Guest Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Any ideas please on 'Frog life cycles' theme for the home corner? We seem to have run out of ideas for our preschool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Think I'm being a bit dim! How does a frog lifecycle theme have a link with the home corner or role play? :1b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Think I'm being a bit dim! How does a frog lifecycle theme have a link with the home corner or role play? :1b That makes two of us then! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlands1997 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I was confused too but thought it was just me being not imaginative enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 French cookery utensils ???? xx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 i wonder if this is a setting that has something in all areas around a theme... not something I have ever done even when we did topics but I know some do.. In this case I would say there is no real need.to follow through, but you could introduce a picnic/outdoor style to the area.. make it into a garden or even extend it to growth in general and have a garden centre style.. planting seeds or if space some containers with veggie seeds.. (we used those big plastic buckets found everywhere.. drilled some holes in the side about an inch up and planted those..) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 We try to link our theme to all areas of learning. Presently looking at creating a jungle with hangings of the frog life cycles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 We try to link our theme to all areas of learning. Presently looking at creating a jungle with hangings of the frog life cycles.. so what's your learning objective for this area? The problem is graceland is that if you iplan to topics then are you following the children's interests and planning for their next step within this ...or does it become a contrived method of weaving the theme across the whole curriculum? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I was only going through a cupboard recently and feeling nostalgic about all the lovely 'theme' based resources in there that don't see the light of day now (as interests don't lead in that particular direction). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Have to say I agree with Finleysmaid. I think planning to themes and topics often ends up meeting adults' needs rather than children's. That isn't to criticise the way you plan at all Graceland, just bear in mind what children will get from your themed areas. If you use your theme as a 'starter' to provoke learning, then see where the children lead you, you may not have to think so hard about 'themeing' each area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 If you are looking at frogs in general and comparing British native frogs against tree frogs from rainforests, then you need to look at the differences n their lifecycles ( for instance, our native frogs grow from spawn to tadpole quite quickly, whereas a Bullfrog remains in tadpole stage for up to 2 years). I think that's a very different thing from 'theming' for an adults interest, rather than the childrens. I certainly wouldn't be setting up situations for the sake of it. We currently have a bowl of frog spwan, with a small life cycle set up, because one of the children had some spawn in their pond and was excited about it.....so the parents brought some in. We have talked about the difference between frogs and toads spawn and looked in books and on the internet for information......AND discovered that the tadpoles love spinach But that's it, unless or until, the children ask more questions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 oops! we have a bowl of frog SPAWN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 oops! we have a bowl of frog SPAWN Or as my 7 yr old granddaughter told me on Sunday "nanny's pond has got lots of 'Frog Sperm' in it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Love it Sunnyday! Sorry but for some reason I can't 'like' anything anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Reminds me of a little chap my friend used to teach. He wrote about the "frogs porn" in his grandad's pond!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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