Have a look to see what the children have been up too in nursery so far this term.  As they have been settling back into nursery and getting to know new friends  there has been a huge amount of learning going on as well as lots of fun and laughter.

 

Snack and Cooking 

Cooking has been a really lovely addition to the nursery this year. Whilst still keeping to our COVID guidelines, we have been able to introduce the children to baking and cooking, helping them develop important skills such as knife control, mixing and measuring.

     

   

Enjoying a healthy snack together that the children have helped to prepare is a daily activity that the children really enjoy.

Imaginative Play

 

   

Outdoor Play

 

Building friendship and offering support to each other is the foundation of the nursery.  Helping new friends settle into the environment and showing them the ropes.

     

Two ghost pumpkins outside, it was interesting to see if they looked the same or different on the inside to the orange pumpkins.

What happens if we roll things down the slide?

Using experiments to find answers out in the garden.

The children wondered if adding water to the slide would help them to travel faster down the slide.

Using water to write letters and shapes on the fence, it was also great fun to see how far the water travelled.

It is important when the sun is out to take care of our herbs and vegetables. Taking care of nature is an important element of the outdoor learning environment.  The children are developing their knowledge of how the world all connects.

Here the children are experimenting with gravity. How fast will the egg roll and how far will it travel.

Construction 

 

  

Using the tools is an excellent way of developing hand eye coordination, as well as learning excellent skills for life.

The children have amazing imaginations and love to develop them even further in lots of areas in the nursery. The construction area is very popular and allows the children to bring any vision to life. They develop excellent communication and cooperation skills during these activities.

Health and Wellbeing 

It has been great to get into the gym hall and work on developing gross motor skills, following the rules of a game and building fitness. Well done everyone!

Numeracy and Literacy

The children have been learning about autumn, they investigated the conquers and pine cones that fall at this time of year. Using the magnifying glasses helped to see things much clearer.