In forest school the children found sticks and made shape wands. They then used their wands to make different shapes by themselves and with each other. They made triangles above their heads, crosses in front of them and circles in the air using the ribbons. The big challenge was making a square with someone else! […]
Using the skills the children learnt last week they made pumpkin bird feeders by drilling holes and threading string into pieces of pumpkin. Thanks to Muddy Patches for replacing our old bench the children could rest in between jobs. Filling a hole with water, the mud became irresistible to most children. Squelching, digging, and sliding was
Pumpkins are a big part of Autumn, and offer a hands on learning experience for all children. Starting off with a pumpkin hunt children excitedly found the hidden pumpkins and marrows. They used drills to make holes, hammer in golf tees and scoop out the flesh. The slimy pulp was used to make ‘soup’, and
At the allotments Primrose set up a bear hunt path for children to act out “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. To enhance the experience she used natural elements, household items and their bodies to make the sounds of “swishy-swashy” grass. to engage the children’s interest. For her forest school training Fran encouraged the children
On our way to the allotments we stopped and talked to the Energy Advisor. She explained to the children how they can help residents that may be having meter issues, investigate billing problems, help to raise a complaint with the supplier and assist with next steps of contacting the energy ombudsman if it cannot be
Encouraging hands-on exploration and stimulating sensory experiences this week children explored a variety of items. The varied textures, shapes, and colours helped to engage their senses and promote fine motor skills. Activities inspired by this included, using sticks and conkers to make playdough hedgehogs, fork printing, and cutting and sticking tissue paper onto handprint hedgehogs.
Using autumnal coloured paint and tissue paper the children painted and decorated apples, paper snakes, and the salt dough leaf prints they made this week. At the allotments children tapped golf tees into apples using mallets, played with ducks in water, made ‘food’ at the mud kitchen, and climbed stacked wooden pallets.
For so many people Autumn is their favourite time of year. The beautiful colours, natural treasures, the smell of autumn, fallen leaves and autumn crafts. Autumn begins in September and is a season famous for its harvest times, turning leaves, cooling temperatures and darkening nights. This week the children enjoyed opening conker husks to see
Early years foundation stage nutrition guidance On the 25th April 2025 the Department for Education (DfE) published the Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (the document that sets the regulatory requirements that all early years settings in England must meet) says that children are provided with meals,
