Miremengjes!
We hope you enjoyed a weekend of fun and relaxation.
It has now been 8 whole weeks since we were last together in nursery and I’m sure you are all missing special friends and adults just as we are you. Lochlan’s family shared this lovely video which reminds us that we can still feel close to one another even when we are apart.
Here are some ideas for today that I hope you enjoy:
- Watch and listen to “I’m Not Just a Scribble”
2. Can you create your own scribble character using pens, pencils or crayons? Make more than one – tall, short, fat, thin, different colours, multi-coloured….
3. Near the end of the story the clouds said ‘sorry’ to Scribble. Why were they apologising? Had they made a good choice at first? How do you think scribble felt? Have you ever had a time when you wanted to join in but didn’t feel welcome? Maybe you said ‘no’ to someone when they asked to play. How did you feel? What if it happens again? What good choice could you make?
4. Now that you have some scribbles of your own, why not give them names? Maybe you could give them a name with the same starting sound as your name. Or perhaps you could give them a double, alliterative name like Tall Trixie or Little Leo.
There are some examples in this song. Can you hear the same starting sounds close to one another?
5. Can you create a story about your scribbles? Ask your adult to write it with you and read it together. You could draw some extra pictures to accompany the story or highlight the main people and places in your story and act it out, just as we do our Helicopter Stories in nursery.
6. If you have a whiteboard/dry wipe pen you can creating dancing people by drawing on a self-coloured plate then slowly pouring on some water. What other creatures could you draw and move?
7. Not a scribble but more of a splat! Why not have a go at some messy painting inspired by Jackson Pollock?
You might try flicking paint out in the garden or other large space. Dropping runny paints onto paper or blowing them gently with a straw can also create some interesting effects.
8. Here is another scribble story by the same author. Watch and listen. What was the same/different about the stories? Which one did you like best? Why?
9. Follow the story again and this time try to join in with the rhyming words (they have the same ending) as the person reads the story. For example:
But sadly, it was always the same. That’s how he got his “Invisible” name.
10. Can you think of any food that looks a bit like a scribble when its on a plate or in a bowl…? I think spaghetti and other noodles look a bit scribbly. Why don’t you find a recipe with spaghetti or noodles and help your adult to prepare it this week? Here are some ideas:
https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/quick-easy/spaghetti-recipes
Finally, this week is BookBug week, celebrating 10 years. You may find interesting materials by following this link: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug/bookbug-is-10
