Active Learning
English Reception/Year 1 Spring Stories to Make you Look, Think and Talk
Imagination and Dreams
Teach the children, then some may enjoy Exploring and Playing while you lead Group Learning.
Imagine! (suggested as 5 days)
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Mirror movements
- Mirror drawing
- Day or night
- Model making
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Through the Magic Mirror by Anthony Browne
Max the Brave by Ed Vere
Peep Inside Night-Time by Anna Milbourne
Bedtime and dreams (suggested as 5 days)
Active Learning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Monster explorer role play
- Model monsters
- Bedtime stories
- Shadow monsters
You Will Need
Essential text
Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
Group Reader
Chicken’s Bad Dream by Ruth Merttens
Group Readers
Chicken’s Bad Dream
This is a very simple text, suitable for start-up readers, which has a nice play on bad dreams with a quirky, surreal aspect to it will which amuse young readers. Bold illustrations complement the text.
Max the kitten (suggested as 5 days)
Active Learning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Max small world
- Mini Max
- Max role play
- Shape kittens
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Max the Brave by Ed Vere
Max at Night by Ed Vere
Optional Text
Max and Bird by Ed Vere