Over the last couple of weeks, our English text has been Peace at Last by Jill Murphy. The children have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story and have been developing their understanding by retelling the events and discussing the different things that happened to Mr Bear throughout the night. We have also enjoyed talking about our own bedtime routines and sharing how we get ready for bed at home.

Our shared reading text has been Whatever Next!, also by Jill Murphy. The children have loved joining Baby Bear on his adventure to the moon and have continued their learning through a range of provision activities. In our space role play area, the children have used small world figures and their imaginations to create their own space adventures, blasting off to the moon and exploring outer space.

To develop their creativity and fine motor skills, the children have been making funky space shapes in playdough and practising their scissor skills by carefully cutting out space-themed shapes. It has been wonderful to see the children using vocabulary from the story and incorporating their learning into their play.

We are looking forward to beginning our next shared reading text, A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson. We can't wait to discover the characters and join in with the repeating phrases as we explore another exciting story together.