3 Year Old's - Koalas and Pandas
In the nursery our children have been mark making by using different methods and tools to explore and help strengthen their fine motor skills.
Reading in Nursery
We love to read in the Nursery. Here are a selection of photographs showing children reading in different situations. The children enjoy choosing their favourite books and returning to familiar stories. They use their knowledge of story language to retell them alone and in small groups. They comment on the pictures, turn pages in order and talk about what they notice.
The children have many opportunities to listen and respond to adults reading where they are encouraged to join in with words and actions, changing voices for different characters and reading with expression. Here in Nursery we begin the daily habit of reading that we all look forward to. Stories come alive and children begin to understand the joy that reading brings.
Reading outside in the cosy reading shed. A shared experience and an exciting book that holds the children’s interests and develops their imagination.
Stories used in play, children listening to each other, retelling the story and the magic of listening to a story while colouring or drawing- sharing experiences and a sense of togetherness.
Stories in the home corner. More shared experiences and the comfort of a wonderful story reheard often. Children join in with enthusiasm changing their voices to match different story characters.
Reading to the soft toys. Taking time to choose just the right book to read. Side by side absorbed in a favourite story.
Sharing a familiar story and role playing too. Showing that they are beginning to understand how books work by mimicking the book reading from teacher led sessions they look at the front cover together, turn the pages in order and retell the story together. The children became the animals as they were read to- sound effects and all- picture 3 shows them being the hissing snakes and later, the children ran away quickly when the crocodile was snapping at them in this retelling of Where’s Spot? What a wonderful shared experience!
.The Nursery children are learning to move in different ways. They develop strong muscles by pulling, pushing, balancing, swinging and climbing. Children are encouraged to be independent and this leads to confidence in making new choices and practicing learnt skills. They have big smiles on their faces when they achieve this.
