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Nursery Penguin’s Cosy Day: Story Map and Sequencing

An original winter story in four parts. Children retell it with the map and put the cards in order. • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Story map: first, next, then, last. • 4 sequencing cards. Linked to Development Matters for three and four-year-olds. Print-ready PDF.

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Penguin’s Cosy Day: story map and sequencing cards. An original four-part story: Penguin feels cold, puts on mittens, goes skating with Polar Bear, then warms up with hot chocolate. A story map plus cut-out cards for sequencing and retelling. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Story map: first, next, then, last. • 4 sequencing cards. Ideas for using it: • Tell it: Tell the story using the map, pointing to each part. • Mix and fix: Mix up the cards. Can children put them in order? • Toy retell: Act out the story with toys. • What next? What might Penguin do tomorrow? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Understand the five key concepts about print: page sequencing. • Understand ‘why’ questions, like: “Why do you think the caterpillar got so fat?”. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.Read more

Penguin’s Cosy Day: story map and sequencing cards. An original four-part story: Penguin feels cold, puts on mittens, goes skating with Polar Bear, then warms up with hot chocolate. A story map plus cut-out cards for sequencing and retelling. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Story map: first, next, then, last. • 4 sequencing cards. Ideas for using it: • Tell it: Tell the story using the map, pointing to each part. • Mix and fix: Mix up the cards. Can children put them in order? • Toy retell: Act out the story with toys. • What next? What might Penguin do tomorrow? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Understand the five key concepts about print: page sequencing. • Understand ‘why’ questions, like: “Why do you think the caterpillar got so fat?”. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.

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