In Nursery we continued our autumn topic discovering what wild animals do in autumn and how they prepare for the winter season. This week we focused on animals that migrate, such as whales and Canada geese.

We were inspired by the book The Mitten by Jan Brett and enjoyed a week of creative role play. The children re-enacted the story playing in the snow home-corner with the eight animals and the small world woodland creatures. Using plastic needles, we threaded wool through, up, over and around our own mittens.

A lot of fun was had making mud pies with the soil and we enjoyed exploring pink treasures.

On Friday we watched ‘The Poppy Story, An Introduction for Early Years’ explaining Remembrance Day and why we see people wearing poppies. The children were introduced to the beautiful poem ‘Poppy, Poppy’, before making their own flower for our poppy field display. We ended both sessions listening to the charming stories ‘Ava’s Poppy’, by Marcus Pfister and ‘Anzac Ted’, by Belinda Landsberry.

Poppy, Poppy

Poppy, poppy, what do you say?

Please wear me on Remembrance Day.

Poppy, poppy, what do you tell?

Many soldiers in battle fell.

Poppy, poppy, what should we know?

That peace on Earth should grow, grow, grow.