Each child decorated an envelope and then independently chose which seeds they would like to take home to grow in their garden. There were lots of new words this week, such as: lime tree, sycamore, poppy and cornflower seeds. The envelopes looked very pretty with their brightly coloured spots and we spoke about the poem on the front.

As part of our topic, we looked at the pictures on our special flower bag. One of the Robins was able to identify a poppy flower. As an extension, I compared our seed pod to the picture of a poppy.

Our class Busy Boxes are always very popular and the children love taking them home. In fact, they independently like putting them in their bags. Each one contains a different activity to support fine motor control and it is lovely to see the children share photos of the activities in their Home/ School Journal.

The children have enjoyed taking turns changing the pictures on our class visual timetable. As well as promoting communication and language, it helps children to understand our daily routine. At the age of 2, they are able to understand what is happening now and what will happen next. Plus, it is great for their memory and recall.