So many exciting ways to explore colour! Children have also been enjoying the process of change whilst colour mixing! “Red and yellow, that’s orange!” “I want to make pink.” “It’s like a rainbow.” “It might melt and the colours turn into a rainbow.” “I see green now.” “Yellow, red, green,…

‘Little Red Riding Hood’ was one of our core stories for ‘World Book Day’ where children had fun dressing up and doing role play using props such as red hoods, capes, baskets and puppets. “Let me read it to everyone. Little Red Riding Hood.” “Her mummy gave her a bowl…

Children in the 2–3s enjoyed home corner role play particularly during Lunar New Year, exploring menus and recipes before pretending to cook rice, noodles and sauces. They were eager to use soup spoons and chopsticks, which provided a fun and effective way to strengthen hand and finger muscles hence supporting…

In Mountain Room we have been working with our Occupational Therapists to develop the children’s fine-motor skills to help prepare them for mark-making. To do this we have been doing lots of activities that work the muscles in the children’s hands; as well as providing motivating ways to encourage the…

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…