🚂🌟 Nursery News: The Little Engine That Could! 🌟🚂

Date: 26th Mar 2025 @ 6:47pm

This week in Nursery, we have been inspired by the classic story ‘The Little Engine That Could’ by Watty Piper! The children have explored the ideas of push and pull, teamwork, and problem-solving while getting hands-on with exciting activities.

Push and Pull in Action! 🔄

In our family groups, we introduced the forces of push and pull, discussing how they help objects move. To bring this to life, the children took their learning outdoors, taking turns pushing and pulling their friends on scooters. This activity encouraged turn-taking, cooperation, and an understanding of how forces work in real life!

Little Engineers at Work! 🔧🚂

When the engine in our story stopped working, the children stepped up as engineers! They designed and created their own wheels to help the little engine move again. Using different materials, they thought carefully about how wheels work and why they are important for movement.

Building Train Tracks and Problem-Solving! 🚆🛠

A real highlight of the week was working together to create a shared train track. However, there was a twist! The teachers sabotaged the tracks by flipping pieces upside down or putting mismatched tracks together. The children had to communicate, problem-solve, and work as a team to figure out how to fix the tracks so the trains could move properly. Their determination and teamwork were incredible!

Measuring Movement in Maths! 📏

In our teacher focus activities, the children experimented with rolling wheels down ramps, observing how far they traveled. They carefully measured the distance, comparing different wheels and ramps to see which ones worked best. This activity helped develop their early measuring skills and encouraged them to make predictions.

Exploring 2D Shapes in Our Environment! 🔺🔵🟡

This week, we have also been exploring 2D shapes in and around our classroom! The children went on a shape hunt, spotting circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles in everyday objects such as windows, tables, and even the wheels of our toy trains! The children had so much fun using mathematical language to describe the shapes they found!

Junk Modelling Engines! 🏗🎨

The children got creative, making their own junk-modelled engines! Using child-friendly woodworking tools, they added wheels to their models, helping them to understand how movement works. They loved testing their creations to see if they could pull a train, just like the little engine in our story!

Phonics Focus: The Letter ‘Oo’ ✏️🔤

This week’s phonics learning has been all about the letter ‘Oo’. The children practiced recognising and forming the letter and had fun thinking of words that start with ‘O’, such as orange, octopus, and owl! They also enjoyed phonics games and rhymes to help reinforce their learning.

A Fantastic Week of Learning! 🌟

This week has been filled with exploration, teamwork, and hands-on learning. The children have shown fantastic problem-solving skills and creativity, and we are so proud of their achievements!

We can't wait for another exciting week ahead in Nursery! 🚂✨