They leave their mothers after four to six weeks, and then they'll only briefly meet up with another hedgehog to make more babies. These hedgehog activities for early years children are great for supporting all kinds of learning aims.

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Discuss hurt feelings and being upset, and how we cope with these emotions: forgiveness, making up, saying you still love someone.Record words for display and for possible inclusion in the class Big Book on the emergency services. It’s a lovely story steeped in the countryside and the natural world while allowing for flights of the imagination. Many Hamilton units come with interactive Grammar Presentations integrated into the overall teaching and textual context. Ripe apples and leaves of every colour help tell the story along with excellent drawings of Isaac and his new friend Donkey.

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Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. For early years, hedgehog activities are a great way to get kids engaged and thinking about the environment around them. Soon the hedgehog is free from the apple, the donkey is happy munching it and the two become friends.

You can use these in topics like garden wildlife, animals, food chains, seasons, hibernation and more. Older nursery children will practise writing their names by developing an effective pencil grip, learning the letter sounds s, a and try reading and writing them. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Luckily Isaac meets a donkey who absolutely loves apples but can’t reach the ones which fall from the tree. But then, through a twist of fate (and gravity) an apple and a donkey teach him that maybe being alone isn’t as great as he thought.

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They get their name from their chosen homes - hedges - and the grunting noises they make which sound a little like pigs. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). g. play dough, play outdoors and take part in physical challenges and threading reels to make different patterns. See resources for alternative/ supplementary poems to enjoy ( The Laughing Policeman; Five Brave Firefighters).Use them to get inspired for lesson planning, or for creating continuous provisions that children can explore on their own. How the hedgehog learns the value of helping others and of having friends is gently explored in the words and the pictures that accompany them. Show the Contents page of the Vet book, explain its role, and use it to locate a section of the book children show an interest in.

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They're big wanderers, and will walk all night looking for more food, travelling an average of 2km every night!The hedgehog soon realises that being alone isn’t always good, having a friend and helping others is much better. We will also practise counting objects one by one accurately and look at different types of patterns – stripes, spots, zig-zag and make these patterns in a sand tray. It doesn't just teach them about looking after the environment, they can also use maths, teamwork and problem-solving skills to name a few!