This Week in Apples
This week, we have been enjoying the story 10 Little Dinosaurs and exploring a range of exciting dinosaur-themed activities.
Indoors, the children took part in colour-sorting dinosaurs on the maths table, using tweezers to help develop their fine motor skills. Our role play area became a dinosaur lookout, where the children loved using binoculars to spot dinosaurs hidden around the room. On the creative table, they printed with dinosaur cutters using paint, while the mark-making area encouraged them to create patterns and marks inspired by dinosaurs.
Outside, the children had great fun in our sensory “dinosaur swamp,” scooping and pouring green slime, as well as exploring the dinosaur world tuff tray. They also used magnetic shapes to create their own dinosaurs, carefully using pictures as a reference and doing a fantastic job.
In our curiosity box, we have been asking, “What do you think will hatch?” The children came up with some imaginative ideas, including a unicorn, a raptor and even a sea monster!
During forest school, we made eggy bread. The children learnt where eggs come from and observed how they change colour when whisked. Everyone did a brilliant job trying it as a snack.
