Welcome back, we hope you all had a relaxing break over Easter.
We have enjoyed reading your posts on the home learning section of your child’s learning journals, thank you so much for keeping in touch. Sharing your news and photo’s have helped to lift our spirits as we continue to miss all of our little friends. We really appreciate the time you have taken to do this. Please continue and if you haven’t managed to log on yet, instructions have been posted onto each child’s learning journal to make this easier for families. Say Hi, we would love to hear from you and we will reply back to all posts.
If you are looking for some new idea’s to try at home this week, please give these a try………..
Star Gazing – wrap up warm and enjoy a hot chocolate with marshmallows whilst sharing family time star gazing at night with Elon Musks satellite. Find out more information by clicking here.
This week you can also see the Lyrid meteor shower which happens this time every year. Its said to peak tonight and if your lucky you could see between 10-15 meteors an hour! L.1. I have experienced the wonder of looking at the vastness of the sky, and can recognise the sun, moon and stars and link them to daily patterns of life.
We would love to hear about any star gazing finds!
Stone Matching Game – Find a selection of different sized stones during a local walk and use them to trace around, ask your child to match the correct stone to the tracing. Support your child with movement language to help them learn and understand position and direction including in front, above, below, left, right, forwards and backwards, this helps to challenge your child further. L.1. I can collect objects and ask questions to gather information, organising and displaying my findings in different ways
Painting Stones – If you have paint or felt tip pens at home, why not continue the play with stones and allow your child to decorate them. When they are finished your child can have fun hiding them in the local community for another child to find. This great idea has been shared on Home Learning in our Learning Journals, so we know there are already some stones hidden waiting to be found in East Calder. Have fun painting, hunting or both. L.1. I can create a range of visual information through observing and recording from my experiences across the curriculum.
Enjoy and most of all have fun and please remember you can access more learning and play idea’s from blogs.scotland.org.uk/wl/snonursery
EC Nursery Team
