Activity summary
At this activity station children create cosy reading nests using cushions and blankets. This station is one of six in our Eggs-citing Eggs series that are perfect for setting up for drop-off time or after lunch to scaffold child-centred exploration and learning.
Activity type
- Quiet time
Activity guides and printables
Activity details
Curriculum Mapping
EYLF Learning Outcomes
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators - Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts.
Skills: Literacy
Resources Required
- Blankets
- Cushions
- Books about eggs, nests, birds, reptiles, platypus or echidnas! We recommend:
- Chickens aren’t the only ones (Ruth Heller)
- Emus under the Bed (Leann J Edwards)
- Paddles the Platypus (Eva-Marie Welsh)
- Hunwick’s Egg (Mem Fox).
Additional Info
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