ECC Learning Week Commencing 18.5.26-22.5.26

May 22, 2026 Miss Phillips Leave a comment

I n d o o r s –

This week due to the continued interest in animals particularly farm animals, we created a farm shop which the children have enjoyed exploring in. Some children have been able to take on the role of a sales assistant and exploring the concept of money. We will continue to explore this next week to deepen children’s knowledge.

Links to the Curriculum; Numeracy, Social Studies, Health and Wellbeing.

O u t d o o r s –

This week the children have been exploring our herbs within the garden and have been adding these to create their own recipes in the mud kitchen. The children then began adding spices into their recipes and we have created a spice rack using wood and tools for our mud kitchen.

The children have enjoyed building upon their gross motor skills outdoors whilst using the bikes and scooters. Sharing and turn taking was evident throughout and the children created their own road to cycle along.

Firepit Brunch🪵🍞🌳

Thank you to our parents/carers for attending our firepit brunch where the children further explored their sense of risk taking and safety skills. The children showed a great understanding of keeping themselves safe and listened well to the instructions given, keeping a safe distance and staying in the respect position. We reflected on time spent at the woods. Well done for taking part in Woodland Wednesday over the last year!🌳⭐️ We have three more weeks of our firepit brunch left if you wish to sign up!

Links to the Curriculum; Social Studies, Health and Wellbeing, Science.

Weather has to improve next week, please dress accordingly, bring in a sunhat and if you haven’t already done so sunscreen too.

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Cara.

ECC Learning Week Commencing 11.5.26-15.5.26

May 15, 2026 Miss Phillips Leave a comment

I n d o o r s –

As the children have been exploring various animals, some children used the ipad to investigate the terms used for mother/their young. Some children created their own images of animals and began discussing the need/care and nurture of living things. They then began discussing where their foods come from at lunch time, this progressed into ‘Farm to Fork’ topic. All children demonstrated an awareness of healthy foods particularly fruit and vegetables and were challenged to identify other food groups. Some children were able to use construction materials effectively to construct their own habitats, using mathematical language throughout.

In the art area the children began drawing/creating their own pirate ships with various mark making resources. This led to the discussion of treasure maps where they then created their own treasure maps. From this they used google maps to find their own houses within the local community.

Links to the Curriculum; Technology, Science, Literacy, Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing.

O u t d o o r s –

Outdoors stemming from interests, some children created their own foam potions in the mud kitchen, using our own grown herbs, using their senses and descriptive language throughout.

All children were involved in creating their own bubble wands. They were able to problem solve, research to determine the process of their creation and what was hindering the process from being successful. The children enjoyed exploring with their bubble wands in the outdoor area, sharing and turn taking with their peers.

Links to the Curriculum; Expressive Arts, Science, Technology, Health and Wellbeing.

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Cara.

ECC Learning Week Commencing 4.5.26-8.5.26

May 8, 2026 Miss Phillips Leave a comment

I n d o o r s –

This week in the indoor playroom the children have began discussing and researching the correct terms for adult and young animals. The sensory tray has been developed into a jungle using ‘real mud’ as the children would say. Some children were discussing where meat comes from and we will continue to focus on this next week revisiting/touching upon ‘Farm to Fork’.

Links to the Curriculum; Health and Wellbeing, Literacy, Technology.

O u t d o o r s –

This week in the outdoor area the children have shown an interest in using their senses to explore in the mud kitchen, using descriptive language throughout. They were utilising our home grown herbs and spices to further develop their interest.

Some children have been exploring the weather outdoors, linking with seasons and utilising our weather story stones to create a story in relation to this. We will continue to explore and further deepen children’s learning in relation to their interest.

Some children attended to our planting area this week, looking after our home grown items, ensuring they are supported and some children took home their own sweet pea to repot and to follow its growth journey at home.

Links to the Curriculum; Science, Health and Wellbeing.

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Cara.

ECC Learning Week Commencing 27.4.26-1.5.26

May 1, 2026 Miss Phillips Leave a comment

I n d o o r s –

This week in the indoor environment, the children have been observed mark making with purpose, adding details to their designs and scribing meaning to their marks. The children have filtered their mark making experiences from the art area into the small world area.

Following from children’s interests of jungle animals, the children have been creating their own puppet masks using a variety of different collage materials. The children then further extended their learning by discussing some animal features with a particular focus on the patterns of the animals for example “leopards have spots”, “tigers have stripes on them”. They then used their puppets to role play in the small world area, creating their own stories and were able to recall the animal sound.

Some children helped create a farm yard sensory tray using pasta, rice and straw. The children were able to use their imaginative skills whilst role playing and were able to exploring using their senses to experience real life materials found on the farm. Some children were able to use descriptive language throughout. Next week the sensory experience will be extended to create a jungle and real resources will be used to enhance the children’s curiosity of sight, touch and smell.

Links to the Curriculum; Literacy, Social Studies, Health and Wellbeing, Technology, Expressive Arts.

O u t d o o r s –

This week outdoors, the children have shown a continued interest in looking after our plants. We continued to lookout for changes and made sure they were watered in the warm weather. Along with our peas and carrots, we added our pumpkins which we grew from seeds & raspberry plants to our space and finished with some beautiful flowers which were kindly donated. The children have watched the process from seed to plant and are continuously learning what it takes to look after our environment and the different names for parts of a plant.

The children began showing an interest in dinosaurs through role playing. Dinosaurs and factual books were added to our small world space to explore more.

The children have enjoyed a focus on significant numbers. Using the number line and blocks to count out the correct quantities and being able to recognise their own age and numbers of their house.