This week we have been focusing on light and dark within the topic of space which the children were interested in last week. On Tuesday we set up the black out tent and the children explored it in small groups using torches. They also learned how to make shadow puppets using the torch and their hands. They had a great time exploring and making the puppets. Outside the morning children helped to make a rocket out of one of our new wicker tents using foil. They zoomed off to space and were landing on different planets during their play. In the afternoon the children used the bricks to build a museum. We looked at photos of the national museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and the type of exhibitions they had. There was lots of discussion about the animals in the museum and some of the children were able to describe when they had visited it.

Next week we will be introducing a light box to the nursery for the children to further explore light and dark. We will also try to make shadows using the smartboard.