Letter To Parents (September 2012)

2012-09-05 17:40:40

Dear parents,

We will be using the theme of ALL ABOUT ME to introduce your child to different areas of learning. If you would like to follow this up at home, here are a few ideas to try!

TALKING

As the children get up in the morning and when they get ready for bed encourage them to appreciate and take care of their bodies. Talk about the importance of washing, cleaning teeth and combing hair.

Look at family photos. Talk about eye and hair colours and family likeness.

MAKING

Begin a diary of body changes. Help your child to record in pictures and/or words changes such as hair cuts, new teeth and changes in shoe size and heights.

Make a rag doll friend, make wooden spoon puppets.

STORIES

Visit your local library to look for fairy tales where parts of the body play a key role such as Rapunzel's hair, Snow White's rosy cheeks and Pinocchio's nose. Also look for non-fiction books about the body.

Each night before bed tell a story about your child in which a body part is magical. Perhaps your child has magical eyes which can see through doors or a nose which when wrinkled grants a wish.

IN THE KITCHEN

Make gingerbread people.

OUT AND ABOUT

Draw attention to how useful parts of our bodies are. For example, help children to be aware of their ears as they listen for traffic when crossing a road and their eye lids which protect their eyes.

Visit a park and explore the way arms can be used to push, swing, throw and lift. Enjoy running and playing.

WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING?

Becoming more aware of the human body and the importance of different parts, experiencing handling different materials, asking questions, investigating and exploring, enjoying stories and talking.

If you or anyone you know has a job that would be applicable to our topic (nurse, radiographer, dentist, optician, sports person, cook/chef, hairdresser, beautician) and would like to come in to talk to the children about what you do to help keep our bodies fit and healthy please speak to a member of staff to arrange a time and date.

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