Discovering Old and New Through Nursery Rhymes

This week in Nursery we explored some of our favourite rhymes, including “Five Currant Buns,” “Miss Polly Had a Dolly,” and “Polly Put the Kettle On.” We enjoyed a trip to the local bakery, where the children saw different breads and cakes, watched the bakers at work, and helped to buy currant buns. Back at school, we shared the buns together and talked about the rhyme.
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We also looked at how things have changed over time by exploring old objects such as traditional toys, an iron skipping rope and a yoyo. The children compared these with new versions like modern kettles, toys and dolls. This helped them talk about similarities and differences and learn more about life in the past in a fun and hands-on way.

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