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Stories and souvenirs

Encourage children to use mementoes and memories from their holidays to develop communication and creative skills, as Carolyn Price shows Activity 1

Activity 1

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Encourage the children to share stories about their holidays.

Planned learning intention

To maintain attention, concentrate and sit quietly when appropriate, taking turns to speak in a familiar group

Adult:child ratio 1:3

Resources

Map of the UK child's atlas globe Blu-tack

Step by step

* Encourage the children to talk about their holiday experiences and their holiday photographs.

* Ask who went with them, how much luggage they took and what they packed.

* Discuss how they travelled and whether the journey was long or short.

* Let the children describe the places they visited, saying if the weather was hot or cold and what they did.

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