Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
We have had a fabulous time making cheese straws for our ‘little chef’s theme this week.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Communication and Language (CL) using single words. Enjoys babbling and increasingly experiments with using sounds and words to communicate.
Physical Development (PD) passes objects from one hand to another.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Baking with your little one at home. Bread dough is an old favourite for using their hands and fingers to knead.
Butterflies
The Butterflies favourite activity of the week.
We made a big block of ice and filled it with different sized and coloured pom poms.
The children loved this activity and spent a long time picking and melting the ice with their hands to get to the one that they wanted to get to.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical Development (PD) using fine motor skills to hold utensils to break the ice.
Personal, Social, Emotional Development (PSED) turn taking with the utensils to break the ice. Communication and Language (CL) Using describing words about how the different objects and ice feels.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Freeze other objects in ice. This is a perfect activity to use all sorts of developmental areas with your child. Why not put it in the garden and watch it melt as your little one tries to get to the objects.
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
We dressed up in clothes that made us look like what we wanted to be when we are older. There were builders, train drivers, firefighters, doctors and Farmers, to name but a few.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Understanding the World and Communities (UTW) Looking at different occupations
Physical Development (PD) Dressing and undressing themselves using their fine and gross motor movements
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Talk to your little one about the job that you and other members of the family do. Perhaps even take them to where you work to show them what you do and what it looks like.
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
We have been looking at our community and different occupations and what they do. We had some really good circle times talking about what we would like to be when we are older.
Number of the week: 5
Shape of the week: Triangle
Colour of the week: Red
Letter of the week: Bb
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
Our favourite activity this week was P.E The children were super good at getting themselves dressed for P>E. We then gave the children a bean bag which they were asked to throw into a circle drawn in chalk on the floor. What a fantastic aim they all had…. excellent effort!!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical Development (PD) Shows increasing control over an object Communication and Language (CL) Able to follow instruction
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Take it in turns to throw a small ball with your little one, using over arm and under arm techniques.
Number of the week: 19
Shape of the week: Triangle
Colour of the week: Red
Letter of the week: Jj
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…Jelly and Jam, Jelly and Jam
Jiggling on a plate
Oh, what will I eat with it?
J, j, j, j, j