🍪🐻 Nursery News: Biscuit Bear Week! 🍪🐻
Date: 20th Mar 2025 @ 12:20pm
What a sweet and exciting week we’ve had in Nursery, focusing on the delightful story ‘Biscuit Bear’ by Mini Grey! The children have thoroughly enjoyed getting creative, using their senses, and strengthening their fine motor skills through fun and engaging activities inspired by the story.
Baking and Biscuit Fun! 🍪
To develop our fine motor skills, the children practiced rolling dough and cutting out little bears—just like Biscuit Bear! This activity helped to build strength in their hands and fingers, which supports early writing development. The children loved decorating their bears and were so proud of their creations!
Exploring the Story 📖
We read ‘Biscuit Bear’ together and explored the features of a book, including:
✅ The front cover
✅ The title
✅ The illustrations
✅ The blurb
The children showed fantastic listening and attention skills as they discussed the story and predicted what might happen next.
Using Our Senses 🍫👀👅
The highlight of the week was our biscuit-tasting session! The children explored different types of biscuits, using their senses to describe them. We spoke about how the biscuits felt (crunchy, soft), how they looked (round, square, chocolatey), and how they tasted (sweet, salty). After lots of careful thinking, the children voted for their favourite type of biscuit—chocolate digestives were a clear winner!
Creative Mark Making 🎨
To support our early handwriting, the children painted their very own Biscuit Bear! They carefully added facial features, working on their pencil grip and control. The results were adorable, and the children loved seeing their bears come to life!
Magnificent Maths
In our maths learning this week we have focussed on exploring and identifying positional language. The children worked together to identify where the bear was positioned, using language such as 'on top of, under and next to'
Phonics Focus: The Letter ‘Gg’ ✏️
Our phonics focus this week has been the letter ‘Gg’. The children practiced hearing and saying the sound in words like goat, gate, and gold. We also practiced writing the letter ‘Gg’ using sand trays and chalkboards, helping to build recognition and confidence.
