Author: Ania Brown

How exciting that we are now able to have a peek into the various museums, even when they are closed during this difficult time.  Some of the museums around the world have decided to open up their virtual doors.  Why don’t you take a look?

National Museum of Natural History

http://naturalhistory.si.edu/vt3/

The Louvre

http://www.youvisit.com/tour/louvremuseum

The British Museum

http://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1177199742298383/

 

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Today we’ve got Sandra’s favourite – “The Smartest Giant in Town” by Julia Donaldson.

Sandra was very excited to share this story with you all and is missing you all very much!

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Hello everyone! We know that this is a very difficult and stressful time for all of us. Not being able to see our friends, some of our family or not even being able to play outside for long isn’t easy! If it gets to us a little bit too much, here are some ways to help us stay calm…
And remember – talk to your mummies and daddies, they always know how to make us feel better!

Please click on the link below to listen to a lovely message from Mrs Vandal:

Boys and girls – we are missing sharing and reading stories to all of you – so we had a great idea to record ourselves reading some of our favourite books!

Today Ania chose to read one of her all time favourites – “Jack and the FlumFlum tree” by Julia Donaldson. We hope you enjoy it!

Let us know in the comments if you like this format and what other stories you would like to hear!

ANIMALS! Did you know that you can have a wee look at Edinburgh Zoo’s live web cameras to see what the animals are up to? You can see the pandas, tigers, penguins and koalas! And if Edinburgh Zoo isn’t enough for you – why don’t you search for other zoos around the world?

Let us know which animal is your favourite and what they are up to when you’re watching them!
Have you ever been to a zoo?
What’s your favourite animal? We wonder if you could pretend to be an animal, too!

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

Loose Parts are objects and materials that children can move, manipulate, control and change within their play. They can be moved all around and are often open-ended – that means they can be used in endless way, with the use of children’s incredible imagination! Loose Parts exploration and play can have a massive impact on problem solving, scientific thinking, language, concentration, hand-to-eye coordination and many more!

So… What are Loose Parts objects? You most probably have a great selection in your homes!
These could be buttons, corks, leaves, twigs, rocks, sea shells, dry pasta, bottle caps – the list is miles long!

Let’s have a look around you and see if you can find any Loose Parts. It could be pom-poms, keys, lego, conkers! These can be used for counting and sorting as well as making 3D pictures!

We would love to hear all about your ideas and creations! Please ‘reply’ on this page and the staff can respond to you too!

Well… The Spring has arrived! The weather has been super lovely – the sunshine, blue skies and beautiful songs coming from the birds. We thought it would be a great idea to go on a Spring scavenger hunt! Don’t worry if you don’t have a garden – you can go on the hunt indoors, too! Why don’t you draw some of the things or even look for photos of them in books/magazines? Good luck 🙂

Alison’s granddaughter has tried this activity. She had great fun and thought that all the children in our class would love it too!

I was so excited about this hunt that I have tried it myself! So far I managed to find two birds flying past my window, water in a jug in my kitchen, a purple scarf and a butterfly on my window sill! What can you find?

Please let us know how you get on.

We all know how important oral hygiene and brushing our teeth is. We all brush our teeth at nursery once a day to make sure they are strong and clean. We also know that certain foods are really healthy for out teeth – like fruit, vegetables and milk! Here’s a little video to remind us why it is important to keep our teeth nice and clean:

 

And here is a new toothbrushing song – if we all like it, maybe we could learn it to use at nursery!