The children have been very busy leading their learning in the ELC. They explored puddles by creating their own fishing game as well as their own rods by using sticks.  This has led to lots of discussion and sharing of information about fish and where they live. Through a small group V shared his knowledge of divers as he spoke about them feeding the sharks. Mrs Keast provided real scuba diving equipment for the children to explore. E said “They wear flippers (finns) and big suits (dry suit), goggles and a snorkel.”  The children have enjoyed participating in the rhyme `five little fish` to go along with our learning.

The children became very excited when the ice and snow came in the nursery garden. While exploring the ice, G said “It’s solid and cold, the ice was very thick.” Some of the children used the ice to create patterns in the snow along with comparing the patterns from their welly footprints. They also discovered various ways to melt the ice, C said “Break it up using a paint brush.” G said “The ice melts from hot water or salt.” We will continue to explore the changes in the weather while outside.

During our outdoor learning the children have now moved on to making tea and coffee. The children used real tea bags and a spot of milk to create a lovely cup of tea and coffee. While doing this we have been exploring the language of measure full, empty, big, medium or tiny as children collaborated together to make the perfect tea/ coffee in the mud kitchen. We will continue to explore the language of measure in nursery, and if you could help your child explore this at home too. Who is the tallest in your family?