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Seasons Machine
Episode 1 Planet: Nature
Learning concept of the episode: The effect of seasons on a tree.
Story Summary
On the Tiny Planet of Nature, Bing and Bong discover a cave. Inside the cave is a Seasons Machine. With the touch of a button, the tree is transformed depending on the season selected. As Bing and Bong play with the Seasons Machine, they watch the tree sprout leaves, grow fruit, lose its leaves and sleep according to the buttons they push, learning in minutes what it would normally take them a year to learn first hand.
Focus Early Learning Goal
Knowledge and Understanding 3: Look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change.
Linked ELGs
PSE8, PSE12, CLL8, KU2, KU9,
Preparation
- Watch the Tiny Planets episode
- Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story
Talk about…..
- Seasons, weather change
- How does this affect us, plants and animals?
- Clothes that Bing and Bong were wearing, why?
- Clothes we wear during various seasons and why?
Focus Activity
Bing and Bong’s Chart for all seasons (see overleaf)
Follow-on Activities
- Large tree display, this can be used all year and changed accordingly for the four seasons
- Listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, assist the children to identify each season. Move in different ways to the music
- Dress a doll/bear or child in various clothes we wear for each season
Bing and Bong’s Chart for all seasons
Aim
To recognise the changes which happen during the four seasons of the year
Resources
- Sheet of A2 black sugar paper, separated into 4 sections with drawn lines
- Brown sugar paper cut into the shape of a tree, one for each section
- Various collage materials including green and red tissue paper, brown and orange materials, silver or white glitter
- Glue
- A piece of card cut into an arrow
- A paper fastener
Guidelines
- Working in a small group discuss the changes that happen to a tree during the various seasons.
- Give each child the black A2 paper and 4 trees. Ask them to glue a tree into each section.
- Starting with the first tree (spring) discuss with the children how they could decorate the tree to look like a tree in spring using the collage materials.
- Repeat for the other seasons.
- Place the arrow in the centre of the picture and push the paper fastener through the middle. The arrow should then be able to spin and point to each season.
- These can be used all year round to point to the current season.
Key Vocabulary
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, leaves, buds, falling, bare.
Health & Safety
Provide scissors that cut well but are not sharp at the ends.
Keep glitter under control in shakers to reduce risk of going into eyes.
Ensure that the glue is non toxic.
Help with the paper fastener as the end is very sharp.
