Most of the children took part in a giant art attack designing our own wallpaper. They used patterned rollers and paint to roll various patterns and designs on to extra big pieces of paper.
“wiggles” “lines” zig zags” “dots” “bubbles”
Lex ran through the paint then realised he had made a different pattern with the bottom of his shoes.
Each day the children have the opportunity to assess the possible risks within the nursery garden. This enables them to take responsibility for their play. The checklist allows them freedom to mark make with a purpose.
Some of the children found brambles growing through our garden fence. They showed a responsible awareness of what may be safe to touch and what may not be safe. They asked a staff member if they could pick some.
They also followed instructions to clean their fruit. They were excited to taste them.
“They taste like strawberries”
We walked together along the woodland path to find ripe fruit. We plan to make something tasty with them. Child C thought “Berry soup” sounds yummy.
Some berries were not safe to pick
“Just pick the black ones” “The others are not ready yet”
We washed them and decided to make something yummy using brambles and porridge oats from our Goldilocks and the 3 bears story.
We followed a recipe perfectly. We used scales to weigh the exact amounts of flour, sugar, butter and oats.
We mixed it with our clean hands.
Topped the brambles with crumble
It was then time for the oven.
We had a vote on the taste. There were more thumbs down than thumbs up
Continue reading Risk assessing:things that are safe to touch
Some of the children challenged their balance skills by placing a wooden plank between two logs. The each took turns to cross from one side to the other.
Some worked together with friends
Some used their arms to balance themselves.
And others thought it would be easier to walk sideways
While using the bikes and scooters we discussed the importance of wearing a helmet.
“You could bump your head if you don’t wear a helmet”
A few of the children found a new use for the wooden plank. “it’s a see saw, look!!”
The children had to risk assess if the plank was safe and well balanced, they also learned to keep their fingers safe too.
Some of the children began fixing the shed with pretend tools such as blocks, sticks and shovels. We intended to scaffold their learning further by offering them the opportunity to use real tools.
Screwdrivers are the perfect tool to establish good hand and eye coordination as well as fine motor skills development.
They have good existing knowledge of some of the tool uses.
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