Mrs Dunnett and Mrs Duncan hope you are all safe and well and enjoyed  relaxing long weekend last week. We saw a lovely message on the Play Scotland site which shares an understanding about the  many pressures on families and encourages families to engage with a play mind set  and not feel anxious about the many suggestions for activities that might not fit with your family situation.  Encourage your children to lead play and see where it takes you.

The children might like to try some of these fun ideas for outdoor activities shared by a Susan Doogan a Paediatric Occupational Therapist who is publishing a series of free videos to help parents ‘play’ with their children and develop pre-requisite sensory/motor skills in readiness for school. The children could create an obstacle course, play pirates jumping from one area to another to avoid sharks…link to a favourite story … are they a hero? Encourage them to discuss their ideas.

Mrs Dunnett and Mrs Duncan received lots of emails sharing photographs, drawings and short films sharing lots of great family learning at home. Please continue to share with us at balmullops.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

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Great imaginative play

after seeing the little red door Mrs Duncan saw

on her walk (Blog 24/04/2020).

Olivia  thinks fairies live behind the door. Mum shared “Any little holes in the bottom of a tree is a fairy’s home and the tree roots are the steps (and sometimes slides). Here Olivia and her brother Struan are looking for fairies. How would the fairies feel if the wind shakes the tree?

Talking about pretend situations, characters and the experiences and feelings they may have. I  am developing my Early Level Listening and Talking Skills. (Personal Learning Plan  Lit 0.1c, 0.19a)

Frankie and his family sent in some pictures of the caterpillars they have at home. Frankie and his mummy shared. “We have got some caterpillars and we are watching them turn into butterflies. At the moment they are making their cocoons. ”

How many days will it take before the butterflies come out of the cocoon? Maybe the boys and girls in nursery can sing the days of the week song from last week to help count the days.

Last year in nursery we had a display all about caterpillars and butterflies do you remember? We found lots of interesting information in fiction and non-fiction books and we also used the computer.

I can learn when listening to others and accessing a range of media. I can use the information from others and a wide range of media to learn. Early Level Listening and Talking Skills. (Personal Learning Plan  Lit 0.4a)