The first thing our children noticed upon arriving at school this morning was the icy white frost that had covered our outdoor area! One child announced as he walked in “Jack Frost is here!”

This inspired us to get our coats on and go on a season walk, seeing if we could spot anymore signs of the arrival of Jack Frost! We got wrapped up and discussed the clothing we needed to wear at this time of year and headed out on our season walk! We loved exploring the frost with our senses, the touch of the cold, the smell of the fresh chilly air… some of us even enjoyed the taste of the cold ice!!! We noticed how the frost had left sparkly patterns on the floor, the leaves and on all our outdoor toys! We headed out around the school grounds and felt how hard the ground was and listened to the crunching of the grass under out feet!

This walk led to lots of discussions about what frost is and what happens to puddles and water outside when the frost comes! We discussed when we have seen frost before, lots of us have seen it on our windows or cars! And how we can get rid of it from cars! We talked about its glittery shiny appearance but how it also can be slippery and we must tread more carefully!

We loved exploring nature in the frost and finding leaves with beautifully sparkly patterns! Mrs Buss played a warm up leaf game with us… this was lots of fun as we got to find as many leaves as we could and warm them up with our hands watching the frost melt!