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There was much excitement when the bairns noticed a tractor in the field next to the playground picking up bales and moving them out of the park.  We went to get a closer look, using the style at the bottom of the playground as a view point.  There was lots of discussion about what was happening when the tractor picked up one bale and moved it closer to another before picking them up together and taking them out of the park.  The bairns gave a big wave and were  excited to hear the tractor’s horn.

We continued our drumming sessions with Joy this week, revisiting the names of the drums, how to take turns while listening to the beat.  As we were learning how to use different parts of our hands to make different sounds on the drum, we also played a name game.  At the end it was time to “go bananas”.

We have enjoyed to many different activities that have engaged the bairns’ curiosity and development.  We also had a delivery from Tesco which the bairns emptied onto the table in the kitchen before putting the items away in fridge and cupboards.  We had a whole nursery dance break after lunch one day with everyone joining in with their own dance moves, facial expressions and song choices.

We hosted another Bookbug session this week, staring with our welcome song.  The bairns listened to a book called You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus which included a tiger on a train, monkeys on a trolley and seal driving a taxi.  It all worked out in the end when all the animals could fit on the rollercoaster together.  Following the bairns’ interest in vehicles, we sang a song to the tune of Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut but using the names of different kinds of transport.  The bairns were keen to finish up with the Pea Pod Press game using a stretchy blanket.

The bairns have been engaged in many different self-directed activities outside this week.  These have included blowing bubbles, jumping in  a large muddy puddle, chasing with a monster game, ascending and descending on the climbing wall, building dens, visiting the playground and putting out fire with spray bottles.