We love to take part in turn taking games and are developing our matching, sorting and counting skills as we play with others.
Let’s Go, Fly a Kite!
We loved flying a kite on a windy day so we decided to make our own! We used the internet to research and tried different materials. We liked using the recycled carrier bag.
Code-a-pillar
Birdwatch
We are taking part in RSPB’ Big Birdwatch. https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/
We made tasty bird cakes to entice birds into our garden. 
We prepared a birdhide to allow us to watch the birds without being seen. We have been reading books to help us identify the birds which visit our garden. We spotted a big magpie from the playroom window.
Snack time
We are all involved in planning and preparing our snacks. We are supported to make healthy choices and we have fresh fruit and vegetables each day.
We set the table and prepare the food and drinks.
Last week we made clootie dumpling for snack as part of our Burns celebrations.
Today we made our own salad sandwiches. We put spread on our bread and chose our salad filling.
Supporting Loss, Grief and Bereavement
Loss is a common occurrence which affects individuals in very different ways. Loss is most often considered to be a negative or painful process and one which requires time, space and the support of others to aid recovery. This is especially true for loss suffered through death. Regardless of age, the experience of bereavement is significant and can be life changing.
The following leaflets are designed to support children and families facing loss, grief and bereavement. Further advice and resources are available from staff.
Bereavement in Childhood Leaflet for Children and Young People
Pantosaurus-The Underwear Rule
The underwear rule is a simple way that parents can help keep their child safe from abuse. Talking PANTS teaches children important messages, like their body belongs to them and they should tell an adult if they’re upset or worried. NSPCC offers further advice.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/
Creating stories
We have been learning about stories and creating our own. We know that stories have a character, a setting and problem and a solution. We used the book Mixed up Fairy Tales for ideas and then created our own mixed up stories by adding characters, settings, problems and solutions.
Cosmic Kids Yoga
We use the interactive whiteboard for exercise and relaxation. We love to move our bodies, balance and stretch as we follow the instructions. We join in with favourite stories such as We are Going on a Bear Hunt as we take part in the yoga moves.
Jurassic World
We created a Jurassic World for our dinosaurs outdoors in the tough spot. We added plants, logs, stones and sand to create the environment.
Maps
We enjoy creating maps and have been using real maps to extend this learning.
We decided to create a 3-d map and we chose to make a model of London. We used the Chrome book to help us find out about some buildings. We added the River Thames to our map and used junk modelling to build some of the well known buildings.
Young archaeologists and paleontologists
We have been very interested in dinosaurs and this led us to find out about fossils and how paleontologists use fossils to explore plants and animals from the past.
We also discovered archaeologists find out about people in the past by exploring artifacts often found from archaeological digs.
We created our own fossils and hid artifacts in clay and carried out our own ‘dig’ in the sand tray. We used tools such as small chisels, rakes, brushes and small hammers as we worked.
Roads, runways, routes and ramps
In the construction area we have been working together to develop the area. We used small construction resources to build vehicles and used the large blocks to create roads and ramps. We added a runway for aeroplanes and have created more roads using tape. As we play, we are exploring forces using ramps and gutters to create slopes and we are learning about direction using arrows.
