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Five Little Ducks Provision Enhancements

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Have fun exploring this well-known nursery rhyme with our fabulous practical ideas. This EYFS Five Little Ducks Provision Enhancement Resource includes a variety of activities for enhancing provision in the classroom. The activities can be used to support independent or adult-led play across 6 different areas of provision. Children will enjoy exploring and learning all about Five Little Ducks. Each card includes helpful advice as well as questions that could be asked to prompt discussion.

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

Communication and Language

Learn rhymes, poems and songs.

Physical Development

Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons.

Understanding the World

Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live.

Being Imaginative and Expressive

Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody.

Curriculum Objectives

  • Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary
  • Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery
  • Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants
  • Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs
  • Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and, when appropriate, try to move in time with music

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