Learning with Rachel Keeling Staff
Germs Are Not For Sharing
with Maria
with Maria
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Making Rain
with Syeda
with Syeda
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Five Currant Buns
with Becky
with Becky
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Sing-along Nursery Rhymes
with Judy
with Judy
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Interactive Phonics Game
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Bird Watching
with Urszula
with Urszula
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Scavenger Hunt
with Julie-ann
with Julie-ann
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Nick Sharratt
Shark in the Park
with Maria
Timothy Pope, Timothy Pope, what can you see through your telescope?
Is there a really a shark in the park? Go on, be brave, open the book and see!
with Maria
Timothy Pope, Timothy Pope, what can you see through your telescope?
Is there a really a shark in the park? Go on, be brave, open the book and see!
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What's in the Witch's Kitchen
with Becky
The witch has hidden a trick and a treat in her magical kitchen cupboards! Which one you find depends on how you open the doors. Whether it's frogspawn or popcorn, lollipops or rabbit plops, there are hilarious rhymes to discover inside in this innovative new novelty book from Nick Sharratt.
with Becky
The witch has hidden a trick and a treat in her magical kitchen cupboards! Which one you find depends on how you open the doors. Whether it's frogspawn or popcorn, lollipops or rabbit plops, there are hilarious rhymes to discover inside in this innovative new novelty book from Nick Sharratt.
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Octopus Socktopus
with Maria
Lift the flaps to reveal your favourite octopus! Will it be the Cuckoo Clocktopus, the Scary Shocktopus or maybe even the Party Frocktopus?
with Maria
Lift the flaps to reveal your favourite octopus! Will it be the Cuckoo Clocktopus, the Scary Shocktopus or maybe even the Party Frocktopus?
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Rocket Countdown
with Urszula
The spaceman is ready and the rocket is all set to go. Start the countdown to take-off from ten to one. For each number there's something to do: a door to open, a dial to turn or a tab to pull.
with Urszula
The spaceman is ready and the rocket is all set to go. Start the countdown to take-off from ten to one. For each number there's something to do: a door to open, a dial to turn or a tab to pull.
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There Are No Animals in This Book (Only Feelings)
with Judy
Masterworks of contemporary art teach children about feelings and how they can be expressed in art.
with Judy
Masterworks of contemporary art teach children about feelings and how they can be expressed in art.
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Octopants
with Syeda
There are all-in-ones for urchins and slipper-socks for eels... but will Octopus ever find a pair of pants to fit? A hilarious rhyming romp, packed with underwater underwear!
with Syeda
There are all-in-ones for urchins and slipper-socks for eels... but will Octopus ever find a pair of pants to fit? A hilarious rhyming romp, packed with underwater underwear!
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Silly Soup Game
with Jahera
Phase 1 Letters and Sounds - Aspect 4: Rhythm and rhyme
I’m making lots of silly soup
I’m making soup that’s silly
I’m going to cook it in the fridge
To make it nice and chilly
with Jahera
Phase 1 Letters and Sounds - Aspect 4: Rhythm and rhyme
I’m making lots of silly soup
I’m making soup that’s silly
I’m going to cook it in the fridge
To make it nice and chilly
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Ask a small group to sit in a circle so they can see a selection of rhyming objects placed on the floor.
Invite the children, in turn, to choose an object to put into the soup and place it in the bowl.
After each turn, stir the soup and sing the song to recite the growing list of things that end up in the soup.
Invite the children, in turn, to choose an object to put into the soup and place it in the bowl.
After each turn, stir the soup and sing the song to recite the growing list of things that end up in the soup.
A Chair for Baby Bear
with Shamsad
The story picks up from where "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" left. Goldilocks broke baby bear's chair and Papa Bear couldn't fix it. They tried to buy a new one in town but couldn't. When they returned home empty handed they found a surprise at the door.
with Shamsad
The story picks up from where "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" left. Goldilocks broke baby bear's chair and Papa Bear couldn't fix it. They tried to buy a new one in town but couldn't. When they returned home empty handed they found a surprise at the door.
Can you help poor Baby Bear by designing and making him a brand new chair?
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Hair Love
with Lize
It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters.
Zuri knows her hair is beautiful, but it has a mind of its own!
It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Mum always does Zuri's hair just the way she likes it - so when Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn.
with Lize
It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters.
Zuri knows her hair is beautiful, but it has a mind of its own!
It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Mum always does Zuri's hair just the way she likes it - so when Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn.
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The Wonky Donkey
with Julie-ann
I was walking down the road and I saw...
a donkey,
Hee Haw!
with Julie-ann
I was walking down the road and I saw...
a donkey,
Hee Haw!
