We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt

A collection of spooky stories written by teachers and students. 

Spooky Stories

Play and Learning Framework

* Participates actively in poems, rhymes and stories * Discusses characters from stories and rhymes *Demonstrates understanding that stories involve a sequence of events

Curriculum for Excellence

* I enjoy exploring and playing with the patterns and sounds of language, and can use what I learn. * Within real and imaginary situations, I share experiences and feelings, ideas and information in a way that communicates my message * I enjoy exploring and choosing stories and other texts to watch, read or listen to, and can share my likes and dislikes.

When they see this icon, your child can tap or click on it to start a voice recording of the text. This way they can access the activities in the book and develop their independence as learners

* Beginning to check how many during counting * Recognises more and less * Estimates sizes and amounts

* I am developing a sense of size and amount by observing, exploring, using and communicating with others about things in the world around me. * I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.

Makaton Topic - HALLOWEEN - Singing Hands

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The Importance of Reading in the Early Years

" Sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies and young children has many benefits including supporting children's language, learning and social skills." Scottish Book Trust, 2021

"Reading allows us to be transported from our own world to another. Between the pages of a book, we can become immersed in the lives of fictional characters and learn about a culture entirely different from our own. We can also learn new words and phrases, experience a range of emotions and acquire new knowledge and skills." Collier, 2019

"Language is an important expression of identity... Through their reading, children and young people are able to explore other peoples experiences, emotions and relationships in the safe contexts of literature." Scottish Executive, 2006

Big and Little

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Acknowledgements Authors : Goldie Hawk &amp; Angie Rozelaar Concept and Inspiration : Doune Nursery

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Book of the Month OCTOBER 2022

Singing Hands: Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate - Nursery Rhyme - Makaton Sign Language

This book gives you the opportunity, as a family, to look at a story and engage in some learning opportunities that can be linked to it. These are linked to both Education Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence, Early level and Stirling Council's Play and Learning Framework. In nursery, educators use both to plan play based learning experiences for our children.

Look at the picture and talk about what you see. Next, we are going to find and count out collections of objects. Touch each object once to make sure your counting is accurate. Take your time.

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