Guest Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 hiya everyone! I am a new member and it is my first time adding a new topic (thanks to Finleysmaid). I am a newish teacher and wanted to do a topic around 'make and do' where i want the children to make something or anything but wanted a book around it to launch the topic. I wanted to know what everyone else thought and what idea I could get from this early years community. i was thinking something maybe a book around a robots or rockets.... Rehana
Froglet Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 Hello and welcome, Not sure if this is what you want but there's a lovely Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs book called 'Harry and the Robots' where his own robot goes to robot hospital so he and Nan make a new one then his nan goes to hospital and he takes the robots to see her. 1
Guest Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 thanks HelenD26 will defo have a lok at the books
finleysmaid Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 woohoo well done and welcome! funilly enough i was thinking of the same book! great minds think alike :rolleyes:
sunnyday Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Hi rehana and a very warm welcome to the forum :1b The same book recommendation from me too!
fimbo Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 we have a book at my setting, trying to think what is was.....Albie, something to do with animals in his house, using all the things in the house to make a spaceship...it was powered by baked beans !!.... Albie and the space rocket....that was it ! ( had to google )
finleysmaid Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Q pootle 5 could be used too as he uses an old cat food tin for his rocket booster
Froglet Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Q pootle 5 could be used too as he uses an old cat food tin for his rocket booster Oh yes, I once did a lovely speaking and listening lesson (with Y2s but I don't see why any age group couldn't do it) after reading this'd book. I took assorted kitchen bits and pieces in - there are lots of ideas if you look at the party scene at the back the got them to tell me what part of the spaceship it was.
Guest Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 It's an obvious choice but what about 'whatever next' the children could then make boxes into their own rockets/vehicles. Deb
Guest Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Hello! (my first post too!) I am using a book with my class of REC/Yr1's called Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. It's a great book about a rabbit who has a box to play with and keeps getting asked what he is doing with that box, to which he replies 'it's not a box' We use this as a stimulus to make various things out of junk boxes! Good for leading onto writing too. There is also a follow on book called Not A Stick! Same idea but making things with sticks! Hope this helps!
sunnyday Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Hello! (my first post too!) I am using a book with my class of REC/Yr1's called Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. It's a great book about a rabbit who has a box to play with and keeps getting asked what he is doing with that box, to which he replies 'it's not a box' We use this as a stimulus to make various things out of junk boxes! Good for leading onto writing too. There is also a follow on book called Not A Stick! Same idea but making things with sticks! Hope this helps! Hi Littleshoes and welcome to the forum! :1b Thanks for the book recommendation!
Beau Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Welcome to the forum to both rehana and Littleshoes :1b
Sue R Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Welcome to you both! To get back to the thread - how about 'Aliens Love Underpants'?
Guest Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 thank you all for your fantastic ideas and lovely comments. i will be definately using this forum more often.
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