In the BISP early years we are committed to sharing the planning for children's learning with parents and are building in regular reviews of learning progress with parents. When your child has their turn as a 'focus child', you will be invited into school to help us know your child well and to understand the focus areas we are developing. Together we can be more effective.
Another important part of our partnerships is the sharing of information about what we are learning and support for parents to join in with us. Our weekly newsletters provide ideas for parents to follow up on. An example from Nursery follows ...
Dinosaur eggs
This week in Nursery we have been experimenting with making dinosaur eggs! Why not have a go at making them at home? Promote mathematical development by talking about how we know when the cup is full? How many spoonfuls does it take to fill the cup? Did we use more sand or more flour? What shape is an egg? Great for scientific investigation too. Talk about how the mixture changes when something is added. What happens when you add water. How does it feel? Use different words to describe it’s texture. And of course great for motor development. Squeezing, kneading, mixing and rolling with our hands helps to develop the muscles in our hands and fingers that are super important muscles for writing. Most importantly have fun!
DINOSAUR TREASURE EGGS
What You
Need:
- 2 and 1/2 cups flour
- 2 and 1/2 cups of dirt
- 1 cup sand
- 1 and 1/2 cups of salt
- water
- small plastic toy dinosaurs
(available from toy stores)
- hammer
What You Do:
- To make the dough, mix all the
dry ingredients together (flour, dirt, salt and sand).
- Gradually stir in enough water
so that the mix holds together .
- Shape handfuls of dough around
the small plastic dinosaurs in the form of egg shapes.
- Give these "eggs" up
to 4 days to dry then you can let the kids discover them in the garden.
- They can open them with a
hammer or rock.
- They are great for parties and
hide and seek games.
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