Thank you Evelyn for bringing in some frog spawn. After looking closely at it in a see through bowl, we put them into our tank. As the children pass by the tank they often stop to see if they can spot them and watch them swimming around. Spring is definitely in the air this week […]
Diana visited the Pre-school to observe Claire delivering the programme. In her report she confirmed she observed a well-structured and effective session where children were actively participating, demonstrating their understanding of the toothbrushing process. Claire’s approach was excellent, providing clear instructions and positive reinforcement. The equipment was clean and well-maintained, and infection control guidelines were
It was all about pancakes this week. Tuesday, children took the frying pans and pancakes to the allotments for a race. On Wednesday, we held the races in the hall, and on Thursday, we had more space to run at the park. Obviously, the pancakes were eaten at the end of each race. We read
Walking to the allotments on Tuesday the children stopped to observe and talk to the men about traditional craftsmanship used to thatch a roof. At the allotments children enjoyed jumping off of boxes, helping to develop their gross motor skills, and planted spinach, using their fine motor skills. After measuring how tall the pile of
Thank you to everyone who came to our Valentines Day themed toddler group. It was lovely to see so many adults and children. Activities this week included: Bubble printing using cutters to print bubble hearts, then pop them. pink strawberry smelling playdough, filling baskets with heart shaped pasta, decorating magnetic shaped hearts and cardboard cut
Whatever some people may believe, there’s no such thing as the dog poo fairy. Tired of dodging dog poo on our visits to the allotments and park we decided to make signs and left them at all of the regular places dog poo is found. This week we delivered the start of our supervised toothbrushing
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac. We used this book, and a Cbeebies video to retell the story and act it out using the animals (with various different endings). As it is the year of the snake children explored cooked spaghetti in green water to find snakes. Other activities to celebrate the
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Helping Marj to pull up the leeks and compare size was a great way to engage the children with nature and help develop their fine motor skills. They were excited to take some home to cook. The dinosaur table fuelled the children’s imagination as they roared and stomped around the room. Trying a different technique
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See’s repetitive structure supports sequencing by following a specific, predictable order. As we read the story each page introduces an animal and children arranged pictures of the animals in the order they appear in, helping to develop essential skills in observation, and memory. Our first trip this year
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This weeks cold spell provided an excellent opportunity to explore indoor winter activities. Creating snowmen with ‘fake snow’, sensory tray filled with wooden figures and salt for ice, a winter themed small world table, and tape resist snowflake painting. To keep active and warm we also brought the bikes inside for children to ride and
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