We were delighted to spot some frog spawn whilst out for a walk in the community this week.  The find sparked a lot of discussion and interest about frogs and learning about the life cycle of frogs.  The bairns had lots of questions and thoughts:

“What do frogs eat?  I think it is grass”

“Those look more like fish to me!”

“That’s not a baby frog, that’s an egg!”

“Da eggs are peerier dan my hoose.”

“The eggs look like watermelons!”

“I wonder how many eggs there are?”

We have started to write down our questions in our floor book, and find out some of the answers.  We have been looking at frog facts on line, and ordering life cycle cards and small world models.  The discussions have also led on to more conversations and questions about other life cycles.

We have been hearing the story of the 3 little pigs this week.  The illustrations have helped us draw our own expressive pictures of the big bad wolf as he tries to blow down the house of bricks.  There is a display of some pictures just inside the nursery front entrance if you want to have a peep.

Looking at books to help us also inspired more copying letters and pictures from books.  Some children were also able to retell the story of the week to our friends.  Very well remembered!

We had some visitors to the nursery this morning.  People who help us in the world were welcomed in and the children were able to have a quick look at their uniforms.

As always, there is a variety of games and resources to play with in nursery.  These help us learn how to take turns, use our working memory and bring about a huge amount of discussion.  We can use our imaginations and create amazing things.  We can use our motor skills and learn how to be kind and helpful to others. We are very lucky to be able to take our time to learn with these helpful games and resources.

We love being outside!  it helps us develop so many skills in our brains and our bodies.  We are so luck to have a variety of different spaces to learn in outside.  This week we have been making marks with chalk on a variety of surfaces.  We have been moving our bodies and learning to use large resources and spaces safely.  We have also been able to meet familiar people in the playground and say hello.