We have begun exploring our Starry Night topic, learning about day and night, bedtime routines and what happens when we fall asleep. The children have enjoyed discovering nocturnal animals and listening to lullabies as we continue to develop our understanding of the world after dark.
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As part of our ongoing Winter Wonderland topic, the children rolled a dice, counted the dots and painted the matching number onto their icicles. This fun activity supported counting skills, number recognition and fine motor development through hands-on learning.
A wonderful first week back in nursery! We’ve launched our Winter Wonderland topic with imaginative Arctic animal play, maths-focused snowman art using different shapes, icy paint investigations and colourful snow outdoors. The children have also been developing their fine motor skills through winter pencil control activities.
Our final week before the Christmas holidays was full of festive fun and learning. The children discussed celebrations in their own lives, created reindeer food, and explored numbers through gingerbread counting activities. We also enjoyed a warm hot chocolate together, making it a calm and cosy end to a busy term.
Our Nursery Christmas party was filled with music, games, giggles and plenty of festive sparkle. The highlight of the day was a very special visit from Santa, which brought lots of excitement and smiles all round!
Nursery had a brilliant week creating Christmas crowns for our upcoming party, using repeated patterns with gingerbread men, sweets, stars and other festive stickers. The children also investigated mysterious eggs and made predictions about what might be inside!
We became builders, storytellers and little designers in nursery this week! The children explored The Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff, constructing houses and bridges and acting out what happened next. Lots of creativity, teamwork and fantastic language developed through play.
This week, the children have loved exploring fairytales, especially Little Red Riding Hood. They enjoyed retelling the story and joining in with the repeated refrain. We also had great fun learning how to play What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? – the children were brilliant at following the rules and running away from the wolf! A wonderful week of imagination, storytelling