This week in Mighty Oaks we have been looking at different ways to measure and compare. The children have had lots of fun with the challenges set out for them Inside and out. 

With the focus being around the story ‘The three little pigs’ our maths lessons gave them opportunities to measure distances from one house to the other using the measuring cubes and string, testing and learning the vocab longest and shortest.

Their are some fantastic builders around us in nursery as I saw lots of building houses going on in the construction area using the, straw, wood and bricks 🧱 like the pigs 🐷 

Testing out their ideas and structures along the way. 🏡

In our literacy our book of the week was ‘ in every house, on every street, learning the meaning of tier two words: slouch, wobbly, and chimney. https://youtu.be/eE1Foj-heUc?feature=shared 

Baking up some treats in cooking !🧑‍🍳 

 Teasing me with some colourful garden insects and pound life themed biscuits. The children were taught about the scales and how the ingredients were weighed out on them comparing the ingredients in our bowls we discussed which had more or less, and the heaviest or the lightest. Lots of good vocabulary was being used and recalled as they talked about the mixture changing, gloopy, sticky, and wet. 

The mark making challenge was to draw some beanstalks, one long and one short while recalling the story read to them by Mrs Pablos ‘ jack and the beanstalk’ practicing good pencil control with a tripod grip. 📝 https://youtu.be/_VCpAYajmvo?feature=shared

In the role play area our estate agents have been very busy selling houses 🏠 their prices are very high in the forever growing economy though, I brought a very expensive boat house., that I was then told I hold to join the builders to make myself! 😄

Outdoor PE is in full swing as they practice for sports day ! 

Remember this is on Monday mornings so please remember trainers. 👟 

Child initiated time the children made sent potions with different herbs and explored the garden area with the weather being a little better. 

Outdoor forest treeiffic Tuesday was a blast making stick house, outdoor snack and checking in on their bug hotels. 

Song of the week was ‘ Five little ducks went swimming one day ‘ 

Mrs Ferriday has created this beautiful tuff tray for them to visually see vibrant colours, numbers, ducks and feel the different textures she had used making it. It was a great way of talking about our local pool the Dingel and the ducks nesting there. 

Next week’s book will be ‘ George and the dragon’ ready for Saint Georges day.  https://youtu.be/3Dejq-XAOY4?feature=shared