Mark making

We love exploring mark making using lots of different materials and textures, such as shaving foam. These fun, hands-on experiences encourage children to experiment, make marks and develop their early writing skills. They also help to strengthen the little muscles in their fingers and hands, building the fine motor skills they will need as they begin their writing journey. Lots of fun and learning along the way!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

We have been exploring the much-loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have enjoyed sequencing the story, talking about what happens at the beginning, middle and end and thinking about how Goldilocks and the bears might have felt at different points. They particularly loved dressing up and taking on the roles of the different characters! We have also been exploring size, using the language of small, medium and big and even comparing the sizes of our very own home-grown pumpkins.
 

We also made some porridge in Nursery like the 3 Bears did. We counted  how many spoonfuls and carefully stirred it in the pot. We loved eating the porridge too just like Goldilocks in the story.

Dough Disco

We love taking part in Dough Disco, where we use playdough and music to strengthen the small muscles in our fingers and hands. Through squeezing, rolling, pinching, twisting and stretching the dough, we develop our hand strength, finger control and coordination. These are important skills for developing a strong pencil grip and the fine motor control needed for writing. Dough Disco makes this practice fun, active and enjoyable.

 

Nursery rhymes, movement and parachute fun

We love using our parachute in Nursery to develop our big movements, coordination, balance and strength. These physical skills are an important part of getting our bodies ready for writing, helping children to develop good posture, core strength and the control they need to use pencils and other tools confidently. We also have lots of fun singing some of our favourite nursery rhymes while we play with the parachute! Singing and moving together helps to develop rhythm, listening, language and memory, while making learning active, joyful and engaging.

 

What a wonderful first week!

What a wonderful first week our Nursery children have had! We are so proud of how brilliantly they are settling into their new routines and embraced their exciting new surroundings. It has been lovely to see them growing in confidence, making new friends and enjoying lots of fun and learning together. The children have shown such enthusiasm and happiness throughout the week. Well done, Nursery — we are incredibly proud of you all!