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There was plenty of opportunity this week for the children to find ice. Smashing it with mallets, painting it, watching it melt, and bathing farm animals in the water, were some of the activities offered. After waiting so long to open the Christmas presents from the ‘sleigh’ the children eagerly opened them, only to find […]

Our last day finally arrived and the excitement built as the children played pass-the-parcel, guessed who was under the blanket, and made pot pourri. In the afternoon the room resonated with the joyous melodies as everyone, young and old, came together to celebrate the spirit of the season and sing some Christmas songs. The highlight

Children’s Role Play Christmas Adventures began in earnest this week. Pretending to be Santa Claus delivering presents, making Christmas cards, decorations and wreaths were just some of the activities. Participating in role play Christmas scenarios can contribute to the development of crucial social skills. As children collaborate and interact with their peers during these make-believe

Despite all the snowing falling on Thursday but none to play with, the children happily played with our fake snow. Rescuing the animals, burying the animals and cover their hands and arms in it. Christmas has started to creep into the Pre-school now. Decorating the three Christmas trees, using Christmas cutter shapes in the playdough,

This outdoor play activity involved children collecting leaves and painting them with bright colours. We had previously painted with the leaves but this time we painted on the leaves! Painting on the leaves provides a new sensory experience as children make marks on the texture of the leaf. Using cardboard cartons Marj had given us the children made a

Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education. 
As well as being fun they are excellent teaching tools: Nursery rhymes and children’s songs boost vocabulary and language development They help children to develop literacy skills They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills Nursery rhymes help children to develop

War is a tricky subject to cover with younger children, but as poppies are a common sight leading up to Remembrance Day, they can provide a good starting point for discussion. We watched the two minute BBC CBeebies Animation: Poppies. A gentle introduction to Remembrance Day. It follows a rabbit playing in a meadow that

Carving peppers, tapping golf tees into peppers, filling buckets with Halloween pasta, pretending to be bats and wearing costumes were just some of the activities the children enjoyed this week. Trying to keep the conker on the tray to do some marble rolling for their Candle on the Hill bags proved to be a bit

This week we introduced the parachute to the children. Oh what fun they had! Marj kindly brought in a marrow and the children decided to paint it. The weather on Wednesday was unpredictable so we decided to walk up to the old railway line and collect natural items. There was lots to find, and back

Making salt dough involves science, math, technology, and engineering, as well as creative art and design exploration! After measuring out and mixing the flour, salt and water the children kneaded it to make a ball. Using rolling pins they flattened the dough and selected some of the natural items they had collected from the garden to decorate