Nursery explore Pirate Theme
This half term we have enjoyed a pirate theme in Nursery and here is some of the fantastic learning we have been doing!
Firstly, we pretended to be Pirates and went aboard our new Pirate Ship and a discovered maps and telescopes. (EAD)
Then we made our own maps to help us find the treasure! We tried really hard to hear the sounds in the words we wanted to add to our maps. (PD/L)
We searched for gold coins in the sand and some of us were able to recognise and order them (M).
We made message in bottles (L).
And practiced writing letters in the sand (PD/L).
A bottle with a message in was left in Nursery by a Rough Tough Pirate and we all had a go at getting it out . . .
We tipped it upside down and shook it . . .
. . . we tried to use different tools to get it out . . .
. . . we tried to pull it out!
And when we finally got it out . . . it was a treasure map! (CL/UW)
Once we'd found the treasure, we helped to count the jewels and wrote down how many we found (M).
We also got creative and made some Pirate ship collages. We looked and felt the different materials and thought of words to describe them. Then we used the 'rough' sand paper for sand, the 'soft' and 'fluffy' cotton wool for clouds and the 'shiny' gold paper for treasure (EAD).
Next Term
We will be learning about mini-beasts, in particular caterpillars becoming butterflies and all about plants and flowers and how we can help them grow. You can support your child at home by involving them in gardening and talking about why we water plants and searching for bugs and insects in your garden or at the park!
