Changing Seasons in Nursery
The children in nursery have been learning about our different seasons and this week they were able to explore what snow and ice feel like. The children talked about ‘wrapping up warm’ and preparing for the winter months ahead.
Messy Mud Kitchen Play
The children have been getting messy in the mud kitchen this week.
An article in QA Nursery Magazine explains the many benefits of mud kitchens some of which are listed below:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
Mud kitchens work incredibly well as part of PSED for…
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In Disguise!
Some new wigs and glasses have refreshed our dressing up basket this week!
Making Christmas Cakes in Nursery
The children in nursery have been very busy making Christmas cakes. They have used their senses to smell and feel the different ingredients and have listened carefully to the instructions. They helped one another and took turns stirring, cutting, mixing and pouring the different ingredients.…
Odd Sock Day
The children and staff were all excited to take part in Odd Sock Day! We are kind to each other every day in Reception, and have talked about the importance of this.
Remembrance Day
We remembered the soldiers who died for us. We all made a poppy to put in the window. We observed the two minutes silence by watching the CBeebies ‘Poppies”.
Rosie’s Spectacular Lightbox House
After reading the story of ‘The Three Little Pig's’ Rosie used the lightbox to make her own house. We love the colours that shine through on the box.
Subitising in Reception
This week in Reception we have been using our ‘maths eyes’ to look at small groups of objects and say, without counting, how many there are! The children have loved playing games to subitse.
Exploring Patterns in Nursery
This week we have been exploring repeats in songs and stories. We have also been using objects and paints to make line patterns and repeated patterns.
The Three Little Pigs
To introduce our new book, The Three Little Pigs, the children were shocked to discover someone had made a terrible mess in our classroom! The suspect left footprints and left lots of straw and sticks laying around! We came up with a plan about who had committed such terrible crimes, we thought it…
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Firework patterns.
We have been exploring patterns and repeats. Using stones and pebbles we made some firework patterns, carefully following lines, developing their visual accuracy and fine motor skills.