Nursery World - Feeling special (1)

The children at Honey Bears day nursery in Birmingham have been finding out why they are special. Nursery manager Debra Weedon and pre-school co-ordinator Sally Olivier explain a favourite nursery ritual In September new children arrive at our pre-school, so we instigated an idea called 'Special child of the week' to help them to settle in.

In September new children arrive at our pre-school, so we instigated an idea called 'Special child of the week' to help them to settle in.

All you need is a wall, which can be used throughout the year, and a display table in front of it. We keep a list on the wall of the week when each child will be special.

On the Monday of each week one of the 24 children, aged four, brings in items that mean something to them, such as a favourite toy, a video or something they have achieved, for example, a swimming badge. They also bring in photographs of themselves and their families to display.

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