Nursery World - Dress for success

Introduce the topic with a funny story about getting dressed 1 Well worn

1 Well worn

ADULT-LED

Foster children's interest in clothes with an amusing tale aboaut getting dressed.

Planned learning intentions

* To know that books are pleasurable, fun and informative

* To know that pictures are important and will help them to retell a story

* To know that stories can be changed

Adult:child ratio 1:4

Resources

There are various children's stories about getting dressed such as Buster Gets Dressed by Rod Campbell (Macmillan Children's Books, 3.99), Freddie Gets Dressed by Nicola Smee (O'Brien Press, 3.99) and a personal favourite, but with only limited availability, is How Do I Put ItOn? by Shigeo Watanabe (Red Fox, 4.99), featuring a bear who doesn't know the order in which to put on his clothes. Collect items of clothing to tie in with the story of your choice.

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