Guest Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Hi all. I'm a year 3 student (BA honours primary Education) and am placed in a reception class. On Tuesday I'm doing a circle time about how we all have different preferences. I was going to use a puppet (panda) as a focus and discuss how he is different to the children as a starting point e.g. what he likes to eat....but seeing as I'm using him for Numeracy I don't want to over use it. Any nice ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittycat1279 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Is he your puppet? I often use the same cuddly toy or puppet for a range of things and the children get to know he's my 'special friend' and respond really well. You could introduce it by saying the name of the puppet is feeling sad because one of his friends said he was silly because he didn't like something. Is his friend right to say that - why, why not? What could we tell panda? Using the puppet to get the children to empathise really works well. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Perhaps you could take in different fruit and have a tasting session, discussing which ones you all prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 If you decide not to use your puppet then 'Elmer' is a very good story all about differences. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 And we have a book called 'Something Else' which the children enjoy. Amazon link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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