The pupils of Beatlie had fun celebrating World Book Day this year focusing on two books from this year’s selection – One Big Family and Chaos at the Chocolate Factory.
There were:
Visits to the library for story time
Story massage and individual story times
Sensory exploration and art using chocolate
Book hunts in the garden finding some of our other favourite stories hidden away
Drama, imaginative play/dress up and sensory story time
It’s been another busy term, but our highlight has definitely been getting out and about in the local community visiting the library, café and shop. This has been a great opportunity to cover different areas of the curriculum and develop a variety of skills.
On the walk we have been developing our stamina, working on going up and down steps and developing awareness of personal safety when near roads. We have also experienced engineering in the world around us and loved making echoes under the bridges!
At the library we worked on literacy skills including handling books, enjoying different stories and choosing a story to take back to school to share with our friends.
At the café we have been developing our interaction and communication skills through ordering and asking for the bill. We have also experienced handling money which is part of numeracy and developed life skills of eating and intimate care in a different environment.
At the shop we again experienced using money to pay for an item, as well as selecting an item from a choice and waiting our turn in a queue.
Finally, we experienced computing devices in the local environment, such as automatic doors, book scan in the library and self-scan in the shop.
