We’ve had a busy month exploring our ‘story of the month’ – We’re going on a bear hunt! We went searching for stick while looking for the bear, which we then brought back to nursery and used with paint to make marks on our paper. The Ladybirds also enjoyed getting messy with ‘thick oozy mud’ […]
This month the Ladybird’s have enjoyed learning about our story of the month ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’. We went down the Heugh on a bear hunt and collected some sticks to do some painting. We also got very messy making our mud display using brown paint, mud, glue and textured paper. We have […]
The Ladybirds have been very interested in developing their fine motor skills this month through a range of activities, such as threading beads onto string, placing pegs into the holes on the peg board and completing simple jigsaws. They have also been interested in dressing up and expressing themselves through this. We have been using […]
In April we took part in a litter pick with Sandersons Wynd Primary School. We went to different locations around Tranent to collect the litter. The Ladybirds went to Sandersoms Wynd Primary where we collect litter before putting it into our black bags. We also developed our fine motor skills by using a litter picker […]
What a busy month we have had! We have been busy crafting Mothers Day cards using paint, glitter, glue and cupcake cases! We also used forks to make marks in our paint, google eyes and different shapes and colours of paper to make some Easter cards. The children have shown a lot of interest in […]
This month we have welcomed some new friends into the Ladybird Room from the Butterfly room. We have been taking part in small group activities to give the children time to build relationships with the Ladybird Room staff such as painting, making play dough and reading stories. We have changed the room a round a […]
This month we have welcomed some new friends into the Ladybird Room from the Butterfly room. We have been taking part in small group activities to give the children time to build relationships with the Ladybird Room staff such as painting, making play dough and reading stories. We have changed the room a round a […]
This month we have been getting ready for Christmas. We had red and green water in the water tray, Christmas decorations in the tuff spot to explore and we made bird food for the birds to enjoy. The Ladybirds also enjoyed their Christmas party where we did lots of dancing, played pass the parcel and […]
The ladybirds have been spending a lot of time outdoors exploring the leaves and playing in the mud kitchen. The wet weather turned the mud very stodgy so the children have really enjoyed digging in it and making mud cakes! We have also been doing lots of arts and crafts in the run up to […]
This month the Ladybirds have been exploring the change in the seasons, we have been bringing in leaves that we have found in the garden or that the children have brought in and we have been using the leaves to create pieces or art, from sticking the leaves to our paper to make ‘hedgehogs’ or […]