Monthly Archives: March 2019
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Foil paint printing ‘Under the Sea’
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) Using different materials to create an effect
Physical Development (PD) Using their palmer and pincer grips to hold objects
Communication and Language (CL) Talking (babbling) about the marks that they make
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Use everyday objects to paint with different objects
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Large scale road designs and using road signs to stop and go
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
PD (Physical Development) Using gross motor movements to build and use the road
Understanding the World (UTW) Looking at the local community
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Draw roads with your child and use red and green card to make your own stop and go signs for your child to use their listening skills
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
Planting vegetables and talking about what they are going to look like when they grow
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
UTW (Understanding the World) Exploring growth and the different parts of the seedling
PSED (Personal, Social, Emotional Development) playing in groups
CL (Communication and language) Being able to describe what the seedling looks like now and when they grow
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Look at the outside world and talk about the plants and flowers and appearing all around you. Planting a flower together and watching how it grows in your garden.
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
Playing and exploring our new supermarket role play and talking about different foods.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
UTW (Understanding the World) Talking about the shops in our community
CL (Communication and Language) Talking about our local supermarkets in Godalming
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Visit your local supermarket and talk about the different items that you are putting in your basket or trolley. Ask your child to select certain vegetables for you
Number of the week: 3
Shape of the week: Hexagon
Colour of the week: Yellow
Letter of the week: Tt
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
When I watch a tennis game TTT TTT
When I watch a tennis game my head goes back and forth!
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Cooking yumy and healthy spring fruit nests!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
PSED (Personal Social Emotional Development) in the group activity exploring new textures.
PD (Physical Development) Taking it in turns to hold the spoon and mix the mixture.
CL (Communication and Language) Babbling whilst cooking!
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Exploring different fruits with your child and encouraging them to either pick up the fruit or use a spoon.
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Volcano Tuff Tray WOW! Look at that volcano go! We used bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to make an exploding volcano.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
PD (Physical Development) Using spoons, jugs and cups to mix
PSED (Personal Social Emotional Development) In a group, explore the texture of the tuff tray ingredients, together.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Look at the effect water has on sand, stones, leaves or soil, when you mix them together.
Does it change or stay the same? What does it feel like?
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
Looking at seeds that are growing in our classroom. What is different about them?
Talk about growth and what plants need to grow
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
UTW (Understanding the World) Exploring growth and the different parts of the seedling
PSED (Personal, Social, Emotional Development) Taking it in turns to speak in a small group
CL (Communication and language) Being able to describe what the seedling looks like
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Look at the outside world and talk about the plants and flowers and appearing all around you.
Planting a flower together and watching how it grows in your garden
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
We have started to get creative by making surprises for our Mummies. There won’t be a dry eye in the house!
Number of the week: 9
Shape of the week: Rectangle
Colour of the week: White
Letter of the week: Hh
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
I like to hop, hop, hop up and down
I like to hop, hop, hop all around
I like to hop, hop, hop up and down
H,h,h,h,h,H
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
A science experiment involving PVA glue, salt and food colouring. The children were fascinated with how many colours spread through the glue so quickly when you added the salt
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
UTW (Understanding the World) How things change.
CL (Communication and Language) Talking about the things we experience.
PD (Physical Development) Using the sticks, spreading the salt and dripping the food colouring into the glue.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Craft activities using different materials and mixing things together to see what reactions occur. (Try vinegar and bicarbonate of soda)
Number of the week: 2
Shape of the week: Square
Colour of the week: Green
Letter of the week: Aa
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
A,a, ants on my arm
A,a,ants on my arm
A,a,ants on my arm
Causing me alarm
Ladybirds
This week we have been looking at transport with lots of vehicle play, creating collages and digging in the dry and wet sand. The babies created lots of different tracks in the sand and paint using all the different toys that they have to play with. It was lots of fun and we got very messy! Next week we will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday and making our own collage pancakes, lots of role play with mixing and patting and eating pour own pancakes too.
Butterflies
This week we have been exploring different textures such as jelly, gloop (corn flour mixed with water), oats, lentils and damp sand. We talked about how the different textures felt and used words like “bumpy” and “scratchy” to describe them. We explored using words like “rough” and “smooth” and “wet” and “dry”. Our 2 year old’s have been mark making using different objects and we spoke about what shapes and patterns they made. Next week we will be dressing up as our favourite character from our favourite stories for World Book Day.
Bumblebees
This week the Bumblebees have been doing lots of activities based on our theme, which was DIY! We have made playdough houses, played with the doll house and pretended to be builders that could fix the houses. We were very good at using a hammer and managed to hammer all the bits of our house together. We talked about how we could build a house and what our houses look like at home. Next week we will be starting to Spring into life with some Spring activities and celebrate World Book Day.
Dragonflies
24
Orange
Pentagon
Yy
This week we have been very busy doing various activities. Spring is almost here and we have started looking at growth and what plants and flowers need to grow. We have been planting and experimenting with lettuce to see how we can change its colour. We have been cooking again and using our fine motor skills to knead and mould the dough. Next week we will be having a flipping good time and having a pancake race for Shrove Tuesday and seeing who wins the race. We will also be dressing up for World Book Day. Don’t forget to bring your favourite soft toy and story to read!