Children listened to and role-played the story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. They developed their understanding of size using comparative language such as ‘tiny, small, smaller, big, bigger, biggest.’ In the home corner, they moved they cooked porridge. Children also enjoyed eating porridge with fruit for Snack Time. “Goldilocks…

The children have been observing birds and reading information books to identify which species of birds have visited the Nursery garden. They made tally marks to record their findings. “Robins. They lay eggs. My nana likes robins.” “The magpie is carrying a stick in its mouth.” “It’s building a nest…

In Mountain Room we enjoyed a World Book Day filled with reading! Children especially loved looking at books in our new hammock. They also enjoyed a sensory story about a ladybird with colourful welly boots; seeing the different colours and listening to the splashing in the puddles.

Rainforest children have been building fantastic constructions with Mobilo. They have experimented with shape, pattern and spatial awareness as well as thinking and constructing in 3d. “This is a drone. It’s like a fire aeroplane. The drone looks for winter trees.” “It’s flying around in the air.” “It’s a monster…

In Mountain Room we have been developing our Sensory Circuits to ensure all children are alert,  focused and calm enough to learn. All children take part in at least one Sensory Circuit a day, with many also doing their own Circuit to suit their individual needs. The Circuits start with an…

Children have been reading and reciting the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ by Bill Martin and Eric Carle. They’ve enjoyed this highly repetitive story, especially when using claves to beat rhythmically along to it. Their memory recall has grown each time they re-read the story along…

The children have been getting active in the garden when playing basketball. They’ve also been improving their hand-eye co-ordination skills by bouncing as well as throwing balls into the basketball hoop. They’ve tried to get as many shots as possible whilst trialling being closer to or further away from the…