Guest Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi all I am appealing on behalf of my niece! She is doing a TA course and has to focus on planning, we have covered the general planning together but now she has to produce a hypothetical 6 week topic on KUW- science through stories. My brain has gone all blahhhh and I am struggling to come up with any more than the obvious...have you any suggestions? I am finding it difficult to believe that she is having to plan on a TA course for such a long period of time? Any suggestions will be greatly received...although I do appreciate that it is very difficult to think of anything other than cards, hats, calenders, glitter and nativities just now! Thanks Dougal xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 (edited) Hi all I am appealing on behalf of my niece! She is doing a TA course and has to focus on planning, we have covered the general planning together but now she has to produce a hypothetical 6 week topic on KUW- science through stories. Our topic next term is traditional stories. My staff came up with splitting it into weekly areas of castles, animals, food, transport and magic. Castles and magic are fairly easy, lots to choose from there, animals just about ok but for food I have so far the Gingerbread man, the enormous turnip, and the big pancake. There must be others but I too am having trouble getting the brain past Christmas. As for transport - they want to include things like Postman Pat, Thomas the tank engine. Here I feel I either need to change the topic to something like favourite stories or have a different area of traditional stories to work on. Going back to your request for help on science through stories the 3 bears porrige ugly duckling changing to a swan reflections in ugly duckling and the mirror in Snow White very tenuous but how many 'mattresses' can the princess feel a pea through Jack's beanstalk Aesop's The wind and the sun Thats all I can come up with for now. Hope it helps. Edited December 12, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tinkerbell Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm thinking of traditional tales as a topic and science materials I teach R/yr1 so through literacy link Three bears ,making porridge, hot,cold,sweet,salty Polar polar bear ,making icebergs with polar bears inside melting,saving ice, making ice lollies, different flavours. The three little pigs materials strength, bricks,twigs straw Two weeks on each ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Whitetree--"the magic Porridge Pot" "Little red riding Hood" ---picnic baskets/ food for Grandma "Handa's Surprise" fruits Dougal---"The Blue Balloon" "Cant you sleep little bear"--light and dark "Elmer again"--reflections might be easier to know what the learning was!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 There are some very good stories which are linked to KUW in a series called 'Busy Bees'. I have used one called A Seed in need. It is about a bear who grows a sunflower seed. It is good as it has lots of vocab, talks about the needs of plants/ seeds and is interesting. There are others in the series one on pushes and pulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Mr Archimede's Bath Investigate floating and sinking What happens to water in a small container if you add lots of stones? Peace at Last Investigate sounds - loud and quiet Make simple musical instruments/ sound makers Investigate the diff types of sounds you can make (wood on wood, shakers, metal triangle etc) The three little pigs Investigate properties of sticks, straw and bricks - what happens to them in water? Which will make the strongest house etc Miss Mopple's Washing Line Which fabric will dry fastest? How can we find out which way the wind is blowing? You can find more ideas here teaching science in the foundation stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posy Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Who Sank the Boat? (floating and sinking) Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorna Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Japsers beanstalk- growing 10 little seeds Titch- growing up the drop that went plop- water cyle- there are a who series of these books. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Thanks all...I have passed the info on....very much appreciated!!My brain just went blahhhh....do you ever have those it's end of term and my left hand couldn't say what the right hand was doing kind of times? I wake up singing Rat a Tat Tat and This Christmas Time! Thankyou for taking the time to reply! Dougal xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Don't know WHAT you mean (Isn't every day like that???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Well, the fact that it is end of term and Christmas kinda gives me a reasonable excuse for my dipsiness!.....Yes everyday IS like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Never mind Dougal - we're all on the home straight now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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