13
Sep
Making Play-dough and Describing the Textures in the Preschool
In preschool this week we was learning how to make play-dough and describing the textures we feel whilst making it. ...
Communication and Language – EYFS
12
Jul
Talking about change in the Preschool Two Year Old Room
This week in preschool we had a photoshoot for our children, as most of our children are moving to new rooms, some are moving to new schools and a couple moving to different parts of the world. We spoke to our children about change and...
14
Jun
Tasting yams inspired by the book ‘Anna Hibiscus’ Song’ in the Nursery
In Nursery we continued reading the story “Anna Hibiscus’ song”; we then had a go at pounding yams, like Anna’s aunties do in the book! We soon discovered what hard work that is! Finally, as a reward for the hard work, we tasted the yams....
09
Jun
Exploring the language of ordering in Nursery
In Nursery, we learned how to sequence real events using words such as "First" and "Then", as well as their Makaton signs. We made jam sandwiches in small groups and we sequenced the 6 steps to make one. We finally enjoyed eating them! It was...
09
Jun
Comparing life in London and in Africa in Nursery
In Nursery, inspired by our new book Anna Hibiscus’s Song, we compared and explored differences and similarities of life in London and life in Africa. We started by observing the different types of houses and animals. We enjoyed playing around our small world tray which...
09
Jun
Story Time with our animal friends in the Preschool Baby Room
The topic of this week is animals! We’re reading a book called ‘hugs’ about safari animals, it’s so exciting to listen to the different sounds that they make....
17
May
Nursery’s visit to the school Library inspired by our book “Lulu Plants a Garden”.
In Nursery, inspired by the book "Lulu plants a Garden", we visited the school library. We looked for non-fiction books about gardening to gather information about plants, flowers and how to plant seeds. We then enjoyed reading two classical stories linked to our topic: Jack...
17
May
Roleplaying our flight to Canada in the Preschool Two Year Old Room
In the Preschool 2 Year old Room, we enjoyed taking a flight to Canada on a preschool airline plane. Whilst on the plane, we were looking out of the windows to see what we could spot in the ocean. We then had a little bite...
03
May
Going on a spider hunt in Nursery!
In the Nursery, we continued reading our story about spiders. We learned so much about them, that we decided to go on a Spider Hunt in our garden! We were equipped with magnifying glasses and little clipboards to draw the ones we found! It was...
26
Apr
Making Polar Bears in Preschool 2 Year Old Room
We enjoyed making polar bears like the one from our story ‘Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you see?‘....