Questions in the car park

 "Have you got your fir cone yet?"  a question posed to me early this morning in a car park in Macclesfield! Well let's just say that conversation led to this afternoons unexpected doorstep delivery of this.....

Well I didn't take delivery of the apple just the pine cone. I have placed the apple alongside the cone so that you can see the size comparisons! I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Dawn for hand delivering this fine specimen!! It is perfect!  

Today I have been looking at the aim of my particular Sensory Story experience. I am writing the current story tailored to the needs of the children in my setting, therefore it takes a slightly different approach to other Sensory Stories which have been written by other individuals. My aim is not only to bring about engagement and enjoyment with the story, but also to develop good attention and listening skills, build vocabulary, and widen the children's experiences.

At the moment I am working on developing an information sheet to show how my Sensory Story and it's delivery links into the Development Matters of the EYFS.  My laptop currently has several half written documents open, and I am busy playing around with different layouts, colours and formats. I know how I want it to look, but technology is getting the better of me. I think in reality I should focus on actually writing the information first and then play around with layouts - but hey ho that's for another day.