Blog by Tag: EYFS

What do you do when you need a ruler to measure something? Make one of course! Great number work.  

The children in nursery are developing and strengthening their fine motor skills to create minibeasts using clay. They are rolling, pinching, and poking to make different shapes and patterns. 

Another lovely day! The children had a ball and were so good.  We completed all the usual activities and the children particularly enjoyed feeding all of the animals.  

Another great day at the farm.  We managed to squeeze in so much.  Feeding lambs, goats, sheep and a cow.  We met lots of different critters and were all very brave holding and stroking them.  The children enjoyed a packed lunch before going on a train ride.  A quick play in the park and it was…

We have had a wonderful first day at the farm! We had the chance to feed baby lambs, goats, cows and alpacas. We listened to the farmer as they told us all about the animals on their farm and they even let us stroke a tortoise, gecko and snake! We went on a train ride and had the chance to…

The children are enjoying the warmer spring weather and are having lots of fun outdoors. They are listening to stories, playing together, practising ball skills, sharing and taking turns. 

Today the children made their own pizzas with their favourite toppings. Nursery B took their pizzas home to eat for lunch while Nursery A sat in the sunshine and ate theirs for snack.  

We have looked at the effect of using soap has on keeping our hands free of germs.. It was so interesting to see the children’s reactions to the pepper moving away from the clean hands.  

The children have visited our Church to look at the beautiful Easter garden. We talked about Good Friday and Easter Sunday and the children remembered how Jesus died on the cross then rose again. The children spoke about what they could see and we said a thank you prayer to God for giving us…

This week for snack, the children made their own sandwiches. They practised spreading butter as well as cutting and chopping different fillings. We talked about the colours and flavours of foods and where our foods come from. 

This week the children brought in their favourite teddies from home so we could learn a new song together - Teddy Bear's Picnic. The children danced and sang with their teddies and we share stories and snack time together. 

This week we have started tooth brushing in school.  Designed to compliment what the children do at home we have been taking it in turns to have a go at brushing our teeth in school. The children have loved getting on their coloured toothbrush train and using their own individual toothbrushes to…