This week’s activity From tiny caterpillar to beautiful butterfly We like to help the children appreciate the wonders of the natural world. The transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly is something we often talk about but, unless you see it in real life, it can seem a distant and strange concept. We decided that...Read More

This week’s activity Focus on physical development Did you know that pre-school children should spend at least 180 minutes (3 hours) a day doing a variety of physical activities spread throughout the day, including active and outdoor play. The more the better. The 180 minutes should include at least 60 minutes (1 hour) of moderate-to-vigorous...Read More

This week’s activity As you wait outside for your children please take a minute to look at our allotment garden. You will notice that the flowers and vegetables are growing nicely. You should also notice our new addition – Chips the Scarecrow. The children worked collaboratively to design Chips. They thought about what body parts...Read More

Fathers’ Day Shopping We were lucky to have been loaned two large spider plants by members of the local community. These ‘mother’ plants had had lots of ‘baby’ spider plants. The children were interested to see how the baby plants grew from the mother plant. They helped to cut the baby plant from the mother...Read More

This week’s activities Singing Romanian songs and rhymes We were really lucky to have one of our lovely mums come into the setting to share some of her families traditional songs and rhymes from Romania. The children were really engaged and sat and listened attentively. They then heard a version translated into English and did...Read More

This week’s activities Making lemon balm tea We have some lovely lemon balm plants in our allotment. When the leaves are rubbed they have a delicious smell. These leaves can be infused into hot water to make a lemon balm tea. First of all, the adult and the children collected some of the leaves. Initially,...Read More

This week’s activities World Bee Day – Monday 20th May We have been looking at bees over the past few weeks; talking about pollination, decline in numbers, how we can help by planting bee-friendly gardens, shallow water bowls with stones in for bees to stand on, collecting nectar/pollen, looking at videos of inside a hive,...Read More

This week’s activities Thinking about our bodies The teacher began by looking through one of our reference books, all about the human body. The children were intrigued by the different layers of the body – skin, muscles, veins, nerves and skeleton. They were interested in learning how each part works and how, when they all...Read More

This week’s activities Education for Sustainable Development activity – water walk Initially, the teacher engaged the children by talking about the various uses of water and how we are lucky to be able to get fresh running water from the tap. She went on to explain how some children/families in other parts of the world...Read More

This week’s activities We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! The children love to hear stories that they are familiar with and they love joining in with repeated refrains. ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!’ is a classic for a reason. To extend the story and really get the children involved in the telling, one of...Read More