We have enjoyed an amazing few months at Peep 1. We have have been learning our colours with sensory play. Children have had colour themed weeks using water , sand , paint and treasure baskets. We have focused on the shape “Circle” learning how the shape feels and looks. We have explored balls of all sizes and textures. The most popular stories read, during this session was, “Hooray for fish” and “Sharing a shell”. We discovered that rhyming books are a great way to gain interest from young babies at story time, listening to the sounds and pace of our voice. The babies where introduced to a new circle time song “I am tapping on the drum”. The song involved a drum being passed around the group, identifying the child by name, tapping on the drum and repeating the song for each childs turn. It took no time at all, before our babies tapped/banged on the drums. For some babies, this was the first time they have used this type of skill. It was clearly demonstrated that routine is an extremely important part of children s learning! We have ended this session with a Christmas craft session, making our own Christmas decoration and tree. We also enjoyed a puppet show, baby photo booth and party music!!!
