Good morning!
Today and tomorrow will be our usual nursery posts but Friday will look a little different. Although our nursery Sports Day should have been on May 1st, the school’s was planned for this Friday. For that reason we will share some sporty ideas on Friday for you to join in with siblings and the rest of the school community.
For now, here are today’s suggestions. They are inspired by the photos many of you have taken on visits to local ponds and rivers.
- Watch and listen to this story. Go back to the start again and watch slowly, discussing the details in each picture and some of the interesting words.
2. Find a long piece of paper or stick a few A4 pieces together. Draw, paint, collage or model your own river. Just like Marc Martin did, I want you to use your imagination to think of all the things you might see and meet on your way along the river. Add them to your picture. Maybe your adult can help you label some of the things you draw.
3. Can you find bits and pieces outdoors for interesting water play and investigation? How could you dig, build or make your own flowing river? Can you make a waterfall, pool or pond?
4. Join in with this river song
5. Can you pretend that there is a river in your house or garden? How will you cross it without getting your feet wet? What interesting ideas will you come up with?
6. Use a piece of fabric as a river. How can your toy animals/cars/dolls cross it safely? Maybe you could build a bridge? What about a boat or raft?
7. What animals do you know that live on or near rivers? I am very lucky because a river passes less than five minutes’ walk from my house. It is called the White Cart. I have seen ducks and fish there but recently my neighbours spotted a heron and an otter! Do you know what these animals look like?
Justin, I thought you and others might like these!
8. Try these water challenges:
9. What do we use water for in our daily lives? Is water important to us? Does everyone in the world have access to the clean water they need? What can we do so we don’t waste water?
10. Join Jaime to think about your feelings and how you might manage them.
11. Use water in some interesting and fun creations!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/the-lets-go-club-water-xylophone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/my-story-water-squirter
12. Relax
