Nursery

Our learning environment is scattered with mark making opportunities.  This week the children have been developing their pre-writing and writing skills on large sheets on the floor, large sheets on the easel, a variety of papers available in our mark making area, using whiteboard pens on a large…

This week the children have been using their counting skills to make ‘magic potions’. They have been using the different resources to take three items and place them in the cauldron. The children continued with this counting activity in continuous provision with their…

This week we are learning about our different senses and how our senses help us to explore the world around us. Today the children used their sense of smell to guess what was in the container. They were able to describe the different smells using words such as sweet, strong, nice. 

The children have been using natural resources, lemons and limes as part of their sensory outdoor learning today.  Smelling, mixing, whisking, pouring, creating, communicating, turn-taking - playing is learning!  

We have enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated.  We learned that it is now the Year of the Snake and find out about the celebrations that take place in Liverpool for Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated in countries such as China, using our globe to locate it.  Here we…

The last of the nursery visits to Kingsley and Co. took place today.  The children were amazing and loved the hands on experiences.   We took part in the Red Riding Hood story, explored the shop and even chose our own books to keep.   The trip was completed with an extra long rendition of ‘The…

The children have been learning about Chinese New Year and how 2025 is the Year of the Snake. This week they have made dragons and lanterns, enjoyed noodles and prawn crackers for snack and learned how to say 'Happy New Year' in Chinese. 

The second nursery trip of the week to Kingsley and Co. Bookshop has taken place today.  The children listened carefully to the Red Riding Hood Story before exploring the different areas.   We were even able to choose our own book to keep!  

Today the children in Nursery B visited Kingsley's & Co in Bootle Strand. They had a wonderful morning listening to stories, dressing up, playing with puppets and exploring the different themes inside the book shop. They sat in the cafe area for a drink and snack and chose a book to take home too.…

This week the children have been exploring colour mixing with paints. We have been learning about the primary colours red, yellow and blue and seeing what happens when we mix them together. We have also painted our own crocodile as we continue to read ‘Let’s All Creep Through Crocodile Creek’.…

“Let’s have some time together” is a phrase you will often hear adults in our early years setting saying to children.  For example, “Let’s have some time together to play, read, tidy, build, talk, think about, focus on”.  It is an effective way of connecting and bringing learning on through…

Using a mixture of wooden blocks and natural resources, the children decided to make a fort today.  The children worked together and side by side to create their masterpiece. There was lots of discussion and negotiating taking place too.   We didn’t want to tidy it away at the end of the day!…