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Book week: 7-11 March - We're Going on a Bear Hunt book -by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury 

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Book week: 7-11 March - We're Going on a Bear Hunt book -by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury 

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Activities and Crafts - We're Going on a Bear Hunt book -by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

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Book week: 7-11 March

We're Going on a Bear Hunt book -by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury links to Pre-K 3's new unit of Inquiry.

UOI

Sharing the Planet

Central Idea

People take responsibility and care for animals.

Lines of Inquiry

1. Characteristics and needs of animals

2. How people care for animals

3. Our responsibilities for the well-being of animals.

Covers: Math's, Size, Prepositions, Counting, Sequencing, Art and Crafts, Emotions, Wider Environment, Nature, Roleplay and so much more.

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We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

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Set a goal of 100/200/500? books for the whole school to read during Book Week. For every book that's read, students can write the name on a note to stick on the display, and every day, teachers update the goal counter. See if we can reach the goal by the end of the week.

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Create a book "store" - students bring in donated books throughout the week, and receive a token (like money) for each donated book. On Friday, students can "spend" their tokens in the store to "buy" new books to take home.

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A more engaging experience than audiobooks and encourages children to read along. Good for young learners or as storytelling training for higher levels.

Teachers get a free premium account.

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Vooks - Storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation!

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Vooks is an entire library of kids storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation, read-aloud narration, engaging music and sound, and read-along text.

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Today was "Camp Out" Reading for my firsties. They loved it:) We did a lot of reading today....here are some pics of how it looked.

We had a sweet mom that brought us special cookies for snack and later in the day we made S'MORES!!!! YUMMY!!! They were a big hit!!!

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Today was "Camp Out" Reading for my firsties. They loved it:) We did a lot of reading today....here are some pics of how it looked. We had a sweet mom that brought us special cookies for snack and later in the day we made S'MORES!!!! YUMMY!!! They were a big hit!!!

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I remember as a kid using my finger to track the words on a page.

I advanced to following along with my bookmark, until I found I didn't need anything any more.

It's a natural progression of training your eyes to track the words on a page.

Fingers have always been the default reading pointer, but sometimes you've got to add a little fun. So, the girls and I got out some of our craft supplies and made a set of these fun Magic Wand Reading Pointers.
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Supplies Needed:

Colored Craft Sticks
Stick-On Jewels
Sparkly Foam Star Stickers

Don't let my supply list restrict you. There are so many other elements you can use to make these fun reading pointers!

Try simple foil star stickers, glitter washi tape, or metallic foil stickers.

How to make your Magic Wand Reading Pointers

These Magic Wand Reading Pointers were so easy to make and completely mess-free. All you need to do is take a colorful craft stick and add your bling.

The girls decided that all magic wands needed a star on the top.

They took two stickers of the same size and put them back-to-back on the top of their stick. They sandwiched enough of the craft stick between the stickers so the star top would stay put.

Then they used the stick-on jewels to add just the right amount of sparkle and shine.

We discovered that the point of the star made it very easy to track your words on a page.

My 6-year-old has found them a welcome helper, especially since she transitioned quickly from books with fewer words on a page to chapter books with many words.

She'll use it as a cool bookmark so she'll have a pointer available whenever she needs it. It's working out perfectly.

You've got to make a few Magic Wand Reading Pointers to add a little magic to reading time at home or at school. It's much more fun than using your finger.

P.S. My daughter is using her reading pointer with a newly discovered book series that she has fallen madly in love with, Magic Animal Friends by Daisy Meadows. I haven't read any yet, but my 6-year-old highly recommends them. They're a great choice for kids who love animals or are fans of the Rainbow Magic Fairy books. In fact, they're written by the same author.

Find more ideas to make reading fun here:
Go on a Fact Finding Mission Sight Word Tallies Library Scavenger Hunt Word Family Four Square at Better Than Homework All Star Sports Reading Pointers at Better Than Homework
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I remember as a kid using my finger to track the words on a page. I advanced to following along with my bookmark, until I found I didn't need anything any more. It's a natural progression of training your eyes to track the words on a page.

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https://craftingagreenworld.com/articles/bookmarks-recycled-natural-materials/

Plenty more online if you Google "upcycled /  recycled bookmarks"

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There are a few experiments here for different Dahl books.

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To celebrate Roald Dahl Day on the 13th September, I've put together a fun collection of Roald Dahl science activity ideas.

My 8 year is currently devouring Roald Dahl books and I remember spending many happy hours reading them as a child so this collection has been so much fun to put together. It's not quite complete and I will be adding to it over the next few weeks so do pop back soon.

We've also got some easy Roald Dahl themed fine motor control activity ideas suitable for younger children.

If you like the idea of edible experiments for kids, you'll love my new book Snackable Science!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Activities

Chocolate covered strawberries and changes of state

Learn about changes of state by melting chocolate and then using it to cover strawberries. You could investigate whether the chocolate becomes solid again faster in or out of a fridge.

Extension ideas - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Science

Try adding a little golden syrup to the chocolate, does this affect the texture and taste?

