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\nHello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc<\/em><\/p>\nWe hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95<\/em><\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/b1f06a30-287c-4f73-b5c8-04cc928502de.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nIn this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy this week\u2019s Blog!\n<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nWe know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc<\/em><\/p>\nWe hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95<\/em><\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/b1f06a30-287c-4f73-b5c8-04cc928502de.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nIn this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy this week\u2019s Blog!\n<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nWe know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95<\/em><\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/b1f06a30-287c-4f73-b5c8-04cc928502de.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nIn this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy this week\u2019s Blog!\n<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nWe know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy this week\u2019s Blog!\n<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nWe know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nWe know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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We know you can all sing Happy Birthday beautifully in English. \u00a0Why not have a go at singing Happy Birthday to Bookbug in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\nCan you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9855.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nWhy was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
https:\/\/youtu.be\/F-Mn8Woi9XM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
We are so proud to present a special Signalong Happy Birthday Video specially created to celebrate Bookbug\u2019s ten years. Thank you to tracygood@signalong.org.uk<\/p>\n
Can you learn and share the special song for Bookbug? Why not send us a video?<\/p>\n
Why was Bookbug \u00a0Created?<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/bookbug\/about-bookbug<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho Created Bookbug?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. 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Who Created Bookbug?<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/articles\/how-bookbug-came-to-life<\/a><\/p>\nWe celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n\ud83c\udf82 \u00a0\u2696\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82\u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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We celebrate birthdays in different ways.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nBaking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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Baking let\u2019s you use lots of different life skills. With an adult, why not bake a cake for Bookbug? \u00a0Can you follow the Victoria sponge recipe?<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\nCan you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\nCan you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ud83d\udd6f \ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6f\ud83d\udd6fDon\u2019t forget to add Bookbug\u2019s ten candles!<\/p>\n
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\u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8c We often receive lots of interesting Birthday cards with pictures and messages to mark our birthdays.<\/p>\n
Can you make a birthday card for Bookbug?<\/p>\n
Can you write him a special message?<\/p>\n\n
\ud83e\uddeeTeddy has come to celebrate Bookbug’s birthday.\u00a0 Can you feed Teddy the correct number of cakes?<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/teddy-numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\nParty Food<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\nParty Bags<\/p>\nBookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\nParty Games<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n\nSomeone starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today and bought…’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple) \ud83c\udf4f<\/li>\nThe next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana) \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c<\/li>\nContinue around your family members, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time. \ud83c\udf4f \ud83c\udf4c \ud83e\udd55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. 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\u270f\ufe0f \ud83d\uded2 Bookbug\u2019s planning a Birthday party. He needs to write lists to help get organised.<\/p>\n
Party Food<\/p>\n
Party Games<\/p>\n
Party Bags<\/p>\n
Bookbug needs a few ideas from his friends. With adult help, can you write a list to help Bookbug?<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Before we followed Government Guidance, the morning children suggested we played Musical Statues and what fun we had! I wonder if you can organise a game of Musical Statues with your family? Remember to explain the rules of the game clearly so it is fair for everyone.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc44 \ud83d\udc42 Can you play, ‘I went to the Shop?’ with your family?<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\nAs you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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\ud83d\udc63 \ud83c\udfb6 Let\u2019s Dance with Go Noodle<\/p>\n
As you all know, exercise is great for our bodies as well as our minds. Why not join in with this \u2018I\u2019ve got a Feeling\u2019 dance routine?\u00a0 Click on the link.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/app.gonoodle.com\/activities\/i-gotta-feeling?s=Search&t=i%20ve%20got%20a%20feeling%20dance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Bookbug and his Sticky Kids Workout<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nBookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Bookbug likes to get moving with familiar tunes. Bookbug wants to share the fourth Sticky Kids Workout 4.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/04\/Sticky-Kids-Workout-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n <\/p>\nWhat was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\nBook Bug app<\/p>\nThe Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\nOur Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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What was your favourite part of the workout?<\/p>\n\n
Book Bug app<\/p>\n
The Bookbug app helps everyone explore amazing songs and rhymes. Why not explore the Bookbug app as a family and have a Bookbug Birthday Concert? Share your concert with your friends or family.<\/p>\n
