TEY_10_1_2020

What they’ll learn: PSED This activity encourages the children to work alongside each other, sharing ideas and resources between them. PD The tracing of letters, marks, symbols, lines in the glitter and stars will help the children develop steady fine motor skills and if illuminated mark making boards are used, pencil grip will also be practised. C&L As the children look through the non-fiction space-inspired books or images on display they will share ideas verbally and use familiar and new vocabulary. Li The space-related non-fiction books displayed with this activity will encourage the children to handle books carefully and flick through looking for familiar photographs or words they recognise. The sensory trays and boards will also develop the children’s early writing and mark making. Ma The space-related non-fiction books on display will encourage the children to think about 2D and 3D shapes whilst numerals displayed with space-related images will also prompt the children to recognise and sequence numbers. UtW This activity highlights the use of technology for a purpose via the operation of a CD player or laptop for cosmic music and electronic, illuminated mark making boards. EAD The non-fiction space-related books and images, alongside cosmic music will inspire the children to capture their responses in sensory trays or on boards. These activities are edited versions of two of the many suggested in Learning Threads for the EYFS by Eleanor Hoskins (SAGE, £22.99). The book includes planning guidance grids that clearly link activity and outcomes/goals, with helpful notes about actual practice, plus detailed links to the prime and specific areas of learning. Visit uk.sagepub.com ACTIVITY 2 Cosmic, clever words This sensory activity encourages children to draw, mark make or write simple words within a tray of glitter or sparkly stars or on illuminated writing boards. Displayed images, books and adult discussion should provide ideas and prompts as they explore and play. What next? Chatty sentences Encourage the children to think of a short cosmic, clever sentence to structure and record via video or other recording medium. Switching back to ‘talk’ and oral recording for this activity is important as it will be this talk that will help to slowly build understanding before future work on sentence writing. Reflections: • Consider the impact of letter and word tracing in glitter and other sensory trays. The tactile, sensory approach will encourage children to literally ‘feel’ the shapes of the letters as they form them. What to do: Organise and display the space-related images and arrange the non-fiction books nearby. Set up cosmic music via a CD player or laptop within the same area and organise the glitter and stars trays. If you plan to use the illuminated mark making boards as well, ensure they are fully charged and removed from the docking station. To initiate interest encourage a small group of children to explore the glitter, star trays/ illuminated boards if using these too. Draw children’s attention to the music playing, the space-related inspirational images and the non-fiction books on display. As children explore further, return to the group and ask if any children can think of a space symbol, word or picture they could capture in the trays or on a board. What you need: • Shallow trays • Glitter or small metallic stars • Illuminated mark making boards (optional) • Space-related colour images, e.g. planets, rockets, stars, astronauts – add numbers to the images to support mathematical development and help children differentiate between images • Cosmic, ambient music • Selection of space-related non-fiction books Teachearlyyears.com 33 Get 20% off Learning Threads for the EYFS. Visit sagepub.co.uk/ education , add the book to your basket and enter code HOSKINS20 at checkout. Code valid until 06/03/2020 and cannot be used in conjunction with another offer.

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