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Little Rabbit Foo Foo
with Becky He's wild, he's wicked, he's Little Rabbit Foo Foo! This bunny likes nothing better than to ride through the forest bopping everyone on the head. Wriggly worms, tigers, no one is safe. But here comes the Good Fairy – and she is not amused! 
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Cooking Together
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Banana Oat Cookies
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Cranberry Cookies
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Summer Fruit Salad
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Peachy Pancakes
with Jahera
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Tzatziki
with Judy
with Judy
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
with Lize
A small caterpillar emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. Finally, it is no longer hungry and no longer small. The big, fat caterpillar builds a cocoon (chrysalis or pupa) around himself and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
with Lize
A small caterpillar emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. Finally, it is no longer hungry and no longer small. The big, fat caterpillar builds a cocoon (chrysalis or pupa) around himself and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
This book, published in 1969, is a picture book classic. It tells the story of a greedy caterpillar searching for food. As the caterpillar nibbles its way through different foods, your child will not only enjoy the story but be introduced to the life cycle of a butterfly, the days of the week, practise their counting.
Find out more about butterflies and caterpillars here
Find out more about butterflies and caterpillars here
Memory Game in the Garden
with Urszula
with Urszula
Supertato
with Julie-ann
Meet Supertato! He's always there for you when the chips are down. He's the superhero with eyes everywhere - but now there's a pea on the loose. A very, very naughty pea. Has Supertato finally met his match
with Julie-ann
Meet Supertato! He's always there for you when the chips are down. He's the superhero with eyes everywhere - but now there's a pea on the loose. A very, very naughty pea. Has Supertato finally met his match
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My Shadow
with Judy
with Judy
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I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed. The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow – Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow; For he sometimes shoots up taller like a bouncy rubber ball, And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all. He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play, And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way. He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward you can see; I’d think shame to stick to mummy as that shadow sticks to me! One morning, very early, before the sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like a naughty sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. |
Owl Babies
with Jahera
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait... Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does and they bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.
with Jahera
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait... Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does and they bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.
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Naughty Bus
with Becky
A young boy receives a toy bus as a present and has great fun exploring the world with his new toy which turns out to be quite a naughty bus – or is it the boy being naughty?!! This is a very unusual picture book with a story told through close up photography and mainly narrated by the toy bus. Very cleverly recreating children’s imaginative play this book is great fun to share with your child and to use as a springboard for their own play ideas.
Sing a song
Sing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ click here for the words. You might like to create a new version to the same tune together instead changing the words to The Naughty Bus….
with Becky
A young boy receives a toy bus as a present and has great fun exploring the world with his new toy which turns out to be quite a naughty bus – or is it the boy being naughty?!! This is a very unusual picture book with a story told through close up photography and mainly narrated by the toy bus. Very cleverly recreating children’s imaginative play this book is great fun to share with your child and to use as a springboard for their own play ideas.
Sing a song
Sing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ click here for the words. You might like to create a new version to the same tune together instead changing the words to The Naughty Bus….
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Peter Rabbit
with Judy
Let's count with Peter Rabbit!
with Judy
Let's count with Peter Rabbit!
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Inside, Outside, Upside Down
with Urszula
with Urszula
A bear explores a box on a truck and gets carried away. By the time he has returned, the reader will be exposed to the concepts of "inside, outside, upside down."
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
with Judy
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!
with Judy
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!
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My Cat likes to Hide in Boxes
with Becky
Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes.
with Becky
Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes.
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Erupting Volcano
with Urszula
with Urszula
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How to make a volcano
Volcanic eruptions are one of the most powerful natural forces on our planet. Making your own miniature erupting volcano is a great, safe way to start learning about these incredible geological features. For the volcano model:
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The volcano model:
1. Place your bottle upside down in the centre of a sheet of card and draw a small circle around the neck. 2. Cut a straight line through the card to the middle of the circle, and cut it out. 3. Overlap the two sides of the card to make a cone shape. Tape this into place, leaving a hole where you cut out the circle. Cut around the base of the cone so that it sits flat, but make sure that it is still taller than your bottle. 4. Place the cone over the bottle. Tape the top of the paper cone to the neck of the bottle to hold it in place. Tape the base of the cone to the other sheet of card. 5. Use paint to decorate the cone and make it look like a volcano. Allow your model to fully dry. The eruption: 1. In a bowl, combine the bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid. Add the water and mix thoroughly. Pour this mixture into your volcano. 2. In a cup, mix together the vinegar and food colouring. 3. When you're ready, pour the vinegar into the bottle with the bicarbonate. Wait for it to erupt and watch how the lava flows. 4. Experiment with different amounts of bicarbonate and vinegar and see how the volcano's eruption changes. |
