The children have been learning all about snails, after finding one in the nursery garden. They have watched them in the tank and as they move across the paper, leaving their slimy snail trail behind. They have talked about how to care for the snails, what they like to eat and how to handle them carefully. They have also learned interesting things, using our ‘facts book’, such as how the snail slime helps them to glide along and protects the ‘foot’ from being scratched when they crawl over stones and walls.
The children have enjoyed the view of the building site from the nursery window. They have watched the forklift truck lifting heavy items up to a great height. Some of the children decided to make a second ‘building site’ in our own garden, creating shops, schools and houses. They have used the vehicles to transport a variety of resources to and from the ‘site’ and had a great time being ‘the builders’.
The last of our daffodil bulbs have now been planted. We have put the potted bulbs into a dark place for the winter but the children will help to keep the compost moist so they grow strong. In the spring we will see the changes that have occurred. The daffodils will be sold to help raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
It is harvest time. The combine harvester has been seen in the fields cutting the wheat. We have begun harvesting the wheat, oats and barley that are growing in the nursery garden.
We have lots of other things growing in the garden too. We collected the potatoes, roasted them and had them for snack. We have picked tomatoes and plums from the tree. We have given some of the lettuce to the guinea pigs and picked the onions to use in our soup.
We have learned lots about where food comes from. Next week we will try to grind some grains of wheat to make flour. We will also bake bread and have it for snack.