PUPPET FUN
The children have had lots of fun with a range of puppets this week. Some great ones were brought from home and we talked about similarities and differences in size, materials made from, and how the children were able to operate the puppets.
Enter the big bad wolf...
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!
We had a very mischievous Emu, only just kept under control by his owner!
Each of these delightful finger puppets prompted different nursery rhymes and traditional stories.
Introducing the puppet theatre revealed some born performers!
There were stories about frogs and hedgehogs, action rhymes being performed, and circus tricks such as somersaults included in the shows, watched by an audience of course!
It was particularly pleasing to see children working together, as well as speaking out clearly and confidently in front of other children - puppets are great for so many aspects of learning.
PATTERNS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS
This was an activity the children came back to at different points during the week. They loved the range of textured objects and the resources prompted lots of comments about colours, sizes, shapes, as well as questions about eg, the bean seeds, and the reflective jewels.
It was a good activity also for practising fine motor skills with gripping and positioning tiny objects.
PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!
Mud, glorious mud!
For over 15 minutes this young man built and adjusted pieces to successfully enable his marble to roll the whole way!
Everything is more fascinating when you observe through the magnifier.
There is a daily journey of some sort in Little Conkers! Fruit boxes are often boats, trains or cars transporting children!
The children below were off to the seaside on the train. They did need to stop briefly for it to be fixed, but then it was full steam ahead to the beach!
There is never a dull moment with such imaginative and inquisitive little learners!