Nursery World - A bug's life (1)

Enter the world of minibeasts through stories and first-hand investigations 1 Lost and found

1 Lost and found

ADULT-LED

Introduce the theme of minibeasts through a popular story.

Planned learning intentions

To have a developing awareness and sensitivity to their own and others'

needs, views and feelings

To listen with enjoyment and respond to stories, and make up their own stories

Adult:child ratio 1:4

Resources

Billy's Beetle by Mick Inkpen (Hodder Children's Books, 5.99), cuddly toys, toy insects, small empty boxes

Activity content

* Read Billy's Beetle, a story about how Billy loses his beetle and a long list of people in turn come to help him find it.

* Discuss various aspects of the story, for example: losing something that is precious to you; all the people helping to find the beetle; the relative sizes of all the people and animals; who finds the beetle in the end; and how you can care for an animal much smaller than you.

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