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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Ride-on toys give children a lot of scope for role-play and imagination. Make-believe play can turn a car or scooter into a spaceship, ambulance or race car. The benefits of ride-on toys during early years can improve gross and fine motor skill development, balance and coordination, and more. As children learn to use their hands
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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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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
This week the children learnt how to get in and out of a hammock safely. To get in, sit on the hammock, swing your legs up without folding the hammock over and encasing yourself. To get out, sit up, place one hand on the hammock, one leg on the ground, prepare to dismount and fall
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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
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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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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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
Christmas party day was here at last and the children took part in Pass the parcel, hiding under the blanket and guessing which friend was missing, and lots more arts and crafts to fill up their Christmas box. After a fantastic performance by the children acting out the story ‘Is it Christmas yet?’ and singing
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