--- title: "Nursery - Communication And Language - Decorating The Christmas Tree" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-01-nursery-communication-and-language-decorating-the-christmas-tree" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Communication And Language - Decorating The Christmas Tree ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/0d409900-3c14-419a-8c5b-49b7a1fb5125.jpg) 1 December 2025 The children in nursery class were full of excitement this week as we marked the start of the Christmas countdown by decorating our Christmas tree. This activity became a rich foundation for developing **communication and descriptive language**. While using their fine motor skills to carefully hang the decorations, the children spontaneously engaged in conversation, actively **discussing the different sizes, shapes, and colours** they could see. This provided a natural opportunity to expand their descriptive vocabulary. Furthermore, the excitement prompted the children to share personal experiences, talking about their own Christmas trees at home and sharing their thoughts and knowledge about Santa. The activity successfully promoted peer-to-peer communication and the sharing of imaginative ideas. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/0d409900-3c14-419a-8c5b-49b7a1fb5125.jpg) [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) [English](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/english) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-11-27_08_13_30.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-27-year-6-english-subordinating-conjunctions) Previous ### [Year 6: English - Subordinating Conjunctions](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-27-year-6-english-subordinating-conjunctions) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/f38f5cce-c273-4c9d-b3d2-4a45c39e1c0e.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-02-year-4-p-e-gymnastics) Next ### [Year 4 P.E. - Gymnastics](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-02-year-4-p-e-gymnastics) ### 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/)