#Kinderchat Archive
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Monday September 26, 2016
3:30 PM EDT
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Hello all :) Nicola from South Yorkshire here. Looking forward to chat tonight, how are we all? Hope Sept stress easing up?
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are we ready!!! Green team tonight discussing literacy outdoors! π²π³βοΈππ
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Hello you :) How are you ? good day?
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hi Nicola how are you? I'm good just sitting in my study with pjs on and blanket! It's freezing!
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yeah it's been busy been doing lots of studying my new module is leadership and management of quality childcare
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Yeah, hello it's been ages. How are you all xx
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I have to do audits of practice which can be quite daunting but I'm tying tonight's chat in with my theme of literacy
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Evening all! I remembered to be here, but everything else is turning quickly to poop...
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hi how are you I'm in cold dark Scotland can't believe how early it was dark!
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hello sue how are you? How's your week been?
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Oh it is cold tonight, my feet are freezing
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good thanks I have just been so busy.
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You enjoying that? Sounds interesting, love leadership side if chance to do it properly, great team helps too!
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yes I know what you mean. We have just moved to the country it's very dark
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ah you need snuggly socks!
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Hi :) How are you? Settled in with those newbies?
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Like herding sheep! And now technology is failing me. Actually its my fault, can't remember some essential passwords!
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yeah it's good I enjoy leading a team but it's def not easy. I'm trying to be the leader I would follow
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good thanks they seem lovely this year, you?
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Hi Sue, how are you? might be leaving early tonight- work! (sorry Lyndsey) Heidi is dropping in later
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Sorry phone just rang for me.
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haha I always forget my passwords!
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Evening all from a very damp and drizzly Leeds. Hoping to steal lots of ideas tonight...
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Oh god I TRIED always to make that my mantra, not always easy but DEF with you there :)
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it's really hard as I forget people do not respond to things they way I do and that's a hard lesson!
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Hi Annie, how are you? Good day? Mine has been manic and still got stuff to finish before bed- week!
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I'm hoping to steal ideas too lol
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YEP! or you think what you said was clear but it gets interpreted in a very diff way!
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Learning from those lessons is what will make you a fab leader though :)
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oops forgot hash tag π
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Ok everyone let's get warm and cosy and discuss literacy in your outdoor setting. How do you implement it throughout πΏπ±π΄π¨ππβοΈπ
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We have a small wooden playhouse which we set up as a Pen Den in the hope we would get more CI writing
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Hi Wendy I always have two screens going to pick up non hash taggers ππHow are you? Settled into Sept?
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getting there just π lol you forget how hard the start is
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We have plastic carry boxes with clipboards, small books, pencils,pens etc to encourage writing/mark making
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chalks, painting with water, large paper, outdoor chalk/white boards, clipboards etc
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We like to make lots of use of chunky chalk outside but def feel we could do more
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but loving it and we went in the woods today π
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We have panels with blackboard paint and chunky chalks by each. Chn love to do all - from scribbles to sentence writing
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How many of you have stories available outside every day?
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musical instruments music and a stage
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we have an outdoor writing shed full of provision, plus love giant chalk boards fixed to outdoor walls-clever caretaker!
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We have a playhouse with books inside
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we have book boxes in reading tents or in shelters or read whole class in the large teepee!
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yes, my list was only mark making, much more to literacy such as communication & language :)
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Couple of years ago we set up a story wood- with story telling den, they loved it! Had a character/plot/setting trees to inspire
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great idea we have this but inside it is great to use these kinds of things outside as they are easy to use
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painting with water is my absolute favourite activity to watch! It's so so soothing!
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We have lots of clipboards and various dangling pots on ikea rails all round and lots of sticks for mark making in sand soil etc
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Imaginative play always fab outside for developing speak/list! Fairy hunting always our fave for literacy play
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agree that's where I think my setting can fall short as we may not see it as wide as it can be
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I love this too and filling the tuff spot with mud or sand etc
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Same here and we tried to have large mark making that exercised different muscles than equip we had inside
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lots of phase 1 phonics done outside. Love a good listening walk/environmental sounds
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yes we sometimes forget and think of books or writing
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Like large mops/brushes/ chunky chalk, painting with water over size paint brushes etc
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Best communication around outdoor water tray (pond liner) using guttering, stands and tuff spot - transporting water and bits
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Can be tricky esp when weather gets worse :)
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Early literacy is so important and it's great to get so many fan ideas from you all. This is why I love
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that's true the weather has been kind recently
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Oh it's my favourite thing- acorn tops? NEVER you mean fairy hats :) look out for fairy ladders- all trees have them
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Yes! Ours love yard brushes: colour mixing with powder paint, bubbles, sweeping leaves. Great for shoulder strength
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our children love looking up Minibeasts they find in non fiction books we have outside in explorer packs with spotting sheets
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Songs outside are always a fun activity and listening to the sounds around us. Birds, leaves cars, planes etc
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ooo fairy ladders sounds fab
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Ooooh getting excited now- Spray bottles of paint in the snow is THE BEST!
