21/08/2026
Week 5 – Castles and Fairytales 🏰✨
What another wonderful week of learning, exploration and exciting opportunities for our nursery children!
This week, the children have been immersed in the magical world of castles and fairytales. They explored shape, measure and size, while revisiting the importance of working together as a group to create a fantastic large junk-model castle.
The children also developed their fine motor skills through tracing castles, drawing their own designs and creating castles using dough. Our older children have been working hard to recognise the letters in their names and practise writing them.
We explored story maps and talked about how stories are structured. The children then had a go at putting The Three Little Pigs into the correct sequence, developing their understanding of story order and recall.
Music sessions were a particular favourite this week! The children marched like knights and stomped like dragons to the beat, learning to stop and start as the music changed. This was a fantastic opportunity to develop their listening skills, rhythm and ability to respond to sounds.
The children also enjoyed creating their very own royal crowns, before making the most of our outdoor learning opportunities. Time spent outdoors continues to encourage their imaginations, creativity and gross motor development.
