Another song and dance that the children love to do in nursery is Shake your sillies out. Why not join in with your child. The link to this song is:
Stories, Rhymes and songs.
The Mixed up Chameleon is a story about a chameleon who is not happy with himself and wants to be like others. At the end of the story he decides that trying to be like others isn’t that good after and is happy just to be himself. The link to this book is:
How to be a Lion is a story on a similar thread. Everyone expects a lion to be fierce but are all lions like that? This story is about a lion who was gentle and liked being different. You can access this using the link:
Play is often referred to as children’s work. Its where they create and learn life long skills and you don’t need expensive toys for children to have meaningful learning experiences. The best resources are the every day materials you already have at home…. pots and pans, cutlery, wooden spoons and other cooking utensils, measuring jugs and cups, tins and packets and fruit and vegetables etc. Why not see what your little learners come up with and feel free to share on their learners journey!
Often children like to mimic what you do in the kitchen and ‘make dinner’ using the pots and utensils. Extend this learning experience by adding a little dried pasta, rice or cereal and allow them to spoon from pot to pot/bowl! But who knows, you might get space explorers that use the pots as helmets or superstar drummer in your livingroom! The learning and fun is endless!
They might want to practice pouring and explore early measurement language such as full, half full or empty etc.
They may even enjoy using the tins, packets and fruit and veg from your cupboards to play ‘shops’ or maybe even practice chopping some veg (with support from a grown up).
All of these ideas are extremely beneficial learning experiences for your little learners, with plenty of opportunity to explore and progress their language and early maths skills in a fun and exciting way!
Items of interest
Chester Zoo also have cameras within the enclosures of several of their animals. When you access the link there are are selection of different animal enclosures you can chose to watch. You can access the videos of a live day in the zoo through:
If you use Facebook this may be something of interest for your child. Today at 12:00 midday Blairdrummond Safari Park will be broadcasting live from their Facebook page. Sorry I do not have a direct link to this.
Being responsible
After all the busy play and crafting activities encourage your child to tidy their things away. In the nursery we use the Tidy Up Song. When the children hear this song they know it is time to start to put away all the toys etc. Why not try this at home to. The link to this is:
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