Monthly Archives: April 2019
Foreword
The Bell House Blog is designed to show parents what activities our children are doing week by week and how these activities relate to the Early Years Curriculum. We feel it’s important for our parents to be able to see ‘what’ as well as ‘why’ we plan the activities we do for the children. Parents are encouraged to be a part of their child’s education being invited to do the ‘At home’ ideas with their children to extend their learning further
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Jelly play with animals to pick out.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical Development (PD) Using their fine motor skills to feel and squeeze and enjoy the feeling of the jelly in their hands
Communication and Language (CL) Has a strong exploratory impulse. Fleeting attention-new stimuli taking their whole attention.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) Using their voice, gesture, eye contact and facial expression to make contact with people and uses pointing with eye gaze to make requests.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Jelly play with bowls and spoons and other sensory activities such as using pasta, water, baked beans or gloop!
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
An Arctic ice tray for the children to explore with their senses.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World (UTW) Talking about habitats and where each animal lives
Physical Development (PD) Using their fine motor skills to scoop, pour and pinch.
Communication and Language (CL) Naming animals and using describing words.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Use ice cubes and pour over them to look like a cold habitat. You could also add in lentils, pasta and lentils.
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
Sword making foe St Georges day
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World (UTW) Looking at a special day together and understanding why we have that special day.
Communication and Language (CL) Talking about St Georges day together at circle time.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
To learn about St George’s day and why we have St George’s day.
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
Making swords and shields. Making our own shield designs. We also planted our roses in the garden!
Number of the week: 14
Shape of the week: Oval
Colour of the week: Dark Blue
Letter of the week: Oo
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
Looking and talking about our wonderful chicks!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World (UTW) Talking about living things and what they need to survive
Communication and Language (CL) Talking about everything we can see. Use ‘describing’ and ‘doing’ words to explain.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Talk to your child about what came first. The chicken or the egg?! Discuss new born animals and what they are called and perhaps the lifecycle of some of the animals your child is interested in.
Number of the week: 7
Shape of the week: Circle
Colour of the week: Purple
Letter of the week: Kk
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
Kites are flying in the sky
K k k
Kites are flying in the sky
K k k
Kites are flying in the sky
Flying in the sky
Flying in the sky
K k k
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Easter coloured play dough. One handed tools and pompoms and feathers to decorate!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical development – encouraging fine motor skills. Prodding, pinching, grabbing and squishing
Expressive Arts and Design- Exploring different media
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Playdough is lots of fun as it helps your little one strengthens their fine motor skills as they play with it. 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt, 1 sachet of cream of tartar, a splash of sunflower oil and water to make it to the consistency you want. Add food colouring to brighten it up and keep it in the fridge to re-use for a couple of days
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
We have been making some very yummy Easter cakes for our Mummies and Daddies
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical development – using fine motor skills by using our steady hand co-ordination to mix the ingredients together.
Communication and Language – Learning new words and encouraging language. Listening skills were amazing too!
Personal social and emotional Development – Turn taking and communicating with one another.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
We would love to see some picture of you making something with your little one and uploading it on to their Learning Book at home, please.
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
We made rice crispy cakes and decorated them with an Easter chick on top of the nest.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Communication and Language- We followed the recipe that had been written and drawn out so that we could follow it.
Physical development – using fine motor skills by using our steady hand co-ordination to mix the ingredients together.
Communication and Language – Learning new words and encouraging language. Listening skills were amazing too!
Personal social and emotional Development – Turn taking and communicating with one another
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Make something for Easter with your little one and upload the pictures to add to their Learning Journey
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
Pre-school Bee’s have been making some Easter bunny faces out of paper plates
Number of the week: 13
Shape of the week: Crescent
Colour of the week: Dark Green
Letter of the week: Gg
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
Hear the aeroplane n n n
Hear the aeroplane n n n
Hear the areoplane n n n
…………………. Making lots of noise
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
We made chocolate rice crispy cakes for an Easter treat
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Communication and Language- We followed the recipe that had been written and drawn out so that we could follow it.
Physical development – using fine motor skills by using our steady hand co-ordination to mix the ingredients together.
Communication and Language – Talking about the different textures of the ingredients as you add them to the bowl
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Continuing with Easter activities such as painting eggs together
Number of the week: 6
Shape of the week: Pentagon
Colour of the week: Orange
Letter of the week: Nn
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
Hear the aeroplane n n n
Hear the aeroplane n n n
Hear the areoplane n n n
…………………. Making lots of noise
ANNOUNCEMENT:
NEXT THURSDAY 18TH IS EASTER BONNET COMPETITION FOR ALL ROOMS!!
