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Who likes sprouts? We do!
Because this week we had lots of fun with them. The children rolled them down chutes, counted them, used them as money, weighed them and...
Vickie
Jan 28, 20191 min read
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Let's get into shapes....
... in many forms like playing with a variety of jigsaws, looking through coloured geometric shapes, building with wooden blocks,...
Vickie
Jan 18, 20191 min read
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Our new year's resolution is to keep on ...
...playing, exploring, questioning, creating and lots more! The first new week of the spring term saw the children engaged in making...
Vickie
Jan 11, 20191 min read
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Numbers numbers everywhere!
This week many of the activities the children engaged in included numbers, such as: exploring clocks, using mobile phones in role-play,...
Vickie
Dec 2, 20181 min read
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The great outdoors...
... lets children explore, experiment, discover, be active and healthy, and to develop their physical capabilities all of which the...
Vickie
Nov 16, 20181 min read
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Anyone for pizza?
Why pretend to make pizza when you can do it for real! Lots of other hands on activities included collecting and blowing leaves, mark...
Vickie
Oct 19, 20181 min read
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Hello, hello, hello, what's going on here then? ...
... police and fire fighters role-play this week along with pretending to be dogs and taking them for walks. Problem solving came in the...
Vickie
Oct 16, 20181 min read
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Can we fix it, paint it, plant it, build it, bake it...yes we can!
Just as we experienced a variety of weather this week, the children participated in a large range of activities. An opportunity to visit...
Vickie
Oct 12, 20181 min read
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Every season brings new learning experiences ...
... and Autumn is no exception with children bringing in items they have discovered out and about to show their friends. This meant we...
Vickie
Sep 28, 20181 min read
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Wheels, wind and water week!
The weather may not be sure of what it was doing this week but the children definitely knew what they wanted to play,engage and...
Vickie
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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All aboard Noah's Ark...
... as we set sail on a new term and new adventures. The children new to the setting have been exploring all aspects of Noah's Ark; so...
Vickie
Sep 16, 20181 min read
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"Every ending has a new beginning"...
...and as we said goodbye to our school leavers we were joined by parents and carers on our final day of term to celebrate their...
Vickie
Jul 20, 20181 min read
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No two weeks are the same....
Last week the children built a pirate ship, tested out and modified their ideas with various materials in the outdoor area, played the...
Vickie
Jul 13, 20181 min read
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Keep cool and carry on ......
....paddling, splashing, eating ice-lollies, selling water from the ice-cream shop, threading beads, painting, making water...
Vickie
Jun 29, 20181 min read
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All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small......
Last week saw the release of our butterflies and this week one of our froglets managed to jump out of the tank! We have also discovered...
Vickie
Jun 24, 20181 min read
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Preparing to fly!
Our lovely butterflies were released this week and it is around this time of year that we remember some of our children will be flying...
Vickie
Jun 15, 20181 min read
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Access all areas!
As the photos show every part of the setting was used this week and play incorporated many characteristics of effective learning such as...
Vickie
Jun 9, 20181 min read
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Let's grow!
This week saw how quickly our caterpillars were growing and the physical changes that have occurred with the tadpoles. However this week...
Vickie
May 25, 20181 min read
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I spy with my little eye something beginning with "f"...
...farms, foil masks, fashion, first aid, fire engines and fire fighters! Every week is different and this one was no exception with the...
Vickie
May 11, 20181 min read
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From sandcastles, dog "houses", swimming pools and trains...
... to obstacle courses, tall towers and cardboard robots; it's been a really busy building week! Plenty of mark making too with chalk...
Vickie
May 4, 20181 min read
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