On Friday 10th November Nursery learned about and celebrated the tradition of Remembrance Day. They watched a short video about the meaning of the day and why we wear poppies as a mark of respect and remembrance. The children learned that the poppies were the first flower to grow on the fields after the war. Teachers modelled how to make our own poppies using loose parts and also how to create a field of poppies, using paint and an apple to print in provision. Just look at our beautiful work!
For snack we also made our own Poppy toast. We used our fine motor skills to spread the jam. The children were encouraged to think about the shape of the toast and why we were using Strawberry jam to decorate it? Some of the words the children used were; âBecause itâs redâ, âBecause itâs red like a Poppyâ, âsame colour as the flowerâ, âbecause itâs yummy!â
To draw our celebrations to a close we read a story called âThank you for the Little Thingsâ by Caryl Hart to inspire and encourage the children to be thankful for the duty and service of the fallen and our current serving servicemen and women. Finally we watched a beautiful, poignant and child friendly animation about the tragic effects of war lived through the eyes of animals, which the children empathised with and received well. Some of their words were âSadâ, âUpsetâ, âScaryâ, âTheyâre hidingâ, âFrightened of the bangsâ, âLike fireworksâ, âFoggyâ, âCloudyâ, âPoppies growâ, âSoldiers hatâ, âHappy againâ and âitâs safe nowâ.
