Craigentinny Nursery
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Week Beginning 27.4.20
HELLO!! Hope this week’s newsletter finds you all well and able
to enjoy some of the sunshine. Hopefully you will have managed to
access our second nursery online story ‘The Very Hungry
Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle.
Below are some activities and ideas of things you might like to
try at home.
Please let us know what you think, or if there is anything
different you would like.
We are missing seeing you all, so please keep in touch. You can
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Literacy
Try to retell the story of the Hungry Caterpillar in your own
words.
Maybe you could use things you find in your house and tell your
own version
On Monday he ate through 1 a can of beans.
On Tuesday he ate through 2 slices of bread
Learn the rhyme ‘Little Arabella Miller’ can you make up actions
too?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiK7ObR_IDpAhU0t3EKHfReC_wQwqsBMAd6BAgMEAk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJp89pO4uxJw&usg=AOvVaw3296nohTsqzAoT_pC4xHPF
Health and Wellbeing
With adult support, encourage your child to help you cut up some
fruit for a snack.
Talk about the colour texture and smell. What does the outside
and inside of the fruit look like? What is your favourite?
Maybe you could make fruit kebabs like the ones we made in
nursery
Website/ App of the week
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering
Currently advise states we can go for 1 walk a day.
When you go for your walk each day see if you can spot any
butterflies!
Can you practice skipping, hopping and jumping
Expressive Arts
Can you make your own caterpillar?
You could try using an empty egg box?
Perhaps you could paint or draw a beautiful butterfly and stick
it in your window.
Can you crawl like a caterpillar? Pretend to fly like a
butterfly.
You could even do this to some music
Numeracy
Support your child to count forwards to 10. Now try backwards.
Can they count from different numbers?
Go on a number hunt around the house
Find 1 toy
Find 2 spoons
Find 3 bricks
Find 4 teddies………….
Can you say the days of the week in order? If you can remember
the song teach your adult.
