Another way to learn is through song, this week to tie in to the maths theme we chose Five Little Ducks. Everyone loved counting and singing.
Maths Week – Five Little Ducks
Maths Week – The same and not the same
We used the words the same and not the same at group time today to sort our bears. We enjoyed choosing which bears were the same colour and the same size.
Maths Week – Problem Solving
Problem solving using pictures and colours is a great way to learn, here you can see we followed the instructions and counted out each block to match.
Maths Week Scotland – Tickets Please
It is maths week this week and schools across Scotland have been completing challenges and finding out about maths. Not to be left out we’ve focused lots of our learning around counting and numbers.
Here the boys decided to use the chairs to make a taxi which became so busy they changed it into a bus, they then decided they needed tickets for the bus. They made tickets and wrote numbers on them and counted everyone on and off.
Our Children’s Learning
Children’s Overview from Mrs Whatcott
Here is a little update of some of the activities going on in our nursery just now.
Happy / Sad Face coming soon………
We thought it would be good to try to support our children who are feeling a little down when they arrive at nursery. Often it is obvious if a child is upset but sometimes they need asked if everything is okay. We thought that if mums/dads/carers asked this question when the child signed in and then put the appropriate ‘face’ beside their child’s name we would get a ‘heads up’ to any child who needed a little comfort at the beginning of the session.
As always we will give this approach a try and then collect your thoughts on how well (or otherwise) it worked.
Tasty Treat
When we returned from our summer holiday the trees in the nursery garden were laden with apples. We decided to put them to good use by stewing them. The children helped to collect them and took turns to wash the fruit, chop it and cover it with a little sugar before cooking it. Everyone was asked if they wanted to taste, some liked it more than others.
Problem Solving
We took advantage of the drier weather this week and got outside for some problem solving. Boxes, crates and planks of wood were all used to create a car which had to be extended into a limo to make room for everyone to fit. Great learning and great fun.
Children’s Choice
The purple group children had to choose a new rug the other day. Their group space is a little less comfortable to sit on since we had our carpets taken up and our new flooring put in. They decided a rug was the answer. The children had a good look at the catalogues and chose a lovely circle shaped rug which should be arriving soon. Can’t wait!
Overview of Children’s Learning 28.8.18
Attached is an overview of some of the things going on in our nursery just now. We plan to produce these overviews regularly to help keep you in the picture.
