Containing over 70 tried-and-tested activities, Activities for Individual Learning through Shape and Colour is a practical resource which takes a cross-curricular thematic approach and uses the themes of shape and colour to explore the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This thematic approach saves preparation and teaching time for practitioners and provides children with more effective and engaging activities. It also familiarises children with the more sophisticated cross-curricular projects they will encounter in the primary school. Activities are clustered around particular shapes and colours and each set of activities is clearly linked to the EYFS Early Learning Goals. Activities for Individual Learning through Shape and Colour is a highly practical invaluable resource book for all early years practitioners.
Author(s): Wendy Bowkett, Christine Baillie
Publisher: Continuum
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 229
Contents......Page 6
About the book......Page 12
Tips and shortcuts......Page 16
Section 1: Activities for all......Page 18
1 All shapes and sizes......Page 19
2 Two dimensions......Page 20
3 Shape templates page......Page 21
4 Three dimensions......Page 22
5 All wrapped up......Page 23
6 Guess the gift activity page......Page 24
7 Unusual two dimensions......Page 25
8 Page of polygons......Page 27
9 Finding shapes......Page 28
10 Finding shapes activity page......Page 29
11 Shape dominoes......Page 30
12 Shape dominoes game......Page 31
13 Tessellations......Page 32
14 Tessellations pattern page......Page 33
15 Progressive patterns......Page 34
16 Patterns of shape page......Page 35
17 Story telling......Page 36
18 Symmetry......Page 37
19 Reflections activity page......Page 38
Section 2: Circle......Page 39
20 What’s special about being a circle?......Page 40
21 Circular snacks......Page 41
22 Circular pictures......Page 42
23 Circle pictures page......Page 43
24 Circular games......Page 44
25 Stepping stones......Page 45
26 Semi-circle activity page......Page 46
27 Semi-circle fun......Page 47
28 Snap differences......Page 48
29 Snap differences game page......Page 49
Section 3: Triangle......Page 50
30 What’s special about a triangle?......Page 51
31 A triangle of triangles......Page 52
32 A triangle of triangles activity page......Page 53
33 Triangular games......Page 54
34 Triangular games page......Page 55
35 Camping corner......Page 56
36 Street of roofs page......Page 57
37 Which fits where?......Page 58
Section 4: Square......Page 59
38 What’s special about a square?......Page 60
39 Page of squares......Page 61
40 All square but different......Page 62
41 A square of triangles......Page 63
42 Square of triangles activity page......Page 64
43 Construction site......Page 65
44 Missing mortar maze......Page 66
45 A square meal......Page 67
Section 5: Pentagon......Page 68
46 What’s special about a pentagon?......Page 69
47 Page of pentagons......Page 70
48 The Pentagon......Page 71
49 Pentagon maze......Page 72
50 A pentagon of triangles......Page 73
51 Pentagon of triangles puzzle page......Page 74
52 Pentagon game......Page 75
53 Pentagonal paper painting......Page 76
Section 6: Hexagon......Page 77
54 What’s special about a hexagon?......Page 78
55 Find the queen bee maze page......Page 79
56 Bee amazed......Page 80
57 Bee keeping......Page 81
58 Hexagon of triangles activity page......Page 82
59 Hexagon of triangles......Page 83
60 Join the dots......Page 85
61 Join the dots activity page......Page 86
Section 7: Sphere......Page 87
62 What’s special about a sphere?......Page 88
63 Find the spheres activity page......Page 89
64 Making spheres......Page 90
65 Shopping for spheres......Page 91
66 Get the ball rolling......Page 92
67 Which marble makes it?......Page 93
68 Which marble makes it maze......Page 94
69 Blowing bubbles......Page 95
Section 8: Cube......Page 97
70 What’s special about a cube?......Page 98
71 Creating crystals......Page 99
72 The dice of choice......Page 100
73 Dice choices page......Page 101
74 Packing boxes......Page 102
75 Packing boxes page......Page 103
76 Construction site......Page 104
77 Surprises come in small packages......Page 105
Section 9: Cylinder......Page 106
78 What’s special about a cylinder?......Page 107
79 Sound cylinders......Page 108
80 Textured tubes......Page 109
