Nursery News: Week 2 – Spring 2: Why Does That Happen? 🌙💡

Date: 5th Mar 2025 @ 7:57am

This week, our little learners have been investigating light and dark as part of our exciting “Why Does That Happen?” topic! Our focus book, “Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?” by Martin Waddell, has helped us explore the concept of light and how it can help us see in the dark.

Exploring Light and Dark 🔦✨

To bring our learning to life, we introduced a light box and torches into our classroom, creating a magical space for the children to experiment with shadows, reflections, and brightness. The children loved investigating different materials and how light shines through them, sparking some fantastic discussions and curiosity!

Family Group Learning: Patterns and Problem-Solving 🔢

Our mathematical learning continued this week as we built upon our understanding of repeating patterns. Using colourful counting cubes and peg boards, the children created their own patterns, strengthening their problem-solving skills and early mathematical thinking.

Gross Motor Development: Parachute Play 🌅🌙

Outdoors, we strengthened our gross motor skills with an exciting parachute game! The children were shown flashcards representing different daytime and nighttime activities, such as sunrise and sunset, and they had to decide what action to perform with the parachute. This active learning helped reinforce their understanding of how the world changes between day and night.

Sorting Day and Night Activities 🌞🌜

One of our favourite activities this week was our day and night sorting challenge. The children worked in small groups with two large sheets of paper—one labeled daytime and the other nighttime. They were given picture cards showing different activities and had to decide where each one belonged! This encouraged critical thinking, teamwork, and reasoning skills as they explained their choices to their friends.

Phonics Fun: The Letter ‘M’ ✏️🎵

This week, our phonics focus has been on the letter ‘M’! The children have been practicing saying, hearing, and recognizing the letter M in different words. We’ve enjoyed playing listening games, spotting objects that start with M, and even practicing mark-making to form the letter. Some children even tried writing "M" in sand and shaving foam for extra fun!

What’s Next? 🔍

Next week, we will continue to spark curiosity as we explore how things work through more hands-on investigations. Thank you for your continued support, and we can’t wait to share more of our learning journey with you!

Stay curious! 🌟🔦