Implementing Play-based activities into our Shared Reading Programme.

                                               Shared Reading

Here are some of the books we read in term 1.  We tried to use a variety of play activities to help the students be motivated and develop a better understanding of what they read.

Book Tittle-Busy Bees

Learning Experiences:

Poem -

We put a pot plant (from our Nature table) in the middle of the classroom and the students enjoyed buzzing around it. The last line of the poem was very interactive as they were trying to sting each other’s knees. It was a fun activity and all students participated.

Busy, busy, busy bees Flying all around the trees Busy, busy, busy bees Watch out or they will sting your knees

Art and Craft-

All students participated and contributed to create a beehive for their bees. Some students needed adult support.

Role play

They enjoyed making their bees interact with each other!

Exploring

   We had to explore a very simple process of how we get the honey!

Everyone offered to taste the honey!!

Drawing

     Our Visual Art for term 1 was drawing, we incorporated this into    our shared reading activities. The students learnt to follow a simple step by step on how to draw a bee.

Book Title-Mouse

Learning Experience:

Role Play: 

All students had to make a play mask. Then we all went to our obstacle playground area to role play the story. They wore their masks and promoted them to be keen to take part in the role play. Some students preferred just to lie on the grass. They were very active trying to look for a piece of cheese. 

The focus of the role play was to develop understanding of the positional language used in the story. Students responded well when asked to go “under, across and through” the bushes. Most were willing to participate and engage. It was a fun and enjoyable activity.