Ladybirds
The Ladybirds favourite activity of the week.
Multi-sensory exploring- The babies got stuck in exploring different textured, coloured and scented foods. Including colourful cooked pasta, rainbow rice (which the babies enjoyed sprinkling) and we also had banana, strawberry and chocolate mousse, which the babies whizzed their hands through and tasted!
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Communication and Language (CL) Has a strong exploratory impulse and frequently imitates words and sounds
Physical Development (PD) Enjoys the sensory experience of making marks
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Raid the cupboards at home and choose different types of foods to explore together!
Butterflies
The Butterflies favourite activity of the week.
Playdough, pasta and cheerio threading. We stuck raw spaghetti into play dough then used our fingers to carefully thread the cheerios through
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Physical Development (PD) Using fine motor skills
Communication and Language (CL) Has a strong exploratory impulse and gives everything a go
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) will stay at an activity they enjoy and that interests them.
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Set out activities to encourage your child to use their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. An example of this might be using penne pasta to thread onto pipe cleaners
Bumblebee’s
The bumblebee’s favourite activity of the week.
We looked at pictures of extreme weather conditions such as tornados, heavy snow, and a tsunami. We spoke about what they are and all our experiences outside in the rain, snow and sun.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Communication and Language (CL) Beginning to understand “why” and “how” questions and learning new words rapidly and can use them
Understanding the World (UTW) shows care and concern for living things and the environment
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Go out in all weathers and talk to your little one about it. If you go on holiday talk about the weather when you are there too.
What our Preschool Bee’s have been up too?
We have been looking at different types of weather too. We made rain clouds and we also carried on with our mark making and trying to write our names. We also cooked up a storm and made flapjacks.
Number of the week: 23
Shape of the week: Oval
Colour of the week: Light Blue
Letter of the week: Qq
Dragonflies
The dragonflies favourite activity of the week.
We had a great time walking through our sensory trays, using our bare feet to feel all the different textures. There was shaving foam, bubble wrap, jelly and sand (to name just a few)
The children had to talk about whether they liked the sensation on their feet and use describing words for each one.
What areas of development did this activity focus on?
Experiments to create different textures. Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)
Uses talk to explain what is happening Communication and Language (CL)
Activities parents could do at home to extend their child’s development further?
Communication and Language (CL) extending vocabulary, especially by grouping and naming, exploring meaning and sounds of new words. Beginning to be interested in and describe the texture of things.
Number of the week: 16
Shape of the week: Circle
Colour of the week: Gold
Letter of the week: Ll
The Jolly Phonics song for our letter of the week goes like this, why not try singing it at home…
We lick our lollipops
We lick our lollipops
L, l, l, l, l
We lick our lollipops!