We’ve enjoyed listening to ‘Dinosaur Roar‘ during our story times in Nursery this week. We talked about the different parts of a book, including the front and back cover, the title and blurb. As we read the story, we identified the words on the page and followed them with our finger as we read from left to right.
“Dinosaur weak, dinosaur strong, dinosaur short or dinosaur very, very long” We looked at the illustrations and talked about the meaning of the different words in the story
Can you remember all of the different types of dinosaurs in the story?
In the sensory area, we loved playing with the slime in our dinosaur swamp! Ergh.. it’s very sticky!
In the creative area we printed with dinosaur shapes.
We have continued to explore the concept of heavy and light this week by introducing bucket balances. The children have observed what happens when one side of the balance is heavier than the other.
“it went down”
“ it went up”
This week the weather has been very wet but we’ve still managed to have lots of fun learning outside too.
Help at home
Independence is an important skill for all of the children in Nursery. Being able to put on their coat, fasten it and go outside is a significant achievement. We support the children to do this independently at Nursery. Practicing these skills at home, maybe on a weekend when you have a little more time, will support the children’s development considerably.
Next week’s learning:
Story of the week.
We will continue to read Dinosaur Roar next week.
Nursery rhyme of the week
Jack and Jill went up the Hill
Can you join in with the rhyme at home?
Sound of the week
‘c’ for cat and ‘k’ for kite
Reminders
The weather is still very cold and we spend lots of our time learning outside. Please ensure that you child has a warm coat, hat and gloves/ mittens every day. As always, name everything.
Please remember to name your child’s packed lunch box on the outside. We have a number of identical lunchboxes at the moment so it is essential that they are all clearly named,
Thank you as always for your continued support. We hope that you have a happy and healthy weekend.
The Nursery Team