Bumblebees News
 

W/B 9th September 2024

This week our concept in the nursery has been ‘emotions’ with a focus on the language:

happy, sad, scared, upset, angry, hot and cold.






 

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We have shared the stories The Colour Monster, Hospital Dog and Feelings along with lots of other books related to feelings and emotions. Our songs related to this have been Miss Polly had a Dolly and If You’re Happy and You Know It which the children have been really enjoying learning and singing.



 

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Some of our provision has included using mirrors to look at their faces, explore colours related to how they feel using paints etc, create chalk faces in hoops, bubble play, vet role play, ice play and warm water play. The children have loved joining in with the activities throughout the week, especially playing with bubbles and role-playing being a doctor/nurse with the dolls in the home corner.

We have been thinking about numbers to 5 in Maths and have been singing lots of counting songs such as 5 Speckled Frogs, 5 Little Ducks and 5 Monkeys on the Bed. The children are getting really good at joining in with the actions for these. In Phonics, we have been thinking about the importance of listening and being quiet in our environment to listen out for noises.

 

If you would like to support your child to develop their understanding and use of the above vocabulary, here are some suggestions for you to try:

• role playing doctors/nurses with dolls or teddies or vets with toy animals

• freeze small toys in ice

• go for a walk and talk about the weather and talk about whether it feels warm or cold outside