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Supervision required

After moving the tyres to watch Marj weed the planters the children couldn’t resist showing her how it’s done. Making the most of the sunshine the children had a fun filled afternoon at the park. Beating the rain one morning, the children washed the cars and ride on toys using soapy water, sponges and brushes. […]

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The humble cardboard box

Children love hiding places and clambering in and out of spaces, so a box they can fit inside is an ideal space for play. With infinite possibilities for play, the opportunity to let their imaginations go wild and the added bonus of helping develop their practical skills, the box was used well and almost lasted the

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Letters and sounds

Using their listening ears the children went on a listening moment. Identifying the different vehicle noises (mainly cars) they were delighted when the double decker bus turned up. Later we played a game with letter shapes that represented some sounds, helping the children to tune into sounds. To celebrate World book day some children enjoyed

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Shrove Tuesday

Making sure every child was able to take part in our annual pancake race we held them on Monday and Tuesday. Eagerly the children walked to the green ready to practice their flipping of the pancake. A few pancakes were dropped, a few were eaten and the rest were broken up to give to the

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Paint tracks

 Following on from the children’s interests in exploring ramps and wheels last week, ramps, tubes, tunnels, cars and trays of paint were set up as a provocation to explore painting along with big movements. The children had fun with some toy cars, trains and trucks, using lots of paint and paper to make tyre tracks

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Lunar New year 2023

This year, Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese zodiac, which assigns different animals to years over a 12-year cycle. In many parts of the world, January 22nd marks the start of a new year. Lunar New Year is celebrated widely throughout East Asia and marks

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Fun in the snow and ice

What an exciting week the children had. Delighted to see the snow they went outside to catch snowflakes on their tongues! Hunting for ice the children used mallets and stones to break it up when they found some. Using spoons and scoops the children enjoyed filling up different shaped containers with oats. The climbing frame

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Making marks

Mark-making is not about creating the perfect picture that looks like a tree, animals or letters. Drawing ‘scribbles’ or certain shapes, is the beginning of writing and literacy! Each achievement is always celebrated at Chesil Bank Pre-school. Activities at the allotments this week included balancing on tyres and feeding the birds. Children enjoyed using the

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