Nursery World - EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… Humpty Dumpty

How a ‘crime scene’ based on the rhyme sparked lots of investigation. By Annette Rawstrone

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall…’ or was he pushed? Pre-school children attending Bright Horizons’ Fleet Day Nursery in Hampshire were left with this dilemma when they found Humpty Dumpty in their outdoor area broken in half.

The smashed egg character led them to turn sleuth to find the culprit, as well as discussing and acting out nursery rhymes, thinking about their emotions and conducting egg-related science experiments.

‘I like to evoke excitement and do things that are a bit different and capture the children’s imaginations,’ says pre-school teacher Natasha Hoare. ‘My mantra is that if the children are having fun then they are going to be engaged and learn more.’

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