What are we doing in Starfish this month?From May to June we will be having a focus on animals and confidence through creativity.
Our Starfish group are all getting a little older and have started to become very interested in animals and animals noises. This has been supported through lots of use of the animal toys and books with animals in them. The children are also increasing an interest in creative activities and realising that through intended actions they can control the outcome of their work.
Some of the activities we will be doing this month will be:
Creating a group jungle collage using shredded paper, animal shapes, paint/ stamping, glue, etc.
Discussions about animals, different types of animals, noises, etc.
Introduce new animal songs to the children.
Focus on making animal sounds.
Collect some animal books from the library to read to the children.
Small animal farm visit to the nursery.
Collect photos of children’s pets.
Hamlin the hamster will visit and they will have a chance to handle, feed and watch.
What you could do to support your children at home:
Take them on an animal spotting walk to look for dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, foxes, etc.
Talk about the noises animals make
Go to the library and get some books out on animals
Take a trip to the zoo
If you do not come on the day of our animals visiting, bring your child anyway.
Bring a photo in of your pet and/ or tell the team about your pet so it can be included in our discussions.
Take them on an animal spotting walk to look for dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, foxes, etc.
Talk about the noises animals make
Go to the library and get some books out on animals
Take a trip to the zoo
If you do not come on the day of our animals visiting, bring your child anyway.
Bring a photo in of your pet and/ or tell the team about your pet so it can be included in our discussions.
