Blog by Tag: playing and Exploring

Exploring Textures! 

We used our sense of touch to feel and describe different textures. We have been learning lots of new vocabulary around materials and it was great to hear the children using these. Based on how it felt we had to guess our resources

Independent Learning.

In nursery we learn through our play and we love exploring and engaging in new activities each week. The children guide their own learning and this supports building on prior knowledge and extending their knowledge. 
We have been developing fine motor skills with play…

We explored different tools, we looked at what different marks they make and talked about what they look like and linked this to textures. We then chose which ones were our favourite, we used this tool to decorate our own bear. 

Today we went on a sensory bear hunt where we took our shoes off and walked through some of the scenes from our topic story “we’re going on a bear hunt” the children were able to feel the textures of the material on their feet, we talked about how each one felt, for example, the grass felt “soft”…

In maths we have been learning ‘more and fewer’. The children were identifying different amounts practically and through images and using the language of more/fewer independently.
We then practised making more and fewer with the ladybirds. 
The children have been practising all week in provision…

This week we have been discussing the Christian celebration ‘Christmas’. With lots of activities going on in school and around our local area we discussed different ways people celebrate Christmas. We looked at lots of images and have enjoyed taking part in some of these traditions in the…

We have had a new role play area! Welcome to the theatre ☺️
The children have loved dressing up, using the puppets and putting on shows for their friends. 
We have been creating our own narratives, playing in groups ands learning new words. It has been lovely seeing the children help each other,…

We were so excited to see the snow this week and we loved using our senses and hands on exploration to explore winter. We talked about the weather, how cold it is and what can keep us warm . We used our hands to feel snow and describe what it felt like and made a class snowman. 

This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night. We have discussed  through books, videos and songs what bonfire night is and how different people celebrate. 
We used our senses to experience a bonfire night. We listened to different types of fireworks and used great vocabulary to describe…

We had a new role play area that we have loved exploring. We have used our personal experiences to take part in ‘shopping’. We are learning new vocabulary, how to create narratives with friends and lots of social skills.

This week we have been helping our environmental parliament to make our school ground bloom. We planted lots of daffodils around the school and can’t wait to see them grow. 

This week we have been learning all about Autumn. We took part in our first Forest School session with Autumn activities. 
We enjoyed leaf threading, mud painting, collaging with natural materials and pumpkin cutting.

We talked about our sea sea and used them for hands on…