Dora the Explorer is a favourite with the children in our pre-school, so staff devised a treasure hunt based on this popular cartoon character to help develop the children's communication and language skills.
Planned learning intentions
Through this activity we hoped to develop children's:
impulse to explore and willingness to take risks
readiness to adopt a positive approach to new experiences
confidence in linking up with others for support and guidance
use of simple statements and questions often linked to gestures
ability to talk through and reflect on what they are doing
ability to link statements and stick to the main theme or intention
Resources
Letter from Dora (prepared by staff), photographic clues with clues in English and Spanish to tie in with the Dora DVDs, Dora's star friends (again tying in with the DVDs), large and unusual key, torches, cameras, binoculars, telephones, collecting bag, magnifying glasses, backpack, treasure box and treasure (we filled a box with Dora-related resources)
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