Photo thanks to The Crazy Kitchen

Making Giant Sweets

Investigate how to make your sweets bigger, by leaving them cold and warm water for a couple of hours. What happens? Our gummy bear doubled in size!
Extension Ideas
Try different types of sweets and compare the changes.

Skittles Experiment

Place some coloured sweets in water and watch as the colour leaves the sweets. Try using warm water to see if the change happens faster.

More Skittle Ideas
Can you see the floating 'S' on the water? This should separate from the skittle as the outer coating of the skittle starts to break down. Can you find any other sweets this works with? How about M&Ms?

Shrinking Crisp Packets!!!

Do you remember the part of the story where Mike TV shrinks himself? Why not try this fun crisp packet shrinking activity from The Mad House, or can you dehydrate some grapes to make raisins?

If you don't fancy shrinking crisp packets we've used shrinky art sheets before to make key rings and they worked really well.

Willy Wonka Playdough

I love, love, love this Willy Wonka inspired play dough from The Imagination Tree.

Try smelling it, mixing the colours or use forces to squash, push and pull it. A fun idea is to make a shape using the least number of movements you can.

Make Your Own Great Glass Elevator

Can your design a pulley system to lift a homemade elevator?

What materials could you use to make your elevator see through?

Georges Marvellous Medicine Experiments - Roald Dahl Science Experiments

Making potions

Make a delicious ( or disgusting ) smelling potion using herbs and flowers from the garden.

Smelling Jars

Add some scents to small jars and see if children can guess the smell. We used lemon juice, lime juice, vanilla essence and peppermint essence.

The Enormous Crocodile Activities

Camouflage

The Enormous Crocodile camouflages himself throughout the story so the children don't spot him. Can you experiment with camouflage? Try leaving different coloured wool threads in the garden, which are the hardest to find?

Can you camouflage an object so it's hard for a friend to find.

The Enormous Crocodile See Saw

The Enormous Crocodile pretends to be a see saw in part of the story, can you build a see saw from recycled materials?

Danny the Champion of the World Activities

Can you design a pheasant catching device? Would you entice the pheasants into a box using a certain smell or food or would you make a friendly trap?

James and the Giant Peach Activities

Can you make a peach fly using helium filled balloons, or can you make a parachute for a peach?

Make a Wormery

Learn about earthworms by making your own wormery.

The Twits Activities

Mr Twit has a dirty beard with bits of food clinging to it. Discover what happens when food decays in this rotting apple investigation.

Make wormy spaghetti

Make some wormy spaghetti like Mrs Twit did for Mr Twit. To make this simply cook spaghetti in water and a bit of food colouring and add some pretend worms and a little vegetable oil for a fun sensory activity.

How to make worms from juice

Teach Beside Me makes some fantastic worms from juice!

Make glue and an upside down house

Muggle Wump turns The Twits house upside down using Hug-Tight Sticky Glue. Can you investigate which sticky substance makes the best glue to turn a dolls house upside down? We tried blu-tack, glu-dots and sellotape.

You can also make glue from milk! Try investigating how long this will hold a piece of dolls furniture upside down for.

The BFG Activities

Dream Jars

The BFG blows dreams from bottles into children's rooms, I imagine these bottles to be filled with a sparkly, glittery potion, maybe a bit like this lava lamp? What do you think?

Could you make a nightmare version using black or dark green food colouring?

How tall is the BFG?

Sophie fits inside the BFG's shirt pocket, if she is the size of an average 8 year old, how tall ( roughly ) do you think the BFG is?

Did you know human arm span is often equal to height. You can test yours with this simple ape index activity. Do you think the BFG would have a similar ape index to humans?

Matilda Activities

Matilda reads a lot of books but did you know you can stack books on eggshells without them breaking?

Do you remember the part where Miss Trunchbull swings Amanda Thripp around be her pigtails? Can you fill up a bucket of water and swing it around in a circle over your head without the water spilling?

The reason this works is down to centripetal force. If the rate of rotation is high enough that the centripetal force is at least as great as gravity the water won't spill out of the bucket.

Photo coming soon!

More Roald Dahl Science Activities

This is actually not a book I have read, but I noticed Rainy Day Mum has some lovely Minpin inspired post on her site.

Anna at The Imagination Tree has a great post about her Willy Wonka inspired birthday party.

If you need a costume for World Book Day, how about this Fantastic Mr Fox mask from Red Ted Art.

Which is your favourite Roald Dahl book?

Can you think of any more Roald Dahl science experiments for us?

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To celebrate Roald Dahl Day on the 13th September, I've put together a fun collection of Roald Dahl science activity ideas. My 8 year is currently devouring Roald Dahl books and I remember spending many happy hours reading them as a child so this collection has been so much fun to put together.

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is almost here, and we can't wait to share what we have in store this year! Mark your calendars for February 7th, 2024, and get ready to join us for a full day of excitement as we celebrate the joy of reading aloud.

Let's make this year's World Read Aloud Day the best one yet!