Guest Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Is anyone or has anyone done a topic on minibeasts? I am struggling to sort out my planning. If anyone has any plans that they could share ie medium term plans, activity plans anything to guide me in the right direction. Thanks in anticipation. Jo xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hi Joanne - try a forum search, I'm pretty sure that you'll find lots of ideas that have been suggested in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hi Jo We are doing minibeasts as our topic this term, we have focused on 2 minibeasts each week, the actual planning documentation is not mine to share, but I can tell you that the cbbc website had some good stuff and if you get any books out of the library do not look at the while eating your lunch as some of the pictures are very graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hi Phil! Just wanted to say welcome to the forum, as I noticed that you have made your first post! Haven't got any ideas at the moment (I'm in the middle of planning for next week ) but I will watch this thread with interest as this is our theme for next term. Other than the obvious growing butterflies, digging for minibeasts, providing magnifying glasses for children to explore them for themselves, I can't think of anything else either, so I'm looking forward to seeing what others have <cheeky smilie> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hi Clare Thanks for the welcome. I spent some time cutting out snail shapes for painting today, but the feelers began to drive me mad after a while, worms were much easier to cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Phil - welcome from me too. Good luck with the cutting out Yes - a forum search will definitely bring up lots of ideas - infact I believe there were some posts about this recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hi and welcome We have just bought a tub of measuring worms (tiny, small, medium and long ones) from Insectlore. They seem popular with the children, keep turning up everywhere. Handed them round at circle time, talking about size, colour, sang 'there's a worm at the bottom of my garden' with actions! Children were very interested and involved. There's also the well known poem by Spike Milligan. I just did a forum search for the words. Links into planting our sunflower seeds (worms underground). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Here are some ideas we have done: Making spiders from balls of newspaper and adding legs Making a spiders web from art straws Making up minibeast poems pond for water tray Story of creation Favourite minibeast drawings etc Minibeast hunts around school grounds Habitats - make a habitat for minibeast (eg woodlouse = darkness, underneath logs etc) counting ladybird spots, insect legs etc life cycles of frogs, butterflies etc minibeast area (tuff spot with soil, insects, bark etc) investigation boxes (cardboard boxes with holes in front, put on outside labels of what should be in box, leave out insects for children to put in right box) clay minibeasts butterflys (patterns symetry etc) guess the minibeast - child to act out minibeast rest of class to guess observation area - stick insects, ant farm, worm farm etc Mind has gone blank now Hope this gives you some ideas.... Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Haven't got the website but try searching for Norfolk Foundation stage planning for Medium term planning on Mini beasts and also look on Sparkle box gallery for some good ideas for art and display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hello to Phil and Ruth, you both snuck in very quietly there. Jo, have you grown caterpillars? I've recently released mine to the wilds. I bought them from the ed show at the NEC. £5 for a tub of 5 but theres loads more you can buy. Follow this link for their web site insects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) Loads of nice things for minibeasts at: Communication 4 All. These were my simple plans for the past 3 weeks. They are not sofisticated. Our Head of Primary trusts in us and knows we will deliver well without having to enter into much paperwork . April_16___20_Minibeast_and_ladybirds.doc April_16___20_goals.doc Parents_April_16___20_Minibeast_1.doc April_23___27_Minibeasts_and_butterflies.doc April_23___27_goals.doc Parents_April_23___27_Minibeast_2.doc April_30___May_4_Minibeasts_and_spiders.doc April_30___May_4_goals.doc Parents_April_30___May_4_Minibeast_3.doc Please keep in mind that what is in the planning is mainly what is teacher initiated, yet there is full freedom for them to create or do in the different areas/corners of the classroom or their outside play . Edited May 5, 2007 by SmileyPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) Here's my snail week from last year.week_6.docweek_6.doc Edited May 5, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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