Nursery World - Take flight (2)

Use a favourite picture book both to learn about birds and to explore feelings with these project suggestions from Judith Stevens Projects should always be informed by observations and planned to support the interests and needs of children. A project about 'birds' would generally develop from the interest of an individual child or a group of children. This interest may have been inspired by a family visit to a bird sanctuary, a programme on the television, or looking at books such as Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (Walker Books, 4.99). The project may also be part of a larger topic such as 'Flying' or a focus on the books of author Martin Waddell.

Projects should always be informed by observations and planned to support the interests and needs of children. A project about 'birds' would generally develop from the interest of an individual child or a group of children. This interest may have been inspired by a family visit to a bird sanctuary, a programme on the television, or looking at books such as Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (Walker Books, 4.99). The project may also be part of a larger topic such as 'Flying' or a focus on the books of author Martin Waddell.

Approach

Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) emphasises the importance of providing children with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities. This project:

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