Term Topics
The focus for Term 6 is based around the book
'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak
As this year marks our Pre-schools 60th Anniversary, we are looking at this wonderful book that was published in the 1960's
This book has turned 60, yet with it's unforgettable colour palette of pinks, blues and greens and its depiction of childhood joys like tree swinging and piggyback rides, it looks as fresh as the day it was written. The story of a loveable boy called Max whose mother sends him to his room for causing mayhem, it takes a more mysterious turn when, left alone, Max conjures a vivid world of towering trees and vines and sails off to become king of an island of party-loving monsters, before getting lonely and returning home.
Where the Wild Things Are offers rich opportunities to explore imagination, emotions and sensory play. It is a much-needed reminder of what really makes children - and people generally tick; freedom to express themselves, play, connection to nature, family and, of course, love. The masterpiece might be only a few hundred words in length, but it captures the very essence of the human condition; that, when all is said and done, when we need to rest from our adventuring, we all long to go home to where someone loves us best of all.
Listed below are some of the weekly activities and craft the children will be doing in the pre-school based around this book.
Week 1 -Monday 1st June 2026
Activities/craft - We will be planting seeds to make our very own 'forest' Feelings focus. We will be talking and thinking about what makes us cross.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - A photo of your child with a cross/angry face
Week 2 - Monday 8th June 2026
Activities/craft - Collaborative drawing of our large forest mural. We will be talking about creatures and plants that live in a forest including butterflies. We will have our very own caterpillars to watch grow and change.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Any toy boats you have and would like to sail across our pre-school ocean. A small sponge, corks, small bottle or plastic tub. This will be used to add a sail and make a boat next week.
Week 3 - Monday 15th June 2026
Activities/craft - Making a large boat just like Max sailed in. Making small boats to sail and float on our pre-school ocean.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Any junk you have for junk modelling. We will be making monsters next week!
Week 4 - Monday 22nd June 2026
Activities/craft - Practice our 'swinging through the trees' Thinking about upper body strength. Making junk modelling monsters. Monster masks and crowns.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Any fur or resource you may have to add to our monster masks
Week 5 - Monday 29th June 2026 - Sports day and 60th anniversary celebrations Friday 3rd July
Activities/craft - Clay monster building. We will be having our own wild rumpus. Wearing our masks and following the leader. Who will wear the crown and tell us when to STOP?
Items to talk about and bring in from home - a crown and/or a wolf suit or monster costume.
Week 6 - 6th July 2026
Activities/craft - Making monster cookies. Who would you be lonely without? Who loves you? What is your favourite supper?
Items to talk about and bring in from home - A drawing of your child's favourite supper
Week 7 - 13th July 2026
Activities/craft - Wild obstacle course
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Any outdoor large games we could borrow to add to our wild obstacle race.
Our last day of term 6 will be Friday 17th July 2026
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