This is a rough plan (to be filled in in more detail over the
coming weeks) of a quick Science Overview i am planning for
my children who are 4 and 6. Its designed to roughly cover the
Key Stage 1 Science topics in single day segments so that we
can revisit or extend anything that sparkes a greater interest,
but mostly the idea is to have something enjoyable for Daddy
to do with them at the weekend while i am busy with the new
baby we expect soon.
This Overview is based on having the following resources. Each
is £5 and the first two are combined volumes of several
small topics while the 3rd is an excellent Encyclopedia suitable
to read with children of 5+ (in my opinion!) They are great
value.
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Week 1
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How Babies are Made
Look at photos of them as babies and how they changed.
See what Fran and Maddy can remember about new babies
coming home.
Talk about how things will change around here soon.
Fiction Story - What
shall we do with the Boo Hoo Baby?
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Books
Red Book Pt 3
How
Babies are Made Lift the Flap Book
Websites
More
about Cells
Baby
Emma is Born
BrainBop
- Babies
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| Week 2 |
My Body
Body
Jigsaw?
Full size body drawings with organs
Make
a skeleton
Measuring
our body
CD
ROM - DK Human Body Explorer
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Books
Red Book Pt 1
Encyclopedia P56
How
Your Body Works
I
Wonder Why My Tummy Rumbles
Websites
BrainPoP
BBC
- Put Annie back together
Enchanted
Learning
A
Look inside the Human Body
Kids
Health
Yucky
Bodies!
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| Week 3 |
Our Senses
Blindmans buff
Blindfold tasting.
Lip reading
Montessori Touch Boards
Messy Touch and Feel
Montessori Smell Boxes
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Books
Red Book Pt 1 (selectively)
Websites
Kids
health - Senses
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| Week 4 |
Healthy Eating and Teeth
Healthy Foods Lap Book, divided into food types with
examples of less healthy options. (Prepare clipart)
Think up some new meals and make a healthy dinner together
Talk about Fran's gap, losing teeth, healthy teeth.
Do teeth casts.
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Books
Red Book Pt 2
Websites
Kids
World Nutrition
Colgate
Kids World
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| Week 5 |
Recycling
Sort recycling bin (make sure its full!) and look at
what is reused and how.
Find new recycling to do at home.
Take glass to bottle bank and some clothes to clothes
bank. Talk about how that is useful.
Make some paper. Maybe arrange trip to local Plant?
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Books
Red Book Pt 12
Encyclopedia P60
Websites
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| Week 6 |
Natural V Manmade
Fabrics - sorting, talking about how made, where from,
why invented, what works for what.
Building materials - what works best for different things?
Foods (processed/fresh)
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Books
Websites
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| Week 7 |
Experiments with Water
Floating/sinking/plimsoll line
Paper boats/ other "boats"
Volume with jars and cups
Dissolving etc also plaster of paris
Changing state of water
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Books
Blue Book Pt 11
Encyclopedia P104
Websites
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| Week 8 |
Experiments with Light and Mirrors
Opitec torch thingy?
Reflection
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Books
Blue Pt 10
Encyclopedia P106
Websites
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| Week 9 |
Experiments with Air and Sound
Balloons
Paper planes
Wind power
Cooling and heating air
Lung power
Musical instruments
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Books
Blue Pt 12
Encyclopedia p110
Websites
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| Week 10 |
Electricity
Have a look about for a simple kit maybe?
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Books
Red Pt 11
Encyclopedia P108
Websites
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| Week 11 |
Magnets
Have a look about for a simple kit maybe?
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Books
Blue Pt 9
Websites
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| Week 12 |
Movement |
Books
Blue Pt 8
Red Pt 7
Encyclopedia P120
Websites
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| Week 13 |
Animal Kingdom |
Books
Red Pt 8
Encyclopedia P46-54
Websites
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| Week 14 |
Plant Kingdom |
Books
Red Pt 9
Encyclopedia P42-44
Websites
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