Beach Visit

How to play this game

We all like going to the beach, and for children it can be a great adventure. They can have fun playing in the sand and water, experience beach creatures up close and learn about the seaside environment. In this delightful book for preschoolers, each turn of the page shows a different thing they may see at the beach.

Children do not need to be able to read, as the story is read to them. They can have fun clicking on the speaker icons to have the story reread.

Pages can be turned forwards and backwards by clicking on the turned corner at the bottom of the pages. Children can also use click and drag in the direction of the arrow. This makes the reader feel like they are turning the page of a real book.

To exit, click on the small hand in the upper right corner of the screen.

Related Learning Outcomes

Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident learners

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Developmental skills

Knowledge of beach environment and experiences

Understand that print carries meaning

Enrich vocabulary

Relate images to text

Listening

Observation

Completing a picture

Programme navigation

Mouse control - single click

Mouse control - click and drag

Teaching tips

This book has the narrative of what the reader saw at the beach. It also has a simple puzzle to complete, by replacing part of each beach picture. This involves click and drag mouse control and is great practise in this skill for younger children. If they drop the object before placing it, it will bounce back to its original position. Encourage them to keep trying and with practise they will master this skill.

Children's safety is of the highest priority when going to the beach. Children need to understand that they need to be supervised at all times in and near the water.

Children need to be protected from the sun. Here are some points to consider.

• Cover up by wearing clothing made from close weave fabrics. If you can see through it then the UV radiation can get through. Cover as much skin as possible.
• Use water-resistant sunscreen with the highest protection factor and reapply frequently, especially when swimming. It is recommended that sunscreen be liberally applied 20 minutes before going out in the sun and reapplied every two hours.
• Wear a hat with protection of the ears, face and neck.
• Protect eyes by wearing sunglasses. Close fitting, wrap-around sunglasses are the best type to help protect eyes from UVradiation.
• Limit direct exposure to sunlight during midday. In fact, it is always safer to seek shade at any time of the day.

Individually these tips will help, but when used in conjunction with each other, they will give us the best chance of preventing irreversible damage from harmful UV radiation.