We have been learning the story of the Little Red Hen. We practised using actions to help us retell the story.

Once upon a time there was a little red hen who lived on a farm.

Early one morning she woke up and went outside.

There she found some corn.

“Who will help me plant the corn?” said the little red hen.

“Not I,” said the bull.

“Not I,” said the cat.

“Not I,” said the rat.

“I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen.

“Who will help me grind the corn?” said the little red hen.

“Not I,” said the bull.

“Not I,” said the cat.

“Not I,” said the rat.

“I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen.

“Who will help me bake the bread?” said the little red hen.

“Not I,” said the bull.

Not I,” said the cat.

“Not I,” said the rat.

“I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen.

“Who will help me eat the bread?” said the little red hen.

“I will,” said the bull.

“I will,” said the cat.

“I will,” said the rat.

“Oh no you won’t. I’ll eat it myself,” said the little red hen – and so she did!

This week, the children have been making playdough.

They added the flour, salt, oil and cream of tartar before adding some water.

The children took it in turns to carefully mix it on the hob until it turned into a dough.

The only tricky part was choosing a colour!



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This week, we took some clay outside to explore.

We loved feeling the slimy, cold clay.

We practised squashing and squeezing it, rolling it and pressing leaves into it. Our fingers are nice and strong now!

The children have had a wonderful week in 3YO nursery! They have been forging new friendships and exploring our classroom. Outside, the children helped Miss Bramham to set up a wormery by adding compost, worms and food! We learned that worms like to eat mouldy fruit – yuck!