Hello everyone!
Having created some new routines together and a safe and happy space to play, today has brought a little unexpected change for all.
Here are some things you may wish to look at to help you and your child talk about this and share their feelings.
- Many of us have been using the Colour Monster’s story to explore feelings and how we manage them. We are able to recognise situations which trigger sadness, anger etc. in ourselves and we have shared lots of ideas about what we can do when we feel a certain way.
- Why not talk about or draw what makes you sad/happy/afraid etc. and discuss good ways to share those feelings? Maybe you could collect your pictures in different jars.
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Encourage your child to share any worries using stories such as The Huge Bag of Worries or Ruby’s Worry.
https://youtu.be/8QwEOSBjOt8
- In the few weeks since our return we have seen some lovely friendships blossom. Instructions on how to access our Nursery MS Team to connect with one another will soon follow but for now why don’t you make a plan with your child to connect with their friends somehow? Perhaps via a video call or by making something that they can take a photograph of and share. Maybe they can set a joint building/drawing/painting/music challenge that they can then share the results of once complete.
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Look back at our blog (especially end of March till end of June) for some ideas. Remember that a little boredom and self-guided play are wonderful sparks for creativity so you need not always be providing ‘activities’ for your child.
