Easter Egg Hunt!

Today we have been on an Easter egg hunt in the nature reserve. Firstly we read the book "We're going on an Egg Hunt" which is similar to the bear hunt book which the children are already familiar with. Then we put on our wellies and set off on our own egg hunt. The children explored the nature reserve and found lots of hidden eggs. They developed their use of positional vocabulary as they described where they found them using words such as behind, under, in front of, next to, on top of etc. We also encouraged them to look high, low and in between things. When the children had found all the eggs we sat together under the shelter and counted and sorted them into different baskets- a great Mathematical activity! 
We received a message from the Easter bunny to say that if the children had found all the eggs, there would be a treat waiting in nursery. The children were so excited to discover a basket of chocolate eggs, bunnies and chicks when we returned to our classroom. They all enjoyed eating them for snack!