Pre-5/P1 Themed Boxes 

 

General information
These boxes are offered for a loan period of four weeks.  Each authorised establishment within the authority may borrow two boxes at any one time.

 

Booking procedure
Please telephone the Educational Resource Service with your themed box requests.   Boxes will be delivered and uplifted on Tuesdays or Thursdays depending on the geographical area.

Pre-5/P1 Themed Box Menu 2002/2003
To view the required section of the menu, please select from the options below:
Communication and Language
Emotional, Personal and Social Development
Expressive and Aesthetic Development
Knowledge and Understanding of the World

 

Communication and Language

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ABC
- alphabet - letters - sounds
Big Books
- a selection of large format picture books
Big Red Bus
- a favourite picture book with support material
Can't You Sleep Little Bear
- a favourite picture book with support material
Dual Language
- Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati
Happy Hedgehog Band
- a favourite picture book with support material
In the Rain with Baby Duck
- a favourite picture book with support material
One Summer Day
- a favourite picture book with support material
Owl Babies
- a favourite picture book with support material
Picture Books
- a selection of stories
Rainbow Fish
- a favourite picture book with support material
Rhymes
- nursery rhymes - rhyming stories
Rumble in the Jungle
- a favourite picture book with support material
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
- a favourite picture book with support material
Squeak-a-Lot
- a favourite picture book with support material
The Big Hungry Bear
- a favourite picture book with support material
The Journey
- a favourite picture book with support material
The Train Ride
- a favourite picture book with support material

Emotional, Personal and Social Development

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Caring
- respecting the needs and feelings of others - following rules - caring for the environment - caring for others in the community
Coping with Bereavement
- loneliness - emotions - pets - death - families
Disability
- blindness - deafness - respecting the needs and feelings of others - disabilities
My Body
- human body - food - nutrition
My Clothes
- costumes - uniforms
My Family and Friends
- relatives - friends - houses - homes
My Feelings
- anger - fear - loneliness - sadness - bravery - jealousy
New Experiences
- outings - sleepovers - going to school
New Siblings
- feelings - relationships
Other Cultures
- gender - language - religion - culture - developing positive attitudes - religious festivals - religious celebrations
Special Days
- festivals - weddings - birthdays - concerts - plays

Expressive and Aesthetic Development

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Music
- sound - song - dance - singing games - rhythms - musical instruments

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

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Animals
- wild animals - zoos - baby animals - sea animals - jungles
Autumn
- festivals - weather - migration
The Bad Tempered Ladybird
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a favourite picture book supported by material on shape
Bears
- teddy bears - brown bears - polar bears
Colour
- sorting
Farms
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farm animals - farm machinery - food
Growth and Changes
- weather -trees - flowers - human growth
Healthy Eating
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food - nutrition
If only
- a favourite picture book with support material
Isn't it time
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a favourite picture book supported by material on time
Many hands counting book
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a favourite picture book supported by material on counting and number
Materials
- the properties of materials - soft, hard, rough, smooth
My Pets
- cats - dogs
My Toys
- teddy bears - dolls
Nature
- parks - minibeasts - plants
Number
- numbers - counting
People Who Help Us
- routines and jobs of familiar people
Road Safety
- road safety
Seaside/Holidays
- seaside - holidays - sea - shells
Senses
- the five senses - human body
The shape of things
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a favourite picture book supported by material on shape
Size
- big - little - growth - growing up - patterns - shape
Space
- day - night - space exploration - stars - planets
Spring
- festivals - weather - holidays - seaside - plants
Summer
- festivals - weather - holidays - plants
Technology
- everyday uses of technology - transport, wheels, machinery, materials
Ten play hide and seek
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a favourite picture book supported by material on counting and number
Time
- day - night - clocks - sleep
Transport
- cars - planes - boats - trains - bicycles - trucks - lorries
The twins: two by two
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a favourite picture book supported by material on Noah's Ark and the animals
The very hungry caterpillar
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a favourite picture book with support material
Winter
- festivals - weather - migration

Any additions that you may like to add to the menu or any comments regarding the contents of the boxes are welcome.  Please contact Linda Owens on 0141 570 2308 or email Linda Owens.


 

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