Meadowburn Early Years Centre

The children were talking about the snow outside and used different  techniques to create their own snow day images.

Learning for Sustainability – The children have planted seeds and will tend to them as they grow.  These will then be harvested in the Spring time.

 

Lots of woodwork design and creativity.
Halloween fun  Developing life skills

Incy Wincy came to visit Meadowburn and this inspired curiosity and interest.

The children really enjoyed learning about spiders in the Art & Crafts Area.  This provided breadth and depth of learning as they were singing the rhyme, researching interesting facts and creating their own amazing spiders in their webs.

     

Maths Week in the Wood Work Area – The children were measuring the length of wood by counting along the measuring tapes.  They then discussed the longest and shortest pieces.

Transient Art – The children explored every day natural loose parts to create images of their faces.

Woodwork – Some children helped Mark design and create our new water play feature for the back garden.  They used a hammers, nails, saw and then painted it to create a lovely finish for all their friends to enjoy.  Amazing!

 

Responsive  Planning – The role play area was transformed into an animal hospital as the children were showing great interest in animals and caring for them.  The children then developed their own imaginative situations with animal doctors,  unicorn nurses and many more inventive scenarios.

Children worked together in the construction site to build “our house”  They designed, constructed and co-operated then enjoyed playing in their house with others.  I can explore ways to design and construct, discovering different ways of representing my ideas in imaginative ways. 

A group of children made their own cosy reading area outdoors in the sunshine.   I can communicate my thoughts and ideas when reading stories with my friends 

Children made mobile phone holders in the woodwork area.  I followed safety rules, I developed my hand eye co-ordination, I developed a sense of pride in my product.  

Loose Parts Play

“When children interact with loose parts, they enter a world of “what if” that promotes the type of  thinking that leads to problem solving and theoretical reasoning.  Loose parts enhance children’s ability to think imaginatively and see solutions, and they bring a sense of adventure and excitement to children’s play”.(Dale and Beloglovsky)

A world of wonder was created by two children.  They took their imaginations on  a journey together adding different pieces of interest as they went along. 

“The rocks are on the top so the big animals don’t get out” 

“They are dangerous animals”