We have done a bit of rearranging in nursery in order to create a larger area for the children to build and allow them the freedom to access different types of building materials by themselves.  This week we have been testing it out.  It isn’t quite finished yet, but we are having a lot of fun.  The large bricks and the tools were the biggest hits!

To continue the construction theme, we read about the Three Little Pigs.  We enjoyed playing with puppets and masks and used them to retell the story.  Some of us created our own stories about how we would trick the wolf if he came to our house!

To finish off our Elmer topic, we had Elmer Day in nursery.  Lots of us dressed brightly, just like the elephants in the stories.  We played party games, decorated a party hat, hunted for Elmer’s friends in a treasure hunt and had a treat of cake for snack.  The session finished with our elephant parade.  We wore our party hats and paraded around outside playing musical instruments.  We have enjoyed hearing all of the stories about Elmer and his tricks!