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