Nursery activities: Our bright idea

The children in the Treetops Room at George Dent Nursery School, Darlington, have been watching eggs hatch and caring for chicks, following a recent farm visit. KEY LEARNING INTENTIONS - To show care and concern for others, for living things and the environment - To extend their vocabulary, exploring the meanings and sounds of new words - To find out about, and identify, some features of living things, objects and events they observe RESOURCES - Fertilised eggs - incubator (available at www.brinsea.co.uk or hired from Schools Farm network at www.farmgarden.org.uk) - cellascope - photographs and images of eggs,...