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yes and when making mud pies lots of chat about cafes different foods all great literacy!
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fairy hats wow ! Thank you
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Sorry everyone, really struggling to keep up as so tired, Great topic but I'm signing off. have a great week!
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leaf and bark rubbing great mark making and muscle strength activity especially in the autumn
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great language in the mud kitchen when children create their own dishes, some have a go at writing them on the chalkboard menu
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Do you find children who don't sing inside, will join in outside? Space to dance/perform too
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ooo yes and of course the mud kitchen and reading and making recipes and potions
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yes that's great we have flash cards from forest schools which we use in the woods!
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Ooooo yes window 'washing' with spray bottles. Site mgr not impressed!
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alliteration in the mud kitchen- stone soup, leafy lasagne, snail sandwiches, pine cone pickle, slug surprise, pine cone pie!
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:( Go and sleep- know how you feel! see you next week hopefully
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love doing these activities also flower pressing and all the conversations, predictions as to whether it will work
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Some even talk loads outside who won't inside. Freedom
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yes I have also taken speakers outside and it's amazing their reaction especially the quieter children
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yes they do they are like different children once outdoors
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Ha ha I love what they get up to with spray bottles! Literacy dev by stealth! ;)
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not done flower pressing for ages. Right, that's on the plan for next week! Thanks
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we get into trouble too π
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Funny how change of setting inspires the quiet ones isn't it? Speakers outside is a great idea, like that!
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I find it really interesting playing them lots of different types of music outside and discussing it. Fascinating insights
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YEP Musical instruments more bearable outside too! ;) We set up a music fence and area- can be mega noisy!
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If you had to fill a box with your literacy outdoor must haves what would be in it?????? π²ππ΄πΏπ¦π¦
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love musical fence we have one with pots but that the children can move around too!
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We do 'Squiggle while we wiggle' /wake & shake outside with music. Love it when they lead - shout instructions demo gestures
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signing off now bedtime for me thanks all catch u next week
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Spray bottles, brushes, sticks, string, story pics/ fairy pics (laminated) Would prob have diff things- diff weather
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LOVE this question! Could be a chat on it's own :) ooooh so many things
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bye Wendy thanks for joining us!
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Night Wendy πchat next week hopefully
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Ok so my π¦ would have identity Cards for bugs/flowers paint brushes,chunky chalk, various books, notepads, voice recorders
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Sticks, clipboards, paper, crayons, chalk, chalk logs, story books and dress ups to act them plus...
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plus an incredible teacher or two :-) oh and mud!
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Spray bottles, chalk, sticks, clipboards, yard brushes, rollers, large paint brushes...
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Jumping in to say hi! Looks like a fabulous chat tonight! I love the combo of literacy and outdoors! Amazing!
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Oooh yep forget those- recordable microphones too! for news reporting and weather forecasting!
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And a pretend 'post box' (usually a hole in a tree) :-D
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Ah actually my π¦ isn't big enough I need to add more ideas haha!
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Yep we need a box for each idea :)
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hello how are you Heidi how's your week been?
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Good! A solid start! New position has me running around a bit trying to get my bearings! But fun! I like!! You?!
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What's the new role Heidi?
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Last year I photocopied leaves- worked beautifully!! Then labeled what kind they were
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great! glad you like it. Yeah I'm now leading two after school clubs which is fun but I cherish my time with 3yro
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lots of pieces- working w 4yr olds-10yr olds! Working on social studies curriculum, making work centers for school
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Mmmm a bit of challenge - sounds interesting tho'
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Ok finally favourite song/book to use outside?
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yes I'm running everywhere! :) But love my time w 4year old "Nature Girls"! We go for lovely walks!
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Love this- love laminating them too :) especially lovely autumn coloured ones!
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Good thanks. Been a while but back on track! Always forget how little they are at the start of the year though!
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Aren't they beautiful?! Just so gorgeous! A simple leaf- so much beauty!!!
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I found some leaf skeletons and laminated them. Chn fascinated - compare and contrast
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Trying to get link to my favorite song!! It's "Many Pretty Trees"by Ella Jenkins!!
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LOVE! They look amazing too don't they?
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You beat me to it- same book and 'Not a Stick" "Not a Box"
