This week’s activities Windy day and environment walk The children have been exploring the effect of wind recently. Noticing how it makes the trees move, they re-enacted the movements using their bodies. They thought about how they can’t see the wind but if they puff up their cheeks and blow out, they can pretend that...Read More
This week’s activities Yoga/gymnastics We have been carrying out yoga moves for quite some time now; generally at the start of the day. Some of the children have been exploring the yoga moves in Wren Room, where there is a bit more space and a quiet area. Yoga is a good way to calm down...Read More
This week’s activities Splatter painting outside Large paper was pegged to the fence in the garden. The children used paintbrushes to flick paint onto the paper and to make big marks, using their large motor skills. Developing large motor skills is vital in the development of fine motor skills – you need to have lots...Read More
Online safety with pre-schoolers Dear Families We hope you had a lovely half term. Please find below some links to resources you may find useful when considering how you can help to keep your child safe online. Thank you. Childnet – Smartie the Penguin – https://www.childnet.com/resources/smartie-the-penguin/?utm_source=Foundation+Years&utm_campaign=c718577e9b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_03_21_05_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8f9a6de061-c718577e9b-321638129&mc_cid=c718577e9b&mc_eid=90843f4413 Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure – http://aa-download.avg.com/filedir/fas/family-safety_little-bird.pdf Thank you....Read More
This week’s activities Traffic light game Children should be engaging in physical exercise everyday. They should be getting out of breath and it is part of our role to facilitate this and talk to children about keeping physically healthy. They are told that it is ok for them to feel their heart beating faster and...Read More
This week’s activities Making bird feeders The children have been thinking about the wildlife that visits our garden and what we can do to help them as the weather turns colder. This week, some of the children helped to make birdfeeders. As you can imagine, we get through a lot of toilet roll, and the...Read More
This week’s activities Creative art and design The children learnt about what happens when you mix colours and they were surprised to learn that they make new ones! Fascinating for a two to three year old. They then went on to use resources that they had found in the environment to make prints. Lovely use...Read More
This week’s activities Collecting resources for craft Last week we told you about the children collecting natural resources from the woodland area to use in their craft. This week, the children asked if they could go and look for more. To make it a different experience, they went for a walk around the School grounds....Read More
This week’s activities Noticing wildlife We are fortunate that our Pre-school is in a lovely position close to the river, with trees and wildlife all around us. Some of the children have used our ‘bird spotting’ sheets to search for the birds who visit our garden and to try and identify which species. Introducing new...Read More
