This week we LOVED learning about two very special events. We were very lucky to have two special visitors this week who came to talk to us about these events.
Mrs Law came in on Monday to talk to us about Australia Day. She was born in Australia and it was lovely hearing about all things Australia. We really enjoyed listening to Mrs Law share a book with us about some animals that are native to Australia such as kangaroos, koalas, dingoes, wombats and kookaburras. She also told us about the Australian flag – we learned that the stars represent the Southern Cross. We had a lot of fun bouncing around like kangaroos and saying the Australian greeting “G’day, mate!” Mrs Law let us borrow some of her books and even shared a recipe for Anzac biscuits that are eaten in Australia. The recipe is below if you would like to try making them – let us know what you think!
ANZAC recipe card – Australia Day
We also enjoyed watching a video and listening to some traditional Australian didgeridoo music! It looks very hard to play!
Nursery were extra lucky this week to have Miss Ho come in and talk to us all about how her family celebrate the lunar new year. We sometimes call this Chinese New Year. It was lots of fun learning all about the different ways that it is celebrated around the world. Miss Ho read us a story called ‘Maisy’s Chinese New Year’. We really enjoyed it because all the things we have learning about for Chinese New Year were mentioned in the story!
We LOVED the Chinese New Year parade music and had a go at creating our own dragons and parade!
We also learned that 2025 is the year of the snake! We enjoyed taking part in lots of colourful craft activities around Chinese New Year, especially the mud writing. We know that red is a lucky colour in China and is often seen around this time of year.
You might like to learn more about Chinese New Year here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/jojo-and-gran-gran-lunar-new-year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YA9fwm4s8M
How you can help at home:
- Have a go at some baking – talk about the ingredients and how to measure them. Give us a review of your baking!
- Have a go at some Chinese New Year crafts – you might get some ideas from the links above
- Talk to your child about festivals and celebrations that are important to your family – how do you celebrate? Encourage your child to ask questions. We’d love for you to share these with us on Tapestry!
- Practise number writing, counting and recognition in the environment around you – we have been practising up to 5 so far.