The topic for January in Dolphins was books. The
children loved reading, thinking about and making books. They learned about
different types of books, how books are made, authors and illustrators, story
books and information books.
The pre-schoolers group cut out pictures of There Was An Old Lady and then sequenced them into order. They then
stuck them together to make a book. They also chose a book they’d like to make
at home. Some children brought into nursery their favourite books from home to
share with their friends.
Laura Z made books with nearly all of the
children. The children cut out pictures from magazines they liked and then told
Laura the story for her to write the words in the book.
Carole kept a really special book of nice things
the children had done. She wrote quotes and nice events. These are some of the
nice things children have done for one another.
I OD had just woken
up from a sleep. OC asked him if he wanted to sit with him and do some drawing.
I F said his new
baby brother was in his bouncing chair crying, so he rocked him and sang to him
to make him feel better.
I HW found JS’s
shoes for him from the box and asked him to check if they fit and if he had got the right ones for him.
I SB took two new
children from Sea Turtles to the bathroom to show them how to wash their own
hands in Dolphins.
I CH brought a toy
over and offered it to a child settling in and feeling sad.
Sea Turtles
The topic in Sea Turtles for January was
transport vehicles. How the children in
Sea Turtles are loving them. So, they have researched them, looked at new books
about them, done loads of transport artwork and a beautiful display of buses.
They’ve made some great circuits in the outdoor play
area for the children to zoom about and if they don’t have a ride on toy, they
have been able to pretend.
