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The children have loved hearing different versions of the story. They have been making bridges, planting seeds to grow a meadow of grass and drawing the Troll under the bridge. Outside we used props to make grass, a bridge and the river and played at being the troll and the goats... "trip, trap, trip, trap!" The children spend a lot of their day playing freely with the nursery resources and toys of their choice, in their own way. There is so much learning through this play. They develop their imaginations, build relationships and talk to the other children and adults and also use their muscles to practice fine and gross motor skills. The children mixed batter and then added their own choice of toppings... before enjoying the delicious pancakes! We have taken part in the national " RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch" this week. The children made bird camouflage binoculars and also feeders from oranges. We have been feeding the birds for a few weeks. We have been watching birds from our bird hide and making marks on a chart when we see birds. On Wednesday morning we recorded seeing 3 jackdaws, 2 blackbirds, 1 robin, 3 seagulls and 1 dove. This week the children have started to learn about birds. They have been watching birds come to the nursery garden and land on the bird feeders to eat. They have noticed photos of birds hanging in the trees. We collected sticks and made a big bird's nest together. At group time the children have practised counting skills with the song "5 Little Ducks" and practised using a hole punch, after sharing the book "Peck, Peck, Peck." We have feathers, natural materials' and bird watcher resources for the children to explore too. The children found out so much about Chinese New Year and celebrated all week. They chopped vegetables for a stir fry and ate it, with noodles, using chopsticks. They watched dragon dancing online and made their own dragons while threading. The children looked at Chinese calendars, tried Fortune Cookies and made a firework picture. They made paper chain decorations and painted their own beautiful paper lanterns. Watch the video to see the children using a dragon headpiece and costume to be a dragon walking around the nursery! The children have been exploring ice and have been really interested in watching it change through the day. Sometimes they have been able to post things inside the ice as a hole develops! Sometimes something has been trapped in the ice to try and release. They have also been creating pictures of snowmen. They used different skills like arranging loose parts in a group, drawing and sticking with glue. They have been using the language for body parts as well as "first, next, last" as they do this. |
