Hello everyone – it is a very windy day out there today! It reminds us of the story ‘Shark in the Park on a Windy Day’ read by the author Nick Sharratt. Listen for all the rhyming words!

We had some lovely emails sharing  our learning at home.

Please continue to share with us at balmullops.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

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The caterpillars shown on last weeks post have turned in to beautiful butterflies!  Thank you for sharing x

The wings are very fragile. Did you notice the symmetrical pattern on the wings?

We enjoyed noticing and making symmetrical patterns in the nursery. This is a fun game with different levels of challenge.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

In my play I can make symmetrical patterns and identify and talk about things that are the same in pictures and patterns.

I can tell if a picture/pattern is symmetrical and make symmetrical patterns using different objects and technology.

Personal Learning Plan Early Level Maths and Numeracy MNU19a.

 

We had more exciting news from Layla-chicks! 

Do eggs from different birds take the same length of time to hatch? Are eggs from different birds all the same size? Maybe you could ask your family, look in a fact book or research on the computer.

 

Exploring music in the garden.

Great  ideas in the garden ! Can you think of other ways to make different sounds? You could make your own musical instruments using loose parts -cereal boxes, juice bottles -lets have some fun!

I have the freedom to use my voice, musical instruments and music technology to discover and enjoy playing with sound and rhythm.

Personal Learning Plan Early Level Expressive Arts -Music  EXA17a.

Through play I have explored a variety of ways of making sounds.

Personal Learning Plan Early Level Science- Forces, electricity and waves  SCN11a.

 

Bookbug

Lots of families have been joining in with various Bookbug activities celebrating Bookbug week. We had some lovely feedback from Ewan.

“We have been doing bookbug every day, and sometimes setting up bookbug from Kirkcaldy Galleries on mummy’s phone while we use the tablet to zoom with Granny and Grandad. Ewan says the other bookbug people don’t know the songs as well as Mrs Duncan though! He has really been enjoying the stories that Mrs Duncan has been reading.”

What a great way of using Zoom!

Developing our fine motor skills

Developing our creative skills and fine motor skills  using glue sticks, tearing paper, using scissors and picking up small craft items in a pincer grip . What a fabulous picture of Gran!

All your painting and drawing is developing your pencil grip Roman brilliant work!

 

Learning with our older siblings

We had some great sharing of learning with older siblings reading and also doing ‘school work’. This encouraged some children to join in with worksheets too. Lovely work!.  Keep up the great learning have fun writing lists, making books, drawing pictures  and making cards.

Well done for working hard at this tricky work sheet Alfie!