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…

Children have listened to core books being read such as ‘Naughty Bus’ which has further developed and enriched their communication and language skills particularly during role play.

The children have been baking Gingerbread People after having read ‘The Gingerbread Man’. They enjoyed eating their Gingerbread Men biscuits today and of course had plenty to say when listening to the story, whilst baking and when eating this delicious snack.   “The Gingerbread Man run away!” “He run outside…