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Weather |
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Sing songs which celebrate all the different types of weather (including rain and wind). |
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Weather |
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In a creative visualisation, imagine being as light as a bird and flying through the air - what do you see? |
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Weather |
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Read the book 'Little Cloud' by Eric Carle and then use your imagination to see shapes in the clouds outside. |
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Weather |
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Celebrate the passing of the seasons (e.g. solstice or equinox) with rituals invented together with the children as well as traditional ones from local community or inspired by other peoples |
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Weather |
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Become familiar with words of weather such as windy, foggy, hail etc. |
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Air |
Breath |
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Notice your own breathing, try breathing like a turtle/rabbit/ladybug/mouse/horse/cow etc and see how it makes you feel. |
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Air |
Breath |
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"Breathing pillows" - invite the children to lie down with their heads on each other's tummies, to feel each other's breath. |
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Air |
Breath |
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Breathe in and then release the breathe with a beautiful sound. |
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Air |
Breath |
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Find out that everything breathes in different ways (plants, fish, etc). |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Observe changes in the sky/clouds that announce changes in weather. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Based on your weather measurements for a year, work out which plants are likely to grow well in your location. |
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Measuring Weather |
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Work out ways to measure and record different aspects of the weather - the rainfall, wind direction, wind speed, hours of sunlight. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Creative writing exercise "If I were the wind - I would ..." |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Discuss the things that the wind carries - both real and symbolic, e.g. scent, ideas, music. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Lead part(s) of celebrations of the seasons (e.g. solstice/ harvest etc.) |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Participate in a creative visualisation of rising into the sky and passing through rainbow clouds at sunset. Imagine the blue bubble of the atmosphere surrounding our planet - and what it is like to breathe in that blue colour. Discuss what would it be like to live in a world with a sky (atmosphere) of a different colour, e.g. green, red or yellow ? Close your Eyes and visualise it and then draw or paint the experience. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Rub your hands together and sit with palms facing a friend and see if you can feel the air between you, with Eyes closed. How can you perceive the existence of air? Notice the touch of air - notice it in your nostrils, notice it on your skin. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Recognise different cloud forms and talk about what weather they can bring. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Find out about the effects of wind and wind direction, perhaps through local sayings and phrases. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Hear the saying "there's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing". |
