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Ballyclare Nursery School, Grange Drive, Ballyclare
**OPEN AFTERNOON** We are holding an Open Afternoon on Tuesday 3rd December. Please pop in to see us and have a look around between 3:30-5pm. | NEW LOCATION! We have now moved to our new school premises on Doagh Road!
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Online Stories

Here you will find stories and books that we will be reading in school.

Can't You Sleep Little Bear
Can't You Sleep
Little Bear
Animated Story
 
 
Elmer the Elephant
Elmer Animated
Story
 
 
One Snowy Night
One Snowy Night
Animated Story
 
 
 

The Magic Porridge Pot
The Magic
Porridge Pot
Animated Story
 
 
The Owl Babies
The Owl Babies
Animated Story
 
 
Whatever Next!
Whatever Next!
Online
Storybook
 
 
 

 
 

Home Learning Ideas- Videos

 
Heart Art!
 
Talking About Valentine's Day
 
Mixing Paint!
 
Making Jelly!
 
Freezing the water
 
Mrs Sheeranova and Jack use the ice cube bags
 
Making ice boxes
 
Making porridge in the microwave
 
Mrs McMordie and Jack make porridge on the stove
 
Creative Materials 3
 
Creative Materials

Play dough Ideas

Play dough, goo and slime are excellent for developing young children's hand control in readiness for writing in school. Here are some ideas and activities that you can do at home! 

Mrs McMordie makes play dough!
Mrs McMordie
makes play
dough!
 
 
Play dough power!
Some ideas for
using play
dough to
develop
physical skills
with items
found at home.
 
 
Play dough skills
These are some
ideas for how
to encourage
your child to
use the play
dough to
develop their
fine motor
physical
skills.
 
 
Winter play dough ideas
Winter play
dough themed
ideas
 
 
 

 
 

Links to Ideas for Home learning Activities

 

Staff Reading Stories

 
Elmer Mrs McM
 
Elmer Mrs Y
 
Monkey Puzzle Mrs McM
 
Oliver's Wood Mrs SN
 
Owl Babies Miss B
 
Room on the Broom Miss B
 
The Penguin who Wanted to Fly Mrs SN
 
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Mrs McM
 
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Mrs SN
 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Mrs L
 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Mrs Y