Not long now till the Summer holidays, and we have big plans here at mini rangers HQ!
Before that the plans for this week will be a focus on making an outdoor map of our area or Etherow park using twigs, sticks, logs, leaves and flowers. There may even be some prizes for the best one.
This activity is similar to making a jigsaw. Talk with your child about what is in the area at the moment, maybe walk around to get your bearings. Talk about the individual areas such as the circle of logs, the story area, the bug hotel, the campfire area, den building area, the mountain and the woodchip pit. Then discuss with your child different ideas in making miniature features in your map.
When your child has come up with an idea praise and encourage them. This can include them pointing at a stone or a twig that you could use in your map. Don't worry about the outcome just enjoy the communication that comes from attempting this idea.
Ranger Steve will be showing us how to make nettle tea over the campfire. Please check out our campfire risk assessment and procedure. I hope its ok. Please understand that by coming to Mini Rangers we take every precaution that we can to make it a safe and enjoyable activity, but you as the adult are responsible for your child and what they achieve at Mini Rangers.
We welcome back Mark who has volunteered to read again for story time. This is fantastic especially as I think he is really good at it.
The fabulous Marina is serving Raspberries for snack. Remember the ability to hold conversations is a key skill for everyone. For a good conversation, children need well developed attention and listening vocabulary, sentence building and story telling skills, as well as knowledge about how to interact with others.
Children need social communication skills to be able to hold conversations. Giving them the opportunity to practise these with others is extremely important.
Can't wait to see you all Monday
Mel
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