This week’s activity Oral health activity Initially, the teacher asked the children to think about why we need to keep our mouths clean. One child responded that “because food makes our teeth dirty”. This led to discussion around food and how, even though the food (and drink) can be good/healthy for our bodies, such as...Read More
This week’s activity Exploring the cold weather The teacher asked the children what the weather was like at the moment. The children all responded that it is cold. This led to discussion around what might happen to the wildlife who live in or near our garden. They decided to go outside and explore. Having wrapped...Read More
This week’s activity Den building The teacher asked the children if they would like to build a den. They thought about what they could use outside to make a den. They chose milk crates, pegs and masking tape. First of all they stacked the crates on top of each other. This made the shape of...Read More
This week’s activity Step class We help the children with their physical development in a range of ways. Whilst they are able to access the outside areas for running and climbing, there are some children who prefer to be indoors. We still need to make sure that they are getting enough physical exercise to reach...Read More
This week’s activity Making papier-mache bowls This week the children have had fun getting messy and creative with papier-mache. First of all, they tore the newspaper into strips, they then added a mixture of PVA glue and water into the bowl, squishing it through their fingers and seeing what happened as it began to clump...Read More
Kindness Day Today is Kindness Day. We have explored simple concepts around being kind to others. These happen all of the time, for example, giving up a toy to someone else to play with when you really want to keep it yourself or checking on a child who is crying if they have hurt themselves....Read More
This week’s activity Fireworks and Bonfire Night We like to explore, discuss and acknowledge what happens in the children’s lives outside of the Pre-school. At this time of year, many of the children have been to firework displays or, even if they haven’t been to one, will have seen and heard fireworks. One of the...Read More
