My magical seed diary
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My magical seed diary
APPENDIX 2.1
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
– Lenny
the children’s ideas when discovering the egg
– Polly
‘If it falls, it might smash, so let’s put a net underneath.’
– Hannah
– Harvey
‘A flower might be inside. If we water it, it will come out.’
– Callum
‘There’s an egg on the top and a bird might be inside.’
– Annabel
‘It might be a sunflower. Mine is as big as that outside.’
– Tom
– Jimmy
‘Plant the seeds in the soil and they will grow.’
‘It’s a beanstalk like in Jack and the Beanstalk’
‘Don’t touch it or it might fall down.’
– Lilly
‘It’s a baby insect. How many legs has it got?’
‘Why is it in our classroom?’
the children’s ideas when discovering the beanstalk
the children’s ideas when discovering the alien
– Kim
‘Put a sign on it saying “don’t touch!”’
– Honey
‘It’s a flower bud, and a daisy might be inside. We can climb up and pick it.’
– Bobby
‘I think it’s on the roof of the school.’
The magic seed
– Jane
‘I think it’s a giant flower.’
– Livvie
‘If we are quiet it might peek out and say hello.’
– Nathan
‘It will be hungry and need a drink.’
– Sara
‘My mum said if you see eggs in a nest, don’t touch them or their mummy might leave them.’
– Jill
‘A caterpillar might have climbed up and laid an egg.’
– Alfie
‘If we keep giving it water, it will grow up to the sky.’
– Gupreet
‘A castle might be at the top, and a giant.’
– Hetty
‘I would be scared if I was up there.’
– Sandeep
‘Let’s make a ladder and climb up to rescue it.’
– Fred
‘Eggs are in nests, not in a tree.’
– Ollie
‘If the sun and rain come, it will grow massive.’
APPENDIX 2.2
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
APPENDIX 2.3
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
APPENDIX 2.4
PLANET IGG POST
1
ST
FIRST CLASS SPACE MAIL
Dear Thank you so much for looking after my egg and baby. He is now safely back home on Planet Igg. He has learned so much about you earthlings and loved his time with you. I can’t thank you enough for taking such good care of him. I now know much more about where you live, but wondered if you knew much about space? Maybe your teacher would help you to find out more? There is so much to investigate. Lots of love, Mummy Alien xxx
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
– Vicky
– Molly
– Cally
‘Can you see where we live from space?’
‘What is it like in space?’
‘Is the moon made of cheese?’
– Kuldip
‘You have to wear a helmet.’
– Yasmin
‘Your food will float away when you eat it.’
– David
‘What do you eat and drink?’
– Honey
‘Is it really dark up in space? How do you see?’
– Gavin
‘What do the stars look like?’
Space
– Izzy
‘It is a long way away.’
– Tim
– Jesse
‘How long does it take to get there?’
– Nick
‘How do you go to bed in space?’
– Jonathan
‘There are aliens in space.’
– Harpal
what the children already know what the children want to find out
– Vanessa
‘Why doesn’t the space buggy float away?’
‘You can’t drive a car on the moon.’
– Billy
– Xavier ‘You use a telescope to look at the stars.’
‘There are different planets.’
‘There are no shops and schools there.’
APPENDIX 2.5
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
My magical seed diary
APPENDIX 2.1
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
– Lenny
the children’s ideas when discovering the egg
– Polly
‘If it falls, it might smash, so let’s put a net underneath.’
– Hannah
– Harvey
‘A flower might be inside. If we water it, it will come out.’
– Callum
‘There’s an egg on the top and a bird might be inside.’
– Annabel
‘It might be a sunflower. Mine is as big as that outside.’
– Tom
– Jimmy
‘Plant the seeds in the soil and they will grow.’
‘It’s a beanstalk like in Jack and the Beanstalk’
‘Don’t touch it or it might fall down.’
– Lilly
‘It’s a baby insect. How many legs has it got?’
‘Why is it in our classroom?’
the children’s ideas when discovering the beanstalk
the children’s ideas when discovering the alien
– Kim
‘Put a sign on it saying “don’t touch!”’
– Honey
‘It’s a flower bud, and a daisy might be inside. We can climb up and pick it.’
– Bobby
‘I think it’s on the roof of the school.’
The magic seed
– Jane
‘I think it’s a giant flower.’
– Livvie
‘If we are quiet it might peek out and say hello.’
– Nathan
‘It will be hungry and need a drink.’
– Sara
‘My mum said if you see eggs in a nest, don’t touch them or their mummy might leave them.’
– Jill
‘A caterpillar might have climbed up and laid an egg.’
– Alfie
‘If we keep giving it water, it will grow up to the sky.’
– Gupreet
‘A castle might be at the top, and a giant.’
– Hetty
‘I would be scared if I was up there.’
– Sandeep
‘Let’s make a ladder and climb up to rescue it.’
– Fred
‘Eggs are in nests, not in a tree.’
– Ollie
‘If the sun and rain come, it will grow massive.’
APPENDIX 2.2
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
APPENDIX 2.3
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
APPENDIX 2.4
PLANET IGG POST
1
ST
FIRST CLASS SPACE MAIL
Dear Thank you so much for looking after my egg and baby. He is now safely back home on Planet Igg. He has learned so much about you earthlings and loved his time with you. I can’t thank you enough for taking such good care of him. I now know much more about where you live, but wondered if you knew much about space? Maybe your teacher would help you to find out more? There is so much to investigate. Lots of love, Mummy Alien xxx
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
– Vicky
– Molly
– Cally
‘Can you see where we live from space?’
‘What is it like in space?’
‘Is the moon made of cheese?’
– Kuldip
‘You have to wear a helmet.’
– Yasmin
‘Your food will float away when you eat it.’
– David
‘What do you eat and drink?’
– Honey
‘Is it really dark up in space? How do you see?’
– Gavin
‘What do the stars look like?’
Space
– Izzy
‘It is a long way away.’
– Tim
– Jesse
‘How long does it take to get there?’
– Nick
‘How do you go to bed in space?’
– Jonathan
‘There are aliens in space.’
– Harpal
what the children already know what the children want to find out
– Vanessa
‘Why doesn’t the space buggy float away?’
‘You can’t drive a car on the moon.’
– Billy
– Xavier ‘You use a telescope to look at the stars.’
‘There are different planets.’
‘There are no shops and schools there.’
APPENDIX 2.5
© 2017 Jo Ayers and Louise Robson, Using Characters and Themes to Inspire Early Learning, Routledge
