Learning in Nursery This Week – 14th – 18th February 2022

Sign a long

We have been learning some of the signs for clothes this week at Sign a long. The ladies from the Pre-School Home Visiting Service brought in a clothes line with pegs and clothes items to peg up, as well as a teddy to dress, some lovely books to read about wearing clothes and a great mix and match wooden jigsaw to do and speak about. We have sung songs and practiced our signs using the resources that are left from the ladies for a week.

We are really enjoying the time in the smaller groups and all the play and communication we get from the sessions.

Den Trial

You may have noticed a new big blue den in nursery this week. This is something which we have borrowed from another setting to try. This is a calm area that bairns can go in if they need some quiet time to read a story or to have a rest. We hope the bairns like it.

Out for a walk – bird spotting

We have been fortunate to be out and about again this week in the community. This time we spotted some different birds, and wondered what they would be eating for their lunch.

Maps and roads

The bairns have again been exploring maps, making roads and thinking about where they might go on their travels this week. We have been exploring different sizes, colours and forms that our maps that we create might take.

Colder weather- exploring ice

The colder weather, light snowfall and ice has provided a super discussion and exploration point this week. We loved seeing how the properties of water changed with the cold, turning to ice and then back to water again. The ice allowed us to make marks on the windows, explore the surface of puddles, shapes and patterns in frost, the noises of the crunch below our feet, the slippy surfaces and how our warm breath was seen in the cold air. Lots of fun, excitement and exploration and learn in nature!

Music outside, bubbles and balloons

We have had a super time in both outside areas this week. The water ways have been a great success again as the bairns are able to pour and fill containers, then transport the water and watch it move through its path. The puddles have been a great source of fund and enjoyment as we have watched the water jump up as we jump in.

We have used the coloured transparent shapes to make sun catcher cities. The coloured shapes cast on the ground have been interesting to change and create.

We have also really enjoyed having the musical instruments available to play with outside, making beats and tunes together. The giant bubbles and balloons have also been a great hit, as have the space hoppers. What a lot of energy using, skill development and muscle building has been done this week outside.

Numbers , colours, shapes and fun

We have been speaking a lot about numbers and letters and again this week. We have been looking at “tens frames” and thinking about if they are full (making 10), or not full yet.

We have also been playing with shapes to make pictures and patterns. Of course as always our block play has been amazing again this week. The structures and building are being explored and added to with creativity and planning. Also, the hollow blocks provides an opportunity for climbing on and challenging ourselves in risky play in a safe space.