A warm hello to all our lovely families at Newport Nursery from Mrs A-C and the rest of the team!
In this week’s blog we thought we could focus on planting and growing at home. We have been very lucky over the last few weeks to have had such sunny weather which we know that plants love! The rain will also be very much appreciated now. Have a look at the clips and photos of what’s growing in and around the nursery team’s gardens.
Being outdoors is great because the fresh air and sunshine is good for your body and mind. Gardening provides so many benefits. It provides great sensory development as children feel the different textures of soil, seeds, flowers and petals. You can smell different flowers and see different colours. Whilst gardening children build hand-eye coordination and physical strength because it can be quite hard work digging, lifting, watering, etc.
Growing your own food encourages healthy eating because if children have had a hand in growing fruit and vegetables, they will be keener to eat them. Children will learn how much care and attention is needed to grow something from seed and also the time is takes, which teaches patience.
Here’s what we have been growing in our gardens, please use the comments box to show us what you have in your garden.
If you want to have a go at planting a seed yourself. Here are some instructions on How to grow a plant.
We thought it would be a good idea to give you a game that you could play with your family while out on your daily walk. Here’s a treasure hunt – t-t-1103-plants-and-flowers-hunt-sheet-_ver_5
Here’s some of what we have found…
It’s #NationalGardeningWeek – so get outside and explore the nature and all of its glories!
We were talking about how important it is to keep exercising to stay fit and be happy. So following on from last week here’s the second Sticky Kids Workout.
Track List
I Jump Out Of Bed; Funky Monkey; Shake Your Fingers; My Head My Shoulders; Here Are My Hands; Zooming To The Moon; Hands On Hips
Cosmic Kids on YouTube provides a variety of activities to help support your Health and Wellbeing. In this 5 minute meditation we do some movement! We begin curled up like a little seed in the earth and experience the sensation of growing into the light and stretching open just like a big yellow flower! 🌼🌼🌼
Now we all know how much you like your stories at nursery and we are missing reading to you! Here are a couple of stories for you to share with your loved ones.
This book is part of Ladybirds First Favourite Tales series – these retellings are perfect for introducing young children to classic stories and fairy tales, and the books are just right for those just learning to read. The Enormous Turnip Retold by Irene Yates 32 pages, Ladybird ISBN-10: 9781409309574 ISBN-13: 978-1409309574 ASIN: 1409309576
We hope you liked hearing that story. Can you remember who the main characters were in the story? What happened at the end?
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That is one of our favourite stories to read aloud to you. Let’s see how well you listened! How many magic beans did the old man give Jack for his cow? How many potatoes did the giant eat before falling fast asleep the first time Jack climbed up the beanstalk?
Can you put these beanstalk’s in order from smallest to biggest? T2-M-038-Beanstalk-Height-Ordering-Pictures
We miss singing songs with you. So here are some nursery rhymes you can sing along to…
We hope that you found this blog about planting and growing at home fun! We miss you all very much and would love to see what you’re doing at home. Please share your comments and requests in the Comments section or send us an email at newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk.
Please feel free to share photographs, drawings, your experiences and ideas. Remember if you are sending us anything, you are giving us permission to share these on our Blog.
Keep safe,
The Newport Team
Mrs A-C, Mrs Kay, Mrs Laing, Mrs Ross,
Mrs Cunningham, Miss Stevenson, Miss Allan, Mrs Beat and Miss Crichton
