Following on from their work on “Rumble in the Jungle” in the nature area, the children in the Rainbow Room made super jungle pictures which you can see on display in Nursery. Click then click again on photos to get a better look at their artwork and watch out for some animal eyes peeping out from behind the jungle foliage.
The Rainbow Room visited the school nature area several times towards the end of term as part of their interest in animals as well as the changing season. As you can see, they all enjoyed listening to “Rumble in the Jungle” and then set off on a hunt to search for animals in the nature area which was very exciting.
After a tasty outdoor snack, the children talked about the signs around them that Autumn was on its way and gathered some evidence which they all shared in their discussion together about their findings.
Once back in Nursery, some of the children made super art work from their finds in our outdoor area which looks great displayed in the mud kitchen hanging from the shelter. Great teamwork and enthusiasm were evident from these children in this activity and we think that they must certainly have gone home tired that day.
Linked to the learning they have planned, “Word of the Week” in the Raindrop Room will be ‘balance’ while the Rainbow Room will focus on ‘artist’.
‘Jungle’ is “Word of the Week” in the Rainbow Room while the Raindrop Room is focusing on using the word ‘season’ this week.
Baking provides so many opportunities for learning and the children love taking part in it. Apart from turn-taking, sharing, good listening and working as a team, the children can develop their knowledge and skills in several other areas of the curriculum.
Counting and measuring, essential when following a recipe, are “Numeracy and Mathematics” skills while prediction, observation and discussion about the potential changes to their ingredients, as they are mixed and cooked, is an area of “Sciences”. The children are also developing their understanding in “Technologies” as they learn how to use a mixer and the cooker.
Here the children were making chocolate chip cookies and it was wonderful to see their excitement and enthusiasm as they went through the process and then enjoyed tasting what they had produced. Learning can be such fun!
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When the children in the Raindrop Room asked for babies in the role play area they gave us lots of ideas of what else we needed to provide to look after their babies. Once we introduced their suggestions, this was a very popular area to play in and the children showed good understanding of how to look after babies in their conversations and imaginative play.
Marnie: babies like stories. At bedtime they get baths with their big sisters to keep them safe. Lift big things away from baby sisters that might fall on top of them.
Ella: first the babies cry and then we give them the dummy. Babies cry when they don’t like the toys they have. We change babies’ nappies, some people call them diapers. After you’ve fed the baby you put the spit cloth on your shoulder. Put the baby on your shoulder and pat them.
Luca: sing babies “One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive”.
Tilly: mummies look after babies so they don’t cry.
Joely: babies need milk from the kitchen. They drink it in a bottle. Cuddle babies.
Mason: rock babies to sleep.
Noah: babies cry. Cuddle them. They like baby toys. Babies have teddies. Wash babies with a sponge.
Skye D.: we need to be careful when we hold a baby. When we wash a baby we need to be gentle.
Robin: we sing lullabies to babies. We cuddle them. They are cute and small.
Kara: babies sleep in a cot. We feed them fruit. Be careful holding a baby. They like a dummy if they’re crying.
Fern: mummies look after babies. Babies like carrots. They get fed with milk at bedtime. Babies wear baby clothes. You can rock babies to make them sleep in your arms. At bedtime they get bedtime stories. Fire things keep babies safe from the fire.
Sophie E.: I look after baby Harry and play with him and love him. I feed him his bottle when it’s time for bed. We like looking at each other.
Anthony: be careful – don’t break babies. Babies like trains. They drink baby milk. They cry if they want baby milk. Babies wear nappies. Mummies feed babies. They sleep in a baby bed.
Summer: babies like milk in a bottle. A baby sleeps in a cot.
The Rainbow Room’s “Word of the Week” this week will be ‘bulb’, as they talk about how things grow, and the focus in the Raindrop Room will be ‘Autumn’ as we begin to see the signs of the changing season.
“Word of the Week” will be ‘healthy’ in the Raindrop Room while the Rainbow Room children will be learning about what the word ‘germs’ means.
The Rainbow Room’s “Word of the Week” is ‘safe’, to link with our planned outdoor activities, while the Raindrop Room will focussing on the word ‘friendship’ and what it means.
We would like to say thank you to all those parents who donated books to the library that we hope to set up in Nursery for our families. Thank you also to those who have added their names to the list of volunteers. We would be delighted if more parents/carers could help as it would be great to have a rota of helpers working together. Please speak to staff if you would like to be involved. Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, will organise and label our books soon but we are happy to continue to take any donations as this will provide greater choice for the children. Thank you so much for your support.
