- Colour Monster Stories

- Chinese New Year story

- Colour in your own colour monster

- Sensory mark making in shaving foam/ sand

- Favourite rhymes/ songs at group time

-Introducing new vocabulary

-Understanding emotions, (happy, sad, angry)

-What makes us unique?

-Mood monster cards

-Self-registration- how am I feeling today?

- Mirror images - showing my different emotions

-Using my language to communicate my needs

-Design your own colour monster, (use different materials, paint, recyclable objects)

-Role-Play doctors, dentists, firefighters etc,

-Geli Baff- different textures, materials and colours.

-Chinese New Year paper lanterns

-Colour mixing- what are the primary colours

• -What are my feelings?
• -What makes me happy?
• -Expressing my emotions
• - Valentine's day-create valentine cards for our loved ones
• -Breathing techniques to use when feeling overwhelmed

-Pancake day

-Chinese New Year

-(try a selection of Chinese food)

-Colour mixing with lights

-I spy

- what can I see outside?

-Melting Ice

-Outdoor learning area exploring different materials

-Counting and colour sorting

-Threading colour monster activity

-Colour construction with blocks

-Shape and colour hunt

-Create your own magnetic colour monster

-Measuring different units/ materials

-Playdough monsters,

-Tweezers and pinching

-Dance and movement

-Duplo construction (can you create a colour monster?)

-Colour monster cutting activity

-Chinese New Year food- try a selection of Chinese food

-Outdoors balancing obstacle course