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The activity from this module set that I would be very interested in trying is the ‘Investigation Children’s Coats’ activity. I really like how there is multiple opportunities for integration within this activity, for example it focuses on developing the children’s descriptive language of materials using the Feely bag, and it also incorporates a maths elements, when collating data based on the number of children wearing each colour coat in our class, and displaying this data graphically, which would definitely suit the older side of the junior classes. We could have a class teddy/puppet who then arrives with a problem to the class; there is snow forecast for this weekend and he has no coat and is afraid he will freeze! I would allow the children, after a discussion on how we could keep teddy warm in the winter, to design and make a coat for teddy using a variety of different materials. Each child/group will present their coat to teddy, and put it on him, and they will explain to the class how they made the coat, what materials they used and why. Teddys assistant shopper (one of the children/the teacher) could then decide which coat they like the most!