ECC Littlemill PS

Hello Rory, Hayden, Jenson, Will, Amelia and Irena

As it’s World Environment day, I thought to celebrate, you could make a pond to encourage wildlife into your garden.

*1st you will need an old basin, takeaway tray, container or pot or pan, use what you have, even a tinfoil tray will work. It can be as big or small as you like.

*Next, you will need some stones or rocks, even some twigs or sticks if you have some.

*Last, you will need water. Rainwater is best tho since we haven’t had much rain you can use tap water too. 😁

When you have collected all that you need, place your container where you would like it to be before you begin.

1. place stones and or rocks in container.

2. make sure you remember to build in a ramp in a corner so animals and birds can use it to get in and out of the water.

3. fill with water

4. Enjoy watching your pond daily to see what wildlife uses it. You will be surprised.🐭 🐝 🐞 🐌 🦋 🕷 🦔 🐰 🐸 🦆🦟 🦗 🧚

5. Draw some pictures of what you find and post to your friends, or someone you miss to make them smile (see pictures below) 🥰

Remember to be Responsible Citizens when your are out and about. Take your rubbish and plastic home for recycling or put in a bin.
Rubbish left lying about can hurt or even kill wildlife. Please take it home and if you see anyone throwing rubbish away, tell them to take it home too. We must look after our environment. It’s the only one we have. Take care xx

Can you be like Peppa Pig and recycle your empty cans, cartons boxes and anything you can to make a play shop.

Make some price labels to put on things you have for sale in your shop.

Recycle an old egg carton and use as a till.

Empty your piggy bank and sort the coins into groups of the same into your till.

Look closely at your coins and learn their names.

Do they all look the same, or different? Are they the same on both sides?

Do you recognise any of the numbers on your coins, if so say out loud. If you don’t, ask a grown up, or brother or sister if they can help you.

Do some shopping and try to work out how many coins you need to pay for your shop.

You could ask a grown up to hide some coins in your house or garden and go on  treasure hunt to find them.

Here are some photos for ideas

All our ECC children enjoy getting our musical instruments out and getting creative with them.  There are a variety of developmental benefits related to listening to music and playing along with musical instruments.  These include improving listening skills, rhythm and co-ordination, fine and gross motor development, creativity and self-expression.  Here are a few examples of homemade musical instruments to give you some inspiration.

Here’s a fun game to play using colours of the rainbow.

Here are some of Peppa pigs creative recycling ideas.1st you’ll need an old newspaper, an old juice bottle, a piece of string and some sticky tape.

1. Cut the bottom off your bottle.

2. Scrunch up a piece of newspaper to make a ball.

3. Attach the string to the neck end of your cut bottle using sticky tape.

4. Stick the other end of the string to your ball of newspaper.

5. Holding the bottle neck in your hand, toss the ball into the air and have fun trying to catch it in the bottle.(see pics below).

When you have made your game, perhaps you would like to make some skittles.

1. Recycle some old bottles and tin cans

2. Decorate them using whatever you like.

3. Scrunch up some more newspaper into balls.

4. Line your skittles up and try knocking them over with the recycled newspaper balls.

1. Enjoy and have lots of laughs.(photos below)

Hope you’re all enjoying this lovely weather and spending lots of time playing outdoors.  Next time you go on a walk, why don’t you use your senses to explore your environment. You could even explore out in your garden.
Out on my walk yesterday I heard a radio playing. I saw my friend across the street. I smelled someone’s barbecue in their garden, I tasted an ice cream and I touched the grass as I sat in the park.  How many experiences can you identify using your senses ?

Stay safe in the Sun🌞

Here’s a rainbow breathing  exercise to help you feel calm and grounded before you begin your day, or before you go to bed.( Follow instructions below) Thank you.
Remember to stay safe in the sun and have fun x