Please bring in your child Easter bonnet in order to win a prize – if your child doesn’t attend Thursdays you are still more than welcome to bring in their bonnet before Thursday in order to be in the competition!
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Animal farm tuff tray using hay, leafy carrots, lentils, sand and toy animals. Exploring textures and animal noises.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical development – encouraging sensory exploration and fine motor skills.
Communication and language – learning new noises and words.
Personal, social and emotional development – Making relationships with adults and peers through play.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Going to pet shops to see animals and looking at local surroundings where animals may live.
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Preparing for Easter, making handprint chicks, easter eggs and chocolate playdough.
Talking with children about easter, noises chicks make, looking at colours to decorate our eggs and using sensory and fine motor skills to explore the playdough.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical development – using fine motor skills.
Understanding the world – looking at habbates for chicks and talking about Easter traditions.
Communication and Language – Learning new words and encouraging language
Personal social and emotional Development – Playing along side peers, turn taking and communicating with one another.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Chocolate nest making, to encourage children to use all their senses and talk about the easter period. Getting them involved in mixing, scooping and tasting!
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
Looking at different animals as part of our pet week. We used sticking, painting and colouring to create fish bowls for pet week. As well as talking about our own pets or what pets we would like.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the world – talking about how different animals live and how we take care of them
Communication and language – maintaining focus on activities and learning new language through group chats.
Personal social and emotional development – talking with friends, sharing resources and learning about care for animals.
Physical development – Using different fine motor skills to create pictures.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Going to the pet shops and exploring different animals and learning about different habitats.
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
Pre-school Bee’s also got involved with the animal theme activities as well as having ‘pet show and tell’ where they brought pictures of their pets and told their friends all about them.
Number of the week: 12
Shape of the week: Hexagon
Colour of the week: Light Blue
Letter of the week: Dd
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.
Easter crafts:
- Sticking and gluing bunnies
- Colouring Chicks
- Easter cards
We have also been learning about Easter traditions and why we celebrate Easter using books and our smart board!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Expressive arts and design – using our imagination throughout creating pictures and exploring colours
Physical development – using different pencil grips when colouring and fine motor skills when sticking.
Understanding the world – learning about different traditions.
Personal social and emotional – sharing ideas with peers, turn takin resources and helping one another throughout activities.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Talking about the chicks arrival at nursery and what to expect.
Getting creative with making Easter bonnets for our Bonnet competition next Thursday!
Number of the week: 5
Shape of the week: Oval
Colour of the week: Blue
Letter of the week: Pp
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
Puff out the candles on the pink pig cake
PPP, PPP
Puff out the candles on the pink pig cake
PUFF PUFF PUFF.
Foreword
The Bell House Blog is designed to show parents what activities our children are doing week by week and how these activities relate to the Early Years Curriculum. We feel it’s important for our parents to be able to see ‘what’ as well as ‘why’ we plan the activities we do for the children. Parents are encouraged to be a part of their child’s education being invited to do the ‘At home’ ideas with their children to extend their learning further
Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
A fruit and vegetable tuff tray exploring all the different textures. Mashed potato was VERY messy! Our babies used spoons to scoop the mashed potato and their fingers to squash it too.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical Development (PD) Using their fine motor skills to feel and squeeze the different fruit and vegetables.
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) Exploring and using Media and Materials
Communication and Language (CL) Imitating words and sounds that the adults say
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) Playing alongside each other
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Explore different foods with your child, when cooking dinner or when you are eating out. Talk about the fruit and vegetables a you shop with your child.
Butterflies
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Sensory tuff tray. Pushing and poking different textures through the cling film and using their fingers to mix the different textures together too
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) Turn Taking and playing alongside each other at an activity
Physical Development (PD) Using their fine motor skills
Communication and Language (CL) Talking about the different textures with the adults
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Encourage your child to use the hnds and fingers to explore different surfaces whilst out and about. Tree trunks, brick walls, metal gates, tarmac, stone paths, windows
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
What sounds and jobs different vehicles do in our community
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World (UTW) Vehicles in our community
Communication and Language (CL) Talking about the different vehicles we have in our community and what jobs they do
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Observe and talk about the different vehicles that you see with your child
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
Group times to out green house. The children choose to plant either cucumbers, runner beans of flowers to grow.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World (UTW) Talking about the things we observe while planting
Communication and Language (CL) Talking about everything we observe. Use ‘describing’ and ‘doing’ words to explain.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Plant your own flower with your child or perhaps grow some cress for a quicker look at how things grow.
Number of the week: 4
Shape of the week: Cresent
Colour of the week: Pink
Letter of the week: I, i
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
Inky the mouse is my pet,
He spilt the ink and got wet,
The ink it spread all over the place,
I, I, I, I, Inky’s wet!