A nursery focus in the playroom this term has been on block play.

Children learn many things from unit block play. Alongside developing their social interaction as they initially play next to others and then collaborate, they are developing their maths skills: counting, making comparisons of length and width, learning names of shapes and how to combine geometric shapes creatively.

We are encouraging the children to recognise the depth of their learning using a floor book. The children have been making plans,  recording their builds using photographs and adding detailed drawings of their completed work. By the end of the year we will be able to see the progression in their maths learning and confidence in how they express their knowledge. The floor book will move with the children as they transition to primary school.