Froglet Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 There are some areas of EYFS that I really struggle with planning for and 'talking about past and present events in their own lives and lives of their family' is one of them! What kind of activities have other people done to work towards this objective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyneLongcross Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 In little groups, when talking about 'celebrations', such as Christmas or Diwali, the children naturally mention their birthdays or other family events. Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 A circle time in small groups about Christmas celebrations with their families and friends would fit this one perfectly. That's my plan for the first couple of days of the new term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 For me, this isn't something I would plan activities for. I just listen and observe when children do talk about their own lives - which most of them do quite a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 personallly i think this is just done in normal conversation isn't it? Things like birthdays/christmas/holidays those sort of chats where someone is talking about what they did on holiday and then someone else comes in with " when i was on holiday i ......." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 I'm getting the feeling that I'm overthinking this too much (bit of a habit of mine! :rolleyes: ) All those years of KS1 history are maybe taking over a little. Thanks for the input everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Any conversation with a child when they are talking about what they have done or are going to do would contribute evidence towards this - not just celebrations and "special" events but anything that they share with you. Something as simple as talking about someone reading them a story, catching the bus into town - anything! If you are struggling for evidence for a particulad child then maybe you could engineer a conversation or plan a corcle time activity but as others have said, I don;t think you'll have any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 the most important thing is to give time for children to share news with you. sometimes we can be so busy with everything that needs to be crammed in that this is overlooked. cooking activities are a great way to get quieter class members telling you things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Well said, sooty99! The dough table is also a great place for chitchatting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 You're both so right. I 'plan' specific speaking and listening type things - circle time, talking at snack time etc. but it's not the same as just 'chatting' is it? In the past I've found that a very simple craft activity has the same effect. In fact my head agrees - he once came in to 'help' when we were making poppies for a remembrance day display and commented on how nice it was to just chat to the children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Marion Dowling talks about "companionable conversations" in her book Young Children's Thinking and I like that idea - adults being a companion to children in their play and conversations, on equal terms. When children realises that they are treated as an equal partner in conversation, they can blossom and share so much with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueFinanceManager Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 HI This may be too late for you now but this FSF article might have some ideas Looking back: How do we give young children a sense of the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks for that Sue. Definitely not too late - it's something I have an ongoing problem with. I tend to put it in as an objective at least once a half-term but in Spring 4 we have 'Long, long ago' as our overall theme. I've no idea where we'll be going with it yet but I'm sure this will come in useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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