SMC Nursery @ Wensley Fold

Water play - in a different way .....

This week the children have been exploring with water ie pouring large buckets form one to another, making wet footprints and filling containers.

One of our pre school children really enjoys the sensory feel of water on his skin. Helen asked the children to bring in swim suits and a towel (this was also on the app to inform parents)

'We are at the hot tub' !!!!!

PSED- making relationships

-Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers

-Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, e.g. building up a role-play activity with other children.

- Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join them.

-Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing.

PSED – self confidence and self awareness

-Shows confidence in asking adults for help.

-Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and community

Physical – health and self-care

- Dresses with help

Maths – shape space and measure

-Enjoys filling and emptying containers

Understanding the world

-Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience

Making spells

When we went to the forest one of the children collecting items to make spells. An invitation to learning was set up in the malleable area for the children to make their own spells...

Intent: Experiments to create different textures.

Impact:

Exploring media and materials

Explores colour and how colours can be changed.

Maths

Realises not only objects, but anything can be counted

Physical – health and self care

Can usually manage washing and drying hands

Communication and Language – speaking

Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next

Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts (e.g. using and, because)

Understanding

Beginning to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions.

PSED – managing feelings and behaviour

Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources, sometimes with support from others.

During outdoor play a child was singing Pat a cake Bakers Man...
Intent:
Being Imaginative - Uses available resources to create props to support role-play

Implementation:
Set up a bakers workshop outdoors

Impact:
Being Imaginative
- Uses available resources to create props to support role-play
Maths
-Begins to use the language of size
-Uses some number names accurately in play.
-Recites numbers in order to 10.
Exploring media and materials
- Sings a few familiar songs