffes nose, the giraffe sneezes and the frog falls off! We love that book too, biccy! Maz
Guest Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks folks, some fab ideas! I have ordered the book you recommended too Biccy, thanks
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