--- title: "Nursery - Literacy - Fine Motor Skills - Decorating The Christmas Tree" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-05-nursery-literacy-fine-motor-skills-decorating-the-christmas-tree" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Literacy - Fine Motor Skills - Decorating The Christmas Tree ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Screenshot_2024-12-05_10.27.49(1).png) 5 December 2024 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Screenshot_2024-12-05_10.27.49(1).png)In Nursery class this week, we have been getting into the Christmas spirit! We got our Christmas tree out and an array of decorations for the children to hang on the tree. The children were encouraged to use a pincer grip to open the string on the baubles, perfect early practice for pencil grip! We also spoke about the colours that the children could see. Found big and small baubles. Discussed the shapes we could see. And spoke about the textures of the different decorations, shiny, sparkly, smooth, rough, fluffy... The children have loved rearranging the baubles throughout the week and admiring the different decorations. [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [Science](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/mental-health-apps.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-04-what-you-need-to-know-about-mental-health-wellbeing-apps) Previous ### [What you need to know about: Mental Health & Wellbeing Apps](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-04-what-you-need-to-know-about-mental-health-wellbeing-apps) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Screenshot_2024-12-12_09.54.55.png)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-09-nursery-computing-navigating-purple-mash-create-a-stocking) Next ### [Nursery - Computing - Navigating purple Mash. Create A Stocking](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-09-nursery-computing-navigating-purple-mash-create-a-stocking) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)