81 Our skittle alley......Page 110
82 The tube family page......Page 111
83 Our tube family......Page 112
84 Fitting in – a square peg in a round hole......Page 113
85 Fitting in shapes page......Page 114
Section 10: Pyramid and cone......Page 115
86 What’s special about a pyramid?......Page 116
87 Pyramid templates page......Page 118
88 The camel race......Page 119
89 Camel race page......Page 120
90 What’s special about a cone?......Page 121
91 Cones come alive......Page 122
92 Conical figures......Page 123
93 Ice cream parlour......Page 124
Section 1: Activities for all......Page 126
94 Making rainbows......Page 127
95 Singing a rainbow......Page 128
96 Rainbow mobile......Page 129
97 Rainbow mobile puzzle activity page......Page 130
98 Rainbow puzzle......Page 131
99 Going for gold game......Page 132
100 Colourful scene......Page 133
101 Park scene page......Page 134
102 Colour rhymes......Page 135
103 Colour rhymes activity page......Page 136
104 Games......Page 137
105 Games page......Page 139
106 Colour games......Page 140
107 Spinning wheels page......Page 141
108 Spinning colours......Page 142
109 Colourful displays......Page 143
Section 2: Red......Page 144
110 About red......Page 145
111 Spotting ladybirds......Page 146
112 Spotting ladybirds page......Page 147
113 Seeing red, being red......Page 148
114 Red-letter day......Page 149
115 Dice template page......Page 150
116 Cherry tree game......Page 151
117 Cherry tree game page......Page 152
118 Displaying red......Page 153
Section 3: Yellow......Page 154
119 About yellow......Page 155
120 Colour associations......Page 156
121 Colour associations page......Page 157
122 Tying yellow ribbons......Page 158
123 Oak tree threading card page......Page 159
124 The sunny flower game......Page 160
125 The sunny flower game page......Page 161
126 More sunny activities......Page 162
127 Yellow play......Page 163
Section 4: Blue......Page 164
128 About blue......Page 165
129 Calm waters......Page 166
130 The calm before the storm activity page......Page 167
131 My book of blues......Page 168
132 In and out the dusty bluebells......Page 169
133 Blue balloons......Page 170
134 Balloons puzzle page......Page 171
135 Let’s look out for blues......Page 172
136 Finding blues game page......Page 173
Section 5: Green......Page 174
137 About green......Page 175
138 Traffic lights......Page 176
139 Rainforest café......Page 177
140 Caterpillar game......Page 178
141 Caterpillar game page......Page 179
142 How green is your shopping?......Page 180
143 When I went shopping page......Page 181
144 Five green frogs......Page 182
145 Five frogs, a log and some bugs page......Page 183
Section 6: Orange......Page 184
146 About orange......Page 185
147 Bumblebees......Page 186
148 Bumblebee template page......Page 187
149 Orange segments......Page 188
150 Matching segment slices page......Page 189
151 Oranges are not the only fruit......Page 190
152 Oanges and lemons......Page 191
153 Fruit bowl fun......Page 192
Section 7: Brown......Page 193
154 About brown......Page 194
155 Autumnal weaving......Page 195
156 The chocolate cakes......Page 196
157 Find two the same activity page......Page 197
158 The baker’s shop......Page 198
159 Bark rubbings......Page 199
160 Shades of brown page......Page 200
Section 8: Pink and purple......Page 201
161 About pink......Page 202
162 About purple......Page 203
163 Two-way windmills......Page 204
164 Two-way windmill template page......Page 205
165 Food for thought......Page 206
166 Matching patterns......Page 207
167 Matching patterns butterflies......Page 208
168 Rhythmical ribbons......Page 209
Section 9: Black and white......Page 210
169 About black and white......Page 211
170 Strikingly striped......Page 212
171 Opposites attract......Page 213
172 Silhouette lotto......Page 214
173 Outline lotto cards......Page 215
174 Silhouette lotto cards......Page 216
175 Shapes, shadows and symmetry......Page 217
176 Shapes, shadows and symmetry page......Page 218
Section 10: Silver and gold......Page 219
177 About gold and silver......Page 220
178 Mining for gold......Page 221
179 1st, 2nd, 3rd......Page 222
180 Cattle grid game......Page 223
181 Panning for gold......Page 224
182 Silver goldfish......Page 226
183 Goldfish differences activity page......Page 227
184 Mine a metal......Page 228
185 Mine a metal maze page......Page 229
