{"id":2320,"date":"2020-06-05T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T09:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2020-06-05T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T09:50:15","slug":"fabulous-frogs-and-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/2020\/06\/05\/fabulous-frogs-and-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous Frogs And Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A happy hello!<\/p>\n<p>We have been learning about lots of changes in nature from brilliant bugs to all sorts of plants growing in our gardens and parks.\u00a0 I wonder what you have found in your outdoor space!\u00a0 Could you share what you have found?\u00a0 My family (Team AC) and I took a walk to a duck pond near our house and we found some frogspawn a few weeks ago so I thought that this week we could look to see how frogs grow and develop.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s join Bookbug and start with the Hello Song!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/Hello.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/05\/Hello.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hello Song by Scottish Book Trust\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F195685533&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=960&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">Frogs are fabulous creatures because they can live in water and on land which is why they&#8217;re called amphibians.\u00a0 They grow from eggs to tadpoles to froglets to frogs. The eggs (frogspawn) hatch and tadpoles grow gills so they can breathe in water. Their back legs grow first followed by their front legs and at this stage they are froglets. Their tails shrink and they get bigger and bigger. Poof! They&#8217;re now frogs!<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.twinkl.co.uk\/tw1n\/image\/private\/t_630\/image_repo\/68\/04\/T-T-025-Frog-lifecycle-word-mat_ver_1.jpg\" alt=\" Frog Life Cycle Word Mat (Minibeasts)\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">Here&#8217;s a little video and song that helps explain the frog life cycle. Click on the link below to watch it.<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MJOSoJNeu54\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/MJOSoJNeu54?list=PLkUfYm5Szd-BzAdlkyY7mBKYT5aCxrUO2<\/a><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/welshwildlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSCN1181.jpg\" alt=\"Frog spawn season; what do you need to know? | The Wildlife Trust ...\" width=\"282\" height=\"212\" \/><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">Mrs Laing found this on CBeebies to help you feel calm and relaxed so find your inner frog&#8230;RIBBIT! CROAK! BREATHE!<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/6309362a-7668-49a0-9a05-f4c2167af80f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2378\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/6309362a-7668-49a0-9a05-f4c2167af80f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">Mrs A-C found a song about how frogs change&#8230;can you recognise the tune?<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/ImALittleTadpole.mov\">I&#8217;mALittleTadpole<\/a><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">It&#8217;s time to get crafty and make your own frogspawn, tadpoles or frogs.\u00a0 You can paint or draw!\u00a0 Or you can use any recycled materials you have at home. Or you could even pretend to be a frog and jump this way and that way!<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">Here&#8217;s an idea for you to use recycled bubblewrap or some egg cartons.<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/35\/65\/7d\/35657d7e17184b418ab7c1362106778f.jpg\" alt=\"FREE Frog Printables and Crafts - Homeschool Giveaways\" width=\"372\" height=\"531\" \/><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">If you&#8217;d like to use playdough here is the recipe we use in nursery.<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Playdough Recipe<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/b5260bd0-f088-4fc6-ace4-f2aa016e5a4a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2358 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/b5260bd0-f088-4fc6-ace4-f2aa016e5a4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">1 cup flour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">1\/2 cup salt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">1\/2 cup water<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">1 tablespoon of oil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">A few drops of green food colouring if you want<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Mix flour, salt and oil in a bowl, using your hands can be easier and fun!\u00a0 Remember to a<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\">dd\u00a0 a little water at a time to get the desired consistency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I wonder what your your creation will look like&#8230;please share a photo with us.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get moving with Jaime at Cosmic Kids yoga to wake up all of our muscles in our body. I hope you enjoy meeting Frank the Frog!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frank The Frog | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TY8xx7c6_z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We are missing reading you stories and there are a lot of stories and songs about frogs so sit back, listen and enjoy!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2320-1\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/1f210498-e96d-466b-b162-26ba713362df.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/1f210498-e96d-466b-b162-26ba713362df.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/1f210498-e96d-466b-b162-26ba713362df.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Can you remember all the different characters\/animals in the story?<\/p>\n<p>I remember reading this fun story to some of you.\u00a0 You were so good at guessing the rhyming words&#8230;see if you can do it again?!\u00a0 What do frogs sit on?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frog on a Log - Kids Books Read Aloud\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q22HH2DpAPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mrs Kay sings one of my favourite frog songs&#8230;join in!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2320-2\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/be81f1d2-f22f-4ba8-88e0-adb2e2efc5e0.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/be81f1d2-f22f-4ba8-88e0-adb2e2efc5e0.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/be81f1d2-f22f-4ba8-88e0-adb2e2efc5e0.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our families have been baking loads of yummy treats to eat.\u00a0 Mrs Kay&#8217;s girls love to bake brownies and Mrs A-C&#8217;s boys loves to bake lemon drizzle cake and cupcakes.