A small price to pay

Well it is official - I am going to go blackberry picking! 

I am keeping a keen eye on the local bramble hedge and wondering whether installing CCTV will ensure that I get first pickings? Am I taking up jam making? No, not just yet, however this morning provided me with a perfect opportunity to chat with my favourite jam maker, Margaret.... and I just happened to mention my difficult quest to find Bramble Jelly. The conversation resulted in her offering to make my Bramble Jelly (aka Blackberry Jam!). All I need to do is I pick the blackberries whilst she is away. A small price to pay for such a rich sensory reward. 

After taking a day off from writing anything at all yesterday, I have been busy this afternoon creating examples of how my Sensory Story can be incorporated into nursery and school planning. (At this point I must say "thank you" to those who have shared their Early Years planning pro formas with me to help me with my research for this project - you are all so kind!). Looking at the current content of my own examples, I am sure that other early years providers such as Childminders and Pre Schools would be able to adapt these plans accordingly.......mmmmm I can see this mission going further afield! For those who are familiar with the Early Years terminology, I am half way through including links to the three Prime areas and the four Specific areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage and am considering including a page for extension activities in the classroom....any thoughts on whether this would be of value would be greatly appreciated.

 

Looking forward to the week ahead as I have some exciting places to visit in my Sensory Story adventure...more will be revealed later in the week.