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Pre school book about autumn fruit and vegetables

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 20:47

Here's one to het you thinking. Am finishing my planning for work and I always read a story linked to what we have done during our session.

One of my last autumn sessions we are looking at autumn fruit and vegetables - can anyone think of a book that would link to that theme.

I did think of Eat you peas - but peas are not really an autumn vegetable - or are they?

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TwinSetAndPearls · 03/10/2005 01:52

Thank you everyone for all your suggestions, can't belive it has taken me until two in the morning to finish my planning - and to think I thought working in early years just meant playing!

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TwinSetAndPearls · 03/10/2005 00:07

Growing good looks a lovely book and could help me tick lots of those boxes on my plans!

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TwinSetAndPearls · 03/10/2005 00:05

room on a broom looks fab

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TwinSetAndPearls · 03/10/2005 00:01

What is a nurture class?

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TwinSetAndPearls · 03/10/2005 00:01

We are getting their slowly sammac. We started with giving out instruments at the end of the session - so all the children would come to me and be together at the end. we then moved on to songs that involved moving together - such as ring a ring a roses, hokey cokey. We then stood still at the end while I gave out certificates and we shared our art work. Next stage was singing songs sat down and everyone choosing a song so we had to listen to each other. Finally we are ready for a story!!

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goosey · 02/10/2005 23:40

'Growing Good' by Bernard Ashley and Anne Wilson
I got a copy from Tesco in the buy three for £5 section. It's very warm and colourful and uesfully multicultural too.

sammac · 02/10/2005 23:35

Room on a brooom, brilliant book, by same author as the gruffalo.

sammac · 02/10/2005 23:33

KNow what you mean about sitting still- I have a nurture class and that's a big thing! gave up on friday's story a t p6 when they were all over the place. Ho hum!

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 23:14

And your favourite scary books - I am thinking of "How many monsters?"

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:34

Anything about trees - leaves falling off, autumn colours etc!

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:33

They have to be quite short, many of the children I work with have never had to sit still in their lives and some have never been read a book. We have worked up to story time slowly but surely so don't want to make it too much of a challenge.

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:32

I thought about role play with the enourmous turnip.

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sammac · 02/10/2005 22:25

And the owl who was afraid of the dark, for the dark nights. We have a lovely picture book of it, it's a bit long though for one sitting.

sammac · 02/10/2005 22:23

That's the one I have too- just did a quick check of books in the kitchen. DS loves the enormous turnip just now, we have to role play it every day after nursery......you be the farmer etc.......

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:20

That's a good idea sammac - we have the ladybird version of that- would need a picture book version for storytime.

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:19

any other autumny books so far on my list are:
Good Night Sam
can't you sleep little bear

These are when we are talking about it getting dark.

The Winter Hedgehog
Meg's Veg

plus some more general autumn/ harvets festival/ halloween factual books for the older ones to look at.

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sammac · 02/10/2005 22:15

Not really fruit or veg, but the Little Red Hen shows the growing process, harvest and all that?

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:15

I think's meg's veg is the winner!

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:14

ooh have found meg's veg on amazon - that looks quite good and dd loves them so I could buy it for work and keep it for dd.

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nooka · 02/10/2005 22:11

We have Pumpkin Soup. I think it would be very suitable for pre-schoolers. But it's not majorly about pumpkins! It's mainly about getting along with each other I think at heart. There are three animals who make the pumpkin soup together, they all have their tasks, but one day one of them (the duck I think) wants to do a different job. They fight and fall out and the duck goes off. Then the other two animals go look for her some time later, and imagine al the things that could have happened. Anyway they go back home and the duck is there and they all have pumpkin soup. It's quite a satisfying read, with good pictures and rhythm for reading aloud.

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:04

and there is a hard back copy on ebay if my library don't have it.

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TwinSetAndPearls · 02/10/2005 22:03

Spidermama founf pumpkin soup on amazon by helen Cooper. Is it ok for pre schoolers?

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spidermama · 02/10/2005 21:36

The Tale of Peter Rabbit has references to parsnips, blackberries and carrots.

blackberries · 02/10/2005 21:35

what MP???

Anyway, what does the Hungry Caterpillar eat? Or is it everything going?

LIZS · 02/10/2005 21:34

Meg and Mog - Meg's Veg ? thinkt her eare pumpkin , peas , carrots etc in it.

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