Literacy | Magic Potions

Description

A fun and messy activity for all ages, easily adapted for a witches topic in EYFS to Macbeth in upper keystage 2. Children make a magic potion, noting down what they are putting in to use for instructional writing, a spell or a piece of creative writing.

Learning Objectives

English: There are so many learning objectives that fit this activity it would take a few pages to write them all down. So we have listed a few ideas that this activity can fit into.

EYFS and KS1: Any witch/wizard magical story – use for simple rhyming words, simple instructional writing.

KS2: Harry Potter, George’s magical medicine, How to train a dragon, Macbeth and any other books with magic, witches or potions in them – use for any of the writing styles listed above including drama and role play.

Resources: Pots, buckets or trays for mixing in, water, whiteboards and pens, soil and natural materials. Additional resources – food colouring or paint to colour the water.

Pages: 2