\u00a0 What have you been baking? Here&#8217;s an <strong>easy cupcake recipe <\/strong>for you to try at home:-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong> 110g softened butter 110g golden caster sugar 2 large eggs \u00bd tsp vanilla extract 110g self-raising flour<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the buttercream<\/strong> 150g softened butter 300g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 tbsp milk food colouring paste of your choic<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/20\/58\/07\/205807edb2571ac1a6ba1a3c6a9af75a.jpg\" alt=\"These Frog cupcakes are such a delicious and fun cupcake recipe that the kids will love! Great for school functions, church events and just because! #summercupcakes\" width=\"200\" height=\"485\" \/><strong>Method<\/strong> Heat oven to 180C\/160C fan\/gas 4 and fill a 12 cupcake tray with cases. Using an electric whisk beat 110g softened butter and 110g golden caster sugar together until pale and fluffy then whisk in 2 large eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add \u00bd tsp vanilla extract, 110g self-raising flour and a pinch of salt, whisk until just combined then spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases. Bake for 15 mins until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack. To make the buttercream, whisk 150g softened butter until super soft then add 300g icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Whisk together until smooth (start off slowly to avoid an icing sugar cloud) then beat in 3 tbsp milk.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still peckish perhaps Mrs Ross&#8217; song will make you all full up!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2320-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/fc885c8e-412c-45c4-90df-6b9f858d3b55.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/fc885c8e-412c-45c4-90df-6b9f858d3b55.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/fc885c8e-412c-45c4-90df-6b9f858d3b55.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are out exploring nature there are so many wonderful things to see and do, from counting petals on flowers or how many bees you can see buzzing from one flower to the next.\u00a0 Last week Mrs Kay was talking about pattern and this week I thought I could show you symmetry in nature. Something is symmetrical when it is <strong>the same on both sides<\/strong>. A shape has symmetry if a central dividing line (a\u00a0<strong>mirror line<\/strong>) can be drawn on it, to show that both sides of the shape are exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n<p>Have a Iook at pictures above. Can you see why they are symmetrical? Can you have a go at decorating this butterfly below so it&#8217;s symmetrical?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/T-T-27948-Create-a-Symmetrical-Butterfly-Pattern-Fingerprint-Activity-Sheet.pdf\">T-T-27948-Create-a-Symmetrical-Butterfly-Pattern-Fingerprint-Activity-Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since we have been focussing on frogs and they love water! I thought we could have a little look at this water cycle experiment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_1820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2366\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_1820.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember that when you&#8217;re out and about near water you have to remember to be safe. Please make sure there&#8217;s an adult nearby making sure that you are safe.\u00a0 Do not swim in ponds, rivers or the sea without a grown up&#8217;s permission and never swim alone.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re in a boat you should always wear a life jacket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Splish! Splash! Water Safety Song\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORe6oNJvBUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I wonder if you would like to do this week&#8217;s Sticky Kids workout 7. Get your blood pumping and your heart racing!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbcdn1.podbean.com\/imglogo\/image-logo\/7826650\/SK_Podcast_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Sticky Kids Workout Podcast\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stickykids.podbean.com\/e\/sticky-kids-workout-7\/\">https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/eu\/pb-a9upn-dc30b6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Track List<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>I Jump Out Of Bed; Seaside Song; Shake Your Fingers; Beanbag Song; Sitting Rhyme; Stand Up, Sit Down; The Giant Says.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to share how all of our plants have grown in the last few weeks&#8230;some are quite small but some have grown so big.<\/p>\n\n<p>We hope that you found this blog about fabulous frogs and water fun!\u00a0 We miss you all very much and would love to see what you&#8217;re doing at home.\u00a0 Please share your comments, photos, drawings and ideas in the Comments section or send us an email at <a href=\"mailto:newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk\">newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk<\/a>.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll share these with all your nursery friends.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to sing goodbye with Bookbug!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Goodbye Song by Scottish Book Trust\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F195685491&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=960&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep safe,<\/p>\n<p>The Newport 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><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A big hello to Bobby who has reached out and said hello! He has been very busy helping his family decorate, as well as jumping really high on his trampoline and going for walks in the forest. Thank you for sharing these with us and your friends.<\/p>\n\n<p>We also had a lovely comment from Lachlann and his family who have been busy too.\u00a0 We love connecting with you and hearing what you have been up to.\u00a0 Please keep sharing!<\/p>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A happy hello! We have been learning about lots of changes in nature from brilliant bugs to all sorts of plants growing in our gardens and parks.\u00a0 I wonder what you have found in your outdoor space!\u00a0 Could you share what you have found?\u00a0 My family (Team AC) and I took a walk to a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20255,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2320","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\/2320","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\/20255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320\/revisions\/2394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/npsnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}