Barlow pre-school
Millcross Lane
Barlow
Chesterfield
S18 7TA

Tel. 0114 289 9046
9.00 — 12.00 Monday to Friday

Email: barlowps@yahoo.co.uk

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Homelink

To reinforce the children's learning at Pre-school we have added things below that you can do at home.

Animals

• Talk about how animals are looked after and what they need to survive
• Visit the local library or look at home for poetry, fiction and non-fiction animal books and share your favourites together.
• Make a scrap book of animals your child has seen - either cut out pictures or drawn by your child. Bring them in to pre-school to show.
• Look at the different shapes and patterns of animals, discuss their size e.g. big or little.
• Recite nursery rhymes that have animals in them
• Visit a zoo, children's farm - take photo's and bring them in for your child to talk about.
• Make anilmals out of anything you have around the home.
• Play a guessing game - which animal are you thinking about and give clues to your child e.g. "I have a long neck/legs" - what might I be? Encourage them to move like that animal.

What will the children have the opportunity to learn?

• Become more aware of animals and their needs and showing care and concern.
• Enjoy rhymes, stories and talking.
• Move in a range of ways using their imagination.
• Recognising similarities and differences.
• Asking questions, investigating and exploring.

Winter and Animals

Date                      Subject                      Areas of Focus

02.01.12               Winter                        Personal, Social and Emotional behaviour

09.01.12               Pets                            Communication, Language and Literacy

16.01.12               Pets                            Problem solving, Reasonong and Numeracy

23.01.12               Chinese New Year  Knowledge and Understanding of the World

30.01.12               Farm Animals           Physical Development

06.02.12               Farm Animals           Creative Development                             

If the children would like to bring anything connected with the topic we would all enjoy looking at and talking about it / them. Please try to bring the item during the correct week. Thank you.