Nursery World - Learning & Development: Film

A short film launched a month-long multi-media project covering everything from science to emotions, says Lynn Scott, foundation stage advanced skills teacher at Childwall Valley Primary School, Liverpool.

Many of our nursery and Foundation Stage children are fascinated by outer space. They've chatted about it in our regular group planning sessions, and some have brought in moon figures, which we have incorporated into their play.

It was through this that I recalled 'Baboon on the Moon', a short animation that I'd been introduced to on a British Film Institute training course. The children are familiar with the medium of film from watching at home, so I thought it would be interesting to use the animation to tie in with the children's interests and also develop other themes by looking at the relationship between sound and image. It would also be a good opportunity to develop language skills.

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