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Learn how to keep a Nature diaryBy keeping a nature diary you can record the changes that you see taking place all around you through the seasons. January is a good time to start! Something to write in You will need a little book to draw, write and stick things into. You can make it yourself from some sheets of paper folded in half and stapled, or you can buy one. You can find ours here. You do not need any special equipment, but you do need to learn to use your eyes, ears and sometimes even your nose! What to Record: Always write the date, and give a short description of the weather. Then say where and what you saw or found. You can draw your finds, take a photo, or stick things like feathers into your book. Where shall I look? You do not have to go far. Look out of your window, in your garden or street. There is always something to see! Look for foot prints in mud or snow. Look where ever you go. Look everywhere! Find our Nature Diary at TES and TPT
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Our seasonal word mats help your children to undertake all manner of forms of writing linked to the seasons, from poems, to descriptions, to stories and much more.
The mats are helpfully phonetically coded so that young learners can easily read the words and also see how they are spelt, using the phonics they have learnt. Why I like word mats When I am asking my KS1 or special needs children to write on a topic, they often need words appropriate to the topic to help them with their spelling. Of course, being able to spell a word quickly helps the children to write more fluently and therefore to convey their thoughts more precisely. How much better it is when teachers point out the spelling patterns in the new vocabulary! I will use every opportunity to point out the sounds in new words that the children have already learnt (or are perhaps struggling with, for a bit of extra practice!) In the old days, before computers made printing in colour so easy, I had to resort to writing the words on the blackboard, drawing little pictures beside them so that I was not constantly being asked 'What's that word Miss?", or "Which word says -----?". But now I can give each couple of children or so a word mat each and writing becomes so much easier, freeing me to be able to give more support where it is needed. Three benefits of phonetically coded word mats I find that phonetically coded word mats help children to see the phonic sounds in the words they use. This has three outcomes: 1) The children learn to spell new words quicker when they recognise the sounds they have already been taught in words they have not used before. 2) The spelling patterns they have already been taught are reinforced as they use the word mat. 3) The children are delighted to see that that many of the 'new' words, are words that they can sound out for themselves - when the sounds are highlighted for them! This is a tremendous confidence booster! Word mats for teachers, class room assistants and parents Word mats are for everyone who works with young children, or those with special needs. Great for classroom assistants to use Having the words phonitically coded helps classroom assistants to key into the phonic structure of the words as they help the children. However - a warning - it is never advisable to give the weaker children to a classroom assistant. These children need the teacher's skill to help them - and the teacher needs to know exactly how the child copes with the activity in order to identify strengths and weaknesses to plan further work.. This is information that can only be gained by watching as the child completes the activity. Great for parents Parents can help to support their child by giving more practice of ideas that the children have already been taught in class. Word mats can be laminated and make meal times fun, or be displayed where the child will see it regularly. Ask questions with the Spring Word Mat Here are some activities to use the mat for; 1. Point to the ------. 2. Show me where it says -----. 3. What are baby frogs called? 4. What are frog's eggs called? 5. Where do bird's lay their eggs? 6. What are baby birds called? 7. What are baby sheep called? Butterflies are amazing creatures!
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Crabs
Crabs have ten legs including two claws. They move side-ways.
You might find crab cases on the beach. The young crab has to shed his skin several times as he grows. The crab then has to hide until his skin hardens again. Limpets
Limpets stick very closely to the rock. This stops them from getting washed away by the waves. If you try and pull one off, you will find it very hard to do so. They move to feed on sea weed when the tide comes in. They always return back to the same place on the rock!
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Things to do!
- Collect shells. There are all sorts of amazing things you can make with shells - so get crafty!
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Have you ever seen a jellyfish on a beach? They don’t look very pretty do they? But in the water, jellyfish are spectacular! They are a bit like floating upside-down umbrellas. Let’s find out about these fascinating creatures.
Jellyfish are not really fish at all. They look more like flowers but they really are sea creatures.
They are shaped like half of an orange, upside down and can be very small or as big as your dinner plate. Unlike an orange the underneath is not flat, but domed like an umbrella.
They are made of a jelly. The jelly is nearly all made of water.
They are shaped like half of an orange, upside down and can be very small or as big as your dinner plate. Unlike an orange the underneath is not flat, but domed like an umbrella.
They are made of a jelly. The jelly is nearly all made of water.
If a jellyfish is not in the water, it will very soon die. The hot sun will dry it up very quickly.
Around the edge of the bell shape there are little black dots. These are the eyes. The long stringy bits that you can see that look like kite tails are the arms. The arms are the jellyfish’s feelers and it uses them to touch things. The feelers wave gently in the water helping it to move through the water.
Some jellyfish can give you a nasty sting, so look but don’t touch! |
Jelly fish can eat fishes, crabs and shellfish. They throw away the hard bones! |
The jelly fish has a mouth. The mouth is up inside the dome. The mouth has a little frill over it so that the jellyfish can close its mouth!
Beneath the mouth are the fishing lines. These soft pretty ruffles move up and down in the water and catch things for the jellyfish to eat.
Beneath the mouth are the fishing lines. These soft pretty ruffles move up and down in the water and catch things for the jellyfish to eat.
Some jelly fish glow, a bit like glow-worms. Some people call them the ‘lamps of the sea’. They can make the sea look very pretty at night!
Think: it seems strange that a creature, that is not much more than a ball of jelly, can have such and interesting and adventurous life all of its own.
Thought for parents/teacher: Is this random chance or evidence of intelligent design? What is the chance, mathematically speaking, of all the necessary facets of such a creature to come together and function perfectly, out of chaos?
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