Topic - On the Beach

What can you do at the beach?

As part of our topic, On the Beach, Bears have been investigating and exploring the features of a seashore. We looked at how different environments have different features and that a beach has a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea. Bears set up a seashore investigation station using salt water, sand, pebbles, shells and seaweed to explore the environment of a rockpool.





We found a crab leg and claw in the rockpool.





We added seaweed and limpets to our rockpool.

Seaside Stories
Bears looked at the book Lucy and Tom at the Seaside by Shirley Hughes. We shared our own stories and experiences of visiting the seaside, made pictures and compared how Lucy and Tom's day at the beach was similar or different from our day at the beach.


















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