I saw some dragonflies in my pond yesterday and decided I wanted to learn some more about them. This is what I found out.
Dragonflies
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Looking at a wasp nest or byke
I found something interesting yesterday that I wanted to show you. A wasp nest is also called a byke. That made me thin about the names we give to different animal homes – I was thinking of a pig living in a sty, a squirrel in a drey and a badger in a sett – can you think of any others?
A tiny caterpillar on a leaf
A little song about caterpillars :
The next verses are
Then he’ll eat the leaves around him til he’s full (munch munch)
Then he’ll eat the leaves around him til he’s full (munch munch)
Then he’ll eat the leaves around him, eat the leaves around him,
Eat the leaves around him til he’s full (munch munch)
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home (spin, spin)
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home (spin, spin)
A cocoon is what he’s spinning, cocoon is what he’s spinning,
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home (spin, spin)
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away (flap, flap)
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away (flap, flap)
Then he’ll be a butterfly, be a butterfly,
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away (flap, flap)
Information from Stirling Council about plans to return to Nursery
The Scottish Government have announced that schools are set to reopen this August. However, things won’t be the same as they were before the coronavirus outbreak.
For answers about how these changes will affect your family, head to Parent Club
More information can be found on Stirling Council’s website
How much rain did you manage to collect?
How much rain is there where you live?
Another challenge for you! How much rain is there where you live?
Collective Nouns
Yesterday I saw a gaggle of geese (and some goslings), a herd of cows and a flock of sheep. Can you think of any other names for groups of birds or animals?
Caterpillar and Butterfly
I spotted these while out walking this week – have you spotted any caterpillars or butterflies?
Can you find something beginning with the sound S?
If you listened to our story, Some Smug Slug, or even if you didn’t, you might like to try this challenge 😊
Paper Dolls
If you’ve read (or listened to) Julia Donaldson’s Paper Dolls story (our version available here) you might like to try making your own. What would you call your dolls?
There are some more templates for dolls here
