Ahoj!
(It may make us think of seafaring pirates but that is how people in the Czech Republic say ‘hi’)
Today’s theme is inspired by recent play observed by the adults in the Little Garden and in the playroom – boats, pirates and the treasures of the sea!
A. Make your own treasure box
Find an old box, tub or container and decorate it anyway you like – maybe using paper, drawings, paint, glitter or stickers.
Once finished, you will need to fill it with treasure. Here’s some things to go hunting for to get you started:-
* a leaf
*a superhero
*a few stones
*a key
* a piece of ribbon or string
* a few coins
*a pen
Maybe you could share photos of your treasure chests and boxes on our Team.
B. Play this counting game that many of you enjoy. Keep going to find the treasure!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
C. Create a treasure map! Mix tea bags and coffee into a bowl of warm water then soak some paper for a little while. Remove and leave to dry, rubbing in some extra coffee grains.Once dry, your paper will look old and dirty – perfect for a pirate map! …Time to design your map! Use lines, dots, letters, numbers, symbols and picture to show the different locations. Talk to your adult about all the place on your map and try to use lots of descriptive vocabulary e.g. There’s a mountain >> There’s a tall, jaggy mountain; Here is some quicksand >> Here is some smelly, sticky quicksand etc.
D. Go on a science journey and explore the properties of different materials. Fill a basin/bucket/container/bath with water and then collect a variety of items from the house and garden. Make predictions about which objects/materials will float and which will sink. Try to say justify your ideas. Place them in the water and see what happens. Now that you have made some findings, why not choose the best materials to create a boat or ship that will stay afloat?
E. Listen to this story together and share your ideas about who sank the boat.
F. Why don’t you become a pirate? Use paper, card or other items to make a hat, telescope, eye patch or flag. Can you come up with a funny pirate name? Maybe you could try to use alliteration – two or more words close together with the same starting sound. For example: Jolly Jacob, Friendly Freya, Silly Sam… Or you may decide to create a nonsense name or one based on physical characteristics.
G. Create a treasure hunt for someone in your family. Decide on a number of items to hide in a room or in your garden then ask them to find them. Maybe you could give clues by saying hot/cold etc or using directional words to help them. Take turns.
H. Move your body in different ways with this pirate song
I. Look at your books and try to find stories or information books about pirates, boats or the sea. Read together and try to look closely to find interesting details in the pictures or to learn new words.
J. Place some coins on a tray with different containers and mark making tools. Allow your time child to explore. They may be interested in the shape, colour or value of each coin. They may want to know how they are made or more about the country they came from. Your child may choose to role play shops/cafe or use the coins to create 2D art or build interesting towers.
K. Do you recognise some of the coins in this song? Can you shout out the number on each coin?
L. Join Jaime on her pirate yoga adventure. Namaste!
M. If you were going on a sea adventure what would you pack in your bag? Can you draw some of your ideas? Who would you miss if you had to spend a long time away from them? Who are the people that are really special to you? Why don’t you call them or draw or make something to give to them the next time you are together?
N. Join in with this story which incorporates rhyme and counting backwards from ten.
