Muddy Puddle Fun (Thursday-Friday)

The wet weather played in our favour this week.  The bairns explored cause and effect jumping in the giant muddy puddle in the garden.  They added run ups to see if they could make a bigger splash.  “Yun is deep.  It’s covering my boots.”  They also noticed the patterns in the water from the raindrops.

Library Van (Tuesday)

The new Library Van came by for a visit and we learned that its name is ‘Tammy Stories’.  The bairns selected books about animals, being kind and Halloween.  They have frequently chosen to read these books throughout the week.

Numeracy (Monday-Friday)

There are numeracy invitations and opportunities across all the areas of the setting.  The bairns have been using clay sprinkles to fill number shapes.  They have built shapes with the Kapla sticks and the magnetic blocks, often creating farms for the magnetic animals.  They have explored height using towers made from blocks and cups.  The bairns often ask for counting games on the smart board.  Our numeracy table has featured ten frames, loose parts and numbered tiles to promote counting, ordering and quantity recognition.

Circuits and Electricity (Monday-Friday)

The bairns have been interested in learning about electricity.  We found some interactive games on the internet related to electricity, hazards and energy.  The bairns have also been testing the circuit boards, making the fans spin and lights shine.  This also supports numeracy development in relation to number, placement and shape.

Sensory Jars (Tuesday-Wednesday)

One of the bairns wondered how to make bubbles in a sensory timer so we made our own.  The bairns added oil, water, food colouring and confetti stars to their jars, before gently swirling the ingredients together.  The bairns discussed when they would use their jars.  “It helps you, the way you feel.  It made me feel happy.”

Story Dough (Tuesday)

The bairns made a big batch of green playdough to use for Story Dough.  The dough was placed on the centre of the table and the bairns marched around it, singing the wake up song.  Once the story dough had woken up, it was time to divide it up and create our own characters, and use our imagination to invent stories about them.  Mrs Malcolmson sprinkled in many unique describing words to add a bit of nonsense and fun to support language development.