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Saturday, 8 January 2011
Fees
With the recent VAT increase are any of you going to raise your childminding fees? or start charging for additional expenses? Share your ideas here.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
The Weather - Shadows
KUW
Explore the light made by the sun by introducing the children to shadows. While you are out and about during the day look for your shadows, find out where they are, later on in the day discover if the shadows are in the same place? can you still see your shadow? Discuss the sun hiding behind the clouds.
Use chalk to draw round someone's shadow & mark the spot where they were standing, come back later & draw round the shadow again, how far did it move. Try this at regular times through the day to track the path of the shadow.
The moon also makes shadows at night time - involve parents by asking them to look at shadows with their children during the evening & the sources of light such as the moon, street lights, house lights, car lights. If these lights weren't on what would the world look like?
Explore the light made by the sun by introducing the children to shadows. While you are out and about during the day look for your shadows, find out where they are, later on in the day discover if the shadows are in the same place? can you still see your shadow? Discuss the sun hiding behind the clouds.
Use chalk to draw round someone's shadow & mark the spot where they were standing, come back later & draw round the shadow again, how far did it move. Try this at regular times through the day to track the path of the shadow.
The moon also makes shadows at night time - involve parents by asking them to look at shadows with their children during the evening & the sources of light such as the moon, street lights, house lights, car lights. If these lights weren't on what would the world look like?
Thursday, 30 December 2010
January 2011 Edition out saturday!
The Weather - Issue 7
Packed full of planning resources, information and all things Childminding & EYFS related.
Purchase here for only £2.50
2011
Hi Everyone & Happy New Year!!
We thoroughly enjoyed putting the magazine together last year and are looking forward to some exciting opportunities to make it bigger and better than before in 2011!
What would you like to see in the magazine this year? Or what would you like to see done differently? Let us know....
We thoroughly enjoyed putting the magazine together last year and are looking forward to some exciting opportunities to make it bigger and better than before in 2011!
What would you like to see in the magazine this year? Or what would you like to see done differently? Let us know....
Monday, 27 December 2010
New Years Activities
I don't know about you but I am back to work on Wednesday. How 4 days off flies!
With Christmas only just behind us, it is now time to think about New Years. There are some fantastic activities and printables in The Arctic edition of The Essential ChildMinder magazine, which you can check out here.
Follow this blog to keep updated with weekly themed and festive activities, information, news and all things childminding.
With Christmas only just behind us, it is now time to think about New Years. There are some fantastic activities and printables in The Arctic edition of The Essential ChildMinder magazine, which you can check out here.
Follow this blog to keep updated with weekly themed and festive activities, information, news and all things childminding.
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Our Christmas Song Today
Little Donkey
Little Donkey, little donkey,
On the dusty road,
Got to keep on plodding onwards,
With your precious load.
Been a long time, little donkey,
Through the winters night,
Don't give up now, little donkey,
Bethlehem's in sight.
Ring out those bells tonight,
Bethlehem, Bethlehem,
Follow that star to night,
Bethlehem, Bethlehem.
Little donkey, little donkey,
Had a heavy day,
Little donkey, carry Mary safely,
On her way.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Christmas Decorations
These are a very simple craft for little ones. Provide them with templates of a christmas tree or angel along with craft decorations such as stickers, tinsel, glitter etc...
Punch a hole in the top and fix a glittery pipe cleaner to the top.
Another way of making tree decorations is by creating festive shapes using salt dough.
salt dough is very simple to make;
2 cups of plain flour
1 cup of salt
1 cup of water.
once you have made the dough and shaped it into your creation, not forgetting a hole to hang it with, bake it in the oven on Gas mark 1/2 or 250F (120C).
Add paint, glitter & glue for some christmas sparkle and hang from the tree.
Another way of making tree decorations is by creating festive shapes using salt dough.
salt dough is very simple to make;
2 cups of plain flour
1 cup of salt
1 cup of water.
once you have made the dough and shaped it into your creation, not forgetting a hole to hang it with, bake it in the oven on Gas mark 1/2 or 250F (120C).
Add paint, glitter & glue for some christmas sparkle and hang from the tree.
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