Sunny Day Beach Fun

What an amazing week it’s been in the nursery.   The children have been loving the fantastic sunny weather we have been experiencing.  There has been lots of opportunity to enjoy the outside area with lots of discussions about summer.  The children have chatted about how they would like to go to the seaside, eat ice cream and build sandcastles in the sand.  In order to extend the children’s learning and following on from lots of quality discussion the children decided they would like to make a beach hut in the role play area.  The children said they would like shells, sand, spades and buckets.  The children worked hard to put this together.  The end result was a beautiful and calming little beach hut where the children can engage in some creative imaginary role play.  The children have enjoyed getting into character and there has been lots of different scenarios, which has been fantastic to see.  Role play is more than just fun it’s an important element of learning.  Children learn from experience and from what happens around them.  Through this our children can play and have fun will develop healthy connections and choices in life.  To continue the summer theme the children also decided they would love a beach in the outdoor area.  The children have absolutely loved this.  Not only has there been lots of role play taking place there has also been lots of quality learning taking place covering all curricular areas.  The children have been counting buckets, spades and shells.  They have been comparing the size of their sandcastles using a good range of mathematical language.  Let’s hope the sunshine continues so we can continue to enjoy and learn lots more about summer.