What We’ve Been Up To!
Here are some of the activities our children have enjoyed this month.
Pre-schoolers enjoy Silly Science and sirens!
In Silly Science our intrepid pre-schoolers learnt to challenge their understanding through our experiments asking will it float, or will it sink? The children also made super yummy carrot cakes for their families. We also received a visit from a real-life policeman! The children asked lots of clever questions about his police car and siren.
Stop, police! Jemma in handcuffs!
Inspecting the police car
In literacy, the children have been learning about different shapes and exploring the letter ‘H’ and words beginning with ‘H’. Happy days!
Toddlers get messy and learn about shapes
Our toddlers have been getting stuck in to some messy shaving foam painting. The results were quite extraordinary! Their cookery skills have been tested as our budding little master chefs cooked up vegetable kebabs for everyone to enjoy for tea. The shape and colour exploration games have also been a real hit, along with playing with the animals in our Sensory jungle. The children topped this off by dancing and singing to their hearts’ content.
The children drawing outside
Babies get creative and feed the ducks
The younger babies have been exploring different animals and their habitats through sensory play. To support their fine motor skills, we have been hand painting, ice painting, sticking and gluing. Playing with soft blocks, building them and knocking them over, has increased the babies’ awareness of objects and the possible outcomes of their actions, as well as leading to lots of giggles!
Playing with moon sand has been fun and educational for our older babies, as they make and learn about shapes. We also went for a walk to feed the ducks in the park and enjoyed the onset of spring sunshine. Painting using our fingers, mixing colours and playing with the baby dolls have all featured in our activities, as well as circle time with flash cards to further support the babies’ learning.
Our hand painting
