Physical

(Fine motor; Gross Motor; Sensory Experience)

Web of Theme/ Project

Creative Play
Sandpit with container of water, plastic sea creatures, shells, drift wood Beach

Music / Movement
Games and Activity Songs for Children:
10. In the Sandpit

Developing self help skills: hanging own bag, managing toileting independently Cleanliness, importance of hand washing Healthy Eating

The Best of Playschool: 32. Three Little

Fishies

Building sandcastles

Using shells to decorate a sandcastle

Beach Scavenger Hunt

Swimming with goggles at the beach

Interaction with others, cooperation, sharing, role playing Safety, self-help, independence, confidence Following Directions Greeting carer and other children Share with carer their news Sharing a meal Social interaction with others Culturally appropriate table etiquette Packing away: care of the environment, cooperation, taking responsibility for looking after equipment. Sharing the toys and tools in the sandpit. Swimming lessons Completing the craft activities. Applying sunscreen. Slip, Slop, Slap

Social /Emotional

Cognitive Theme: Ocean Life

Language (verbal, discussion) Listening skills, auditory discrimination Visual skills, visual discrimination, visual memory Print awareness (differentiating between letters and numbers, exploring letters and letter sound connections) Listening to rhyme and engagement in activities Engaging in conversation over meal Discussing the sea creatures in the sandpit Visit the beach, the jetty Magnetic Fishing Game: Colour naming and matching

Creative Expression
Plaster of paris: Sand casting activity.

Books / Rhymes
Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen Magic Beach by Alison Lester
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive

Beach Find mural on mdf board. Shell wind chime. Painting then sprinkling sand over the wet paint.

Cognitive
Knowledge (critical thinking, facts) Patterning, measurement, graphing, estimation, counting, one-to-one correspondence Problem solving, reasoning, spatial skills Observation, predictions, comparisons, ordering Classification, sequencing, sorting Awareness of the sequence of their day Packing away Observing a rock pool at the beach

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