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Eco Learning, Fun, Group Red, Health & Wellbeing, Literacy, Loose Parts, Natural World, Numeracy & Mathematics, Outdoor Learning, Science

The Latest Action with the Reds! 💥☄️

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The Red Group have been having plenty of Outdoor Action recently, experimenting with herbs in their Mud Kitchen, and practicing their throwing, catching, balancing and other physical skills.



Using a rope and recycled bottles of water, the Reds investigated forces, weights and volume. They tested their problem-solving skills as they used a pulley to hoist up the water.

“This is the Machine Maker.”
Watch the children creating a conveyer belt process with the tubes and bark pieces, using teamwork and imagination.

Indoors the children have been exploring Numeracy using autumnal natural objects, and in Literacy they have been really enjoying the story of The Disgusting Sandwich, using Hanen techniques and exploring the meaning of descriptive words.


Technology
We have been exploring technology using the Beebots, sending them in different directions.
We have also used the App pictured below on our iPads to work out how to say words and phrases in different languages.


Creative Arts, Fine motor skills, Fun, Group Red, Health & Wellbeing, Imaginary Play, Literacy, Mark Making, Numeracy & Mathematics, Outdoor Learning, Technology & Construction

The Red Group Rev into Action! 🚘

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The Red Group are currently based in the Lomond Room in Arran building. They have been eagerly exploring the characters in the exciting story of Supertato and have been role playing his adventures and daring rescues.

In Early Science experiments,  the children  tried different ways to free the peas from inside the frozen ice, adding salt, hot water and using various tools.

The Red Group have also been studying different vegetables and talking about how and where they grow. Then they made their own vegetable characters using different resources and re-enacted some of the key story scenes from Supertato.

“My favourite bit is when Supertato runs!”
“They put him in the jelly…”
“He wanted to kill the vegetable market…”

At group times the Red Group have been enjoying songs with actions, story-telling and talking about their feelings.

Outdoors they have been busy catching rain, puddle splashing and investigating forces with ropes (after reading the story of the Invisible String.)

Mixing powder paint with rain and experimenting with colour.


Using gloop to play and experiment with colour and shape.

Creative Arts, Group Pink, Group Yellow, Health & Wellbeing, Literacy, Numeracy & Mathematics, Outdoor Learning, Science, Sensory Play

Back in the Swing of it! ☀️🌋🦕

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It has been wonderful to see all the smiling young faces back at Busby ELCC and to welcome all our new children into the ELCC family.
In these early weeks the children have settled in very well, enjoying one another’s company and trying out all that is on offer.

In Arran building the Pink and Yellow groups are currently based in the Katrine playroom. Here many of them have shown a strong interest in dinosaurs, so we have been reading lots of dinosaur books and facts, making fossils in moulds and salt dough bones, and creating a dinosaur landscape with a working volcano….

Making Fossils
Making Fossils


Painting our Dinosaur Landscape

Making an eruption (with vinegar and bicarbonate of soda)

If your child is one of our budding young paleontologists, they might have fun checking out this latest news story with you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-53917742

The children have also been enjoying lots of sensory experiences with ice shapes, sand, shaving foam, herbs, petals and water.

Making play dough for the day

The children love their regular sessions outdoors and in the MUGA , developing and showing off their physical and creative skills.


Rainy days not a problem…


Exploring the Gruffalo story sack (Literacy) and experimenting with Shapes (our current Numeracy focus)

At Snack time we wash our hands, then choose our snack if we’d like one and chat with our friends.


At group times we have been playing Spin the Bottle and talking about our feelings using stories, character puppets from Inside Out, and by placing our names on our  Feelings Board.

COMING SOON….
News of the Red, Blue, Purple & Green groups coming soon –  so keep your eye on the blog!