ADULT-LED
Have fun searching for Billy's beetle indoors and out.
Planned learning intentions
To be familiar with features of the nursery environment
To understand and use everyday positional and directional language
Adult:child ratio 1:4-6
Resources
Billy's Beetle, small cardboard box with lid, plastic beetle.
Activity content
* Hide the plastic beetle somewhere within the setting.
* Share the story with the children and look for the beetle on every page.
* Show the children the small cardboard box and ask them to guess what is inside.
* After listening to their suggestions, open the box slowly to reveal an empty space. Feign surprise. Explain that there was a beetle in the box but it must have escaped, just like Billy's! Ask them to help you to find it.
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