Our Favourite Bookbug Songs and Rhymes<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9647.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nhttps:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Mrs Laing’s would like to share this fun song called, ‘Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle.’<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/songs-and-rhymes\/ickle-ockle-blue-bottle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are missing each and everyone of you and hope this Blog will help us to connect. \ud83d\udc95 In this special Bookbug Birthday Blog, we shall be marking \u00a0Bookbug\u2019s special tenth Birthday by sharing lots of special activities. We hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95591.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\nMrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_95741.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay\u2019s favourite Bookbug song is the Jeely Piece song.<\/p>\n<p><em> ‘I remember my teacher teaching it to me.\u00a0 She sang and played along on her guitar.\u00a0 When I told my Mum about the song, she said that it reminded her of when she was a little girl.\u00a0 My Mum grew up up in Glasgow and lived in one of these flats.\u00a0 Mums and Dads would throw sandwiches out of the window to save them from walking up lots and lots of stairs everyday for lunch.\u00a0 I like to think of my Mum catching her lunch everyday, I’m not sure if any of her pieces made it to space though!’<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#\">https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606369486&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Bookbug\u2019s birthday, I would like to share a special game called, \u2018Cut the Cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everyone makes a circle with one person in the middle.<br \/>\nPlace an odd number of objects in the middle of the circle.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6Sing the song;<\/p>\n<p>Clap your hands together (clap hands), give yourself a shake (shake your body), make a happy circle (hold hands with the people next to you and swing them), then you cut the cake. The person in the middle \u2018cuts\u2019 between two players and they run and collect objects in the middle. The person with the most, is the winner and they become the cake cutter.\u00a0 To make it trickier, why not add more items into the middle of the circle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-6\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/1cfc5280-5314-4518-a40b-05767252e189.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-7\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_96271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/EEC63DA6-A400-488B-B80F-AF4EE73ED362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-8\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9573.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>Miss Stevenson’s favourite book is <em>The Rainbow Fish<\/em>.\u00a0 She loves the book because of the beautiful illustrations and the message of the story that sharing with others makes us happy and brings a smile to others.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Scheffler Reads Stick Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFhJrLVu3T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mrs Laing’s favourite book is Stick Man by the author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator Axel Scheffler. She loves looking at the changing seasons and all the adventures Stick Man experiences.\u00a0 Mrs Laing always feels relieved that he makes it home to his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n<p>\u2702\ufe0f \u00a0Bookbug really enjoyed listening to Stick Man so we started to make him a Stick Family for a special gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/25DEB3E5-9323-47BD-A9A0-11AAA8014F01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a Stick Man?\u00a0 Why not take him out on an adventure and talk about what he is doing?<br \/>\nStick Man is lonely. Can you make him a Stick Family? Can you make family members of different sizes? \u00a0Can you order them from biggest to smallest? How many sticks did you use? Can you describe the Stick family?<\/p>\n<p>Stick Man Illustrations<\/p>\n\n<p>Illustrations are very important to help us work out words. Even as adults, \u00a0we continue to use pictures to help us quickly work out messages\u00a0 shown in different environments.<br \/>\nLook at the video showing the Stick Man illustrations.\u00a0 Can you talk about the different seasons Stick Man experiences?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Can you describe the changing weather in each season? \u00a0How do people dress in the different seasons? What happens to the trees throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p>Join in with the the Seasons song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seasons Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZjpI6fgYSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/B638BFA6-85DA-4444-BA5E-E9568F9965EE-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfad How many ways can you use a stick? Why not work with an adult to write a list or send us some pictures?<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Sessions<\/p>\n<p>On at Fife Libraries offers Bookbug sessions. Why not join in with\u00a0 one of the sessions by clicking the link and selecting videos? Look out for Pauline our local librarian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube\">http:\/\/bit.ly?ONFifeYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \ud83e\uddd0Where’s Bookbug?<\/p>\n<p>Since following Government Guidance, Bookbug has been enjoying\u00a0 his outdoors daily exercise. Bookbug has travelled around Newport and stopped to \u00a0rest at different places on his journey. \u00a0Look carefully at each photograph. Can you guess where he has stopped? \u00a0Why not share your thoughts in our Comments feature? The answers will be given in next week\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Bookbug Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party<\/p>\n<p>We would like you and Bookbug to experience one final birthday treat with Jaime from Cosmic Yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cosmic Kids Yoga DANCE PARTY!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23VdtT0vQUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>We hope you have had fun celebrating Bookbug\u2019s tenth birthday.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us and we hope to see you very soon.<br \/>\nRemember you can add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the Comments feature or why don\u2019t you share some of your experiences through<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Nursery Team<\/p>\n<p>Mrs AC \u00a0 \u00a0Mrs Kay \u00a0 Mrs Laing \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Ross<\/p>\n<p>Miss Crichton \u00a0 Mrs Cunningham \u00a0 Miss Allen \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Beat \u00a0 \u00a0 Miss Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbcGallery<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Laing met Lachlan cycling his bike. You were having fun balancing, pedalling and steering. It was lovely to see you and your family. \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Goodbye Everyone<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2140-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_9654.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hello everyone! \ud83c\udfbc We hope you are all keeping safe and well. 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Mrs Ac’s favourite Singing Game is Sleeping Bunnies.\u00a0 Can you think of your own animal and movement to create your own verses?<\/p>\n