Category Archives: Literacy
Weekly Share Sheet
Click on the green text below for our Weekly Share Sheet, with our latest news, activity ideas & links to videos with our staff.
Share Sheet 15th Jun
Time for a Story!
Are you sitting comfortably?
Would you like to hear a really good story?
Here are some wonderful books to choose from, read for you by
Mrs Branco, Mrs McCarron and Miss Lawson.
Just click on the green text links:
In My Heart, read by Mrs Branco
In My Heart is a beautiful book all about our feelings, and afterwards Mrs Branco shows how you can make your own heart design.
Mrs McCarron reads a story about Billy
Mrs McCarron reads a tale about a boy called Billy who has lots of worries… and suggests a fun craft you could try afterwards.
Miss Lawson reads You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus
Miss Lawson reads this fantastically funny rhyming story about animals getting into all the wrong places…
Miss Lawson reads 10 Little Pirates 
Read along with Miss Lawson – this little book is a such a fun way to practice numbers and rhymes.
Mrs Branco reads Norman
Norman is a slug who wants to be a snail – if only he could find the right shell…
Mrs Branco reads Incy Wincy Spider
Follow Incy Wincy as he is blown from animal to animal in this hilarious rhyming story.
Weekly Share Sheet
Hello everyone,
Here is our Weekly Share Sheet from Miss Lawson to let you know the latest news and offer more ideas of learning you can do at home
(to see it bigger, click on the green title).
Share Sheet 8th June
Rhyme of the Week
Our rhyme of the week is Incy Wincy Spider.
Have you seen any big spiders about?
Click on the green link to hear the song with Mrs Small.
Inch Wincy Spider with Mrs Small
~~Rhyme of the Week~~
Our Rhyme of the Week
You can have lots of fun with this rhyme! Try finding a space on the floor with your adult or someone in your family, sit down facing each other and hold hands, rock back and forward while singing the song.
You could use props like a wooden spoon for oars or bring your teddy along…
Or change the verse:
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the river,
if you see a polar bear,
Don’t forget to shiver!
Bookbug’s 10th Birthday
Hello everyone, this week someone we all know is going to be 10! It’s our good friend, Bookbug!
Bookbug has brought a host of fun and valuable learning to thousands of children. To find out more about what is happening for this special birthday, click on the link below to visit the Scottish Book Trust:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug/bookbug-is-10
The ELCC Book Nook
We thought that you might enjoy some story time with the staff. Click on the green text links below and enjoy!
Mrs Toman reads Jumblebum
Mrs Small reads Ten Little Fingers
Mrs Small reads Shhh!
Mrs Small reads Ruby’s Worry
Mrs Whittington reads Shark in the Park
Songs and adventures with the ELCC team
Hello All,
The Busby ELCC team have been making some short videos for you all to enjoy. To view, click on the green text links above the pictures.
Mrs MacLeod and the Lion Part 1
Mrs MacLeod and the Lion Part 2
Mrs Branco’s Song
Mrs Branco’s French Visitor
Mrs Small’s Tidy Up Song
Mrs Small’s Teapot Song#
Mrs McCarron and her Puppets
Mrs Branco Makes Playdough
Fun ideas from Mrs Reynolds!
Hello everyone,
Hope you are finding lots of ways to have fun at home and in this lovely sunshine! Mrs Reynolds has shared some photos of great ideas she has been using with Erin at home:
TRANSIENT ART
An old cutlery tray filled with interesting objects like stones and cones and an old picture frame can be used outside to create many different patterns and pictures.
Below are some examples of outdoor Transient Art by the British environmental artist Andy Goldworthy. You might get some ideas from him…
DIFFERENT WAYS WITH A PADDLING POOL
1) Use it as a Wee Den to draw and read in
2) Erin’s Daddy’s birthday balloons were collected to make a place for dolls and teddies to have a party
3) RHYME FISHING:
Another idea is Rhyme Fishing in a paddling pool, an old baby bath or a washing up bowl. Fill it with water and throw in some rhyming objects (e.g. cork -fork; key-pea; petal-metal), then challenge your child to fish out the objects that rhyme using a ladle or other utensil. For an extra challenge you could work on a way to make your own fishing net…
