FunnyBones - My Body
We have been learning about our bodies with the spooky and imaginative story FunnyBones, written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. On small world, we used the skeleton characters to retell the story and, if we were brave enough, we added our mini-me characters into the dark, dark adventures too.
We created skeletons in every area of our Bears classroom, on chalkboards, with chalk on black paper, cotton bud skeletons, playdough skeletons, skeletons drawn on the playground, loose part skeletons and even large jigsaw skeletons too. Please take a look at the skeletons on display in our book area.
On our blue writing table, we shared the story in groups. Then we sequenced pictures from the story to make our own concertina FunnyBones book, and used our books to help us retell the FunnyBones story. Next, we created a new page for the book and thought about what the Big Skeleton and Little Skeleton might say in their new adventure.
On the practical table, we explored our senses with flavoured teas, herbs, spices, coffee beans, and citrus fruits. We were encouraged to look closely, smell, taste and describe them. We thought about what the aromas reminded us of - toothpaste, curry and chocolate.
We explored different textures of cotton wool, pine cones, pebbles and pasta and tried to visualise objects by touching and not seeing them, then thinking of words to describe them. We continued our sensory play with a soundtracks game, and sound eggs filled with different things to make a noise when we shook them. We looked at some picture cards to help us guess what was inside.
Look at our funny mismatched faces - we giggled and laughed lots creating them. Can you spot your Bear?
In our outdoor provision, there were, of course, more skeletons, but we also created some spooky recipes in our mud kitchen. We searched for bones in our sand area, then tried to put the skeleton back together. We created and played with a zoo and a dark dark street scene in our imaginative play. We were builders in our construction area, and we worked on our fine motor development by hammering golf tees into cardboard boxes with small wooden hammers. We rode bikes and scooters in physical play, and our petrol garage was extremely busy, so our petrol prices must have been very cheap.
In outdoor learning, we enjoyed our time in the copse with the Antelopes. We used sticks to dig in the mud to find some worms, and played in the mud kitchen, using our imagination to make a variety of lovely meals. We used the tree stumps to climb on and jump off, being very careful not to slip. Some of us were pretending to be bears in the woods and played a game of hide and seek.
Next time, Super Me with Supertato.