Date: 05/09 – 09/09/2016
Monday –Amelia – How much did our peas grow over the weekend?
What I hope they will learn – Goals for children
One of our parent mentioned they had a book at home that we could borrow that would fit in nicely with the growing of our peas. If we have that on Monday we will read it and measure our peas so we can start to look at just how much they are growing. We will need to give them some more water after the weekend and stake them up with something to support there growth.
Description of Learning – What did the children show interest in?
The children are still very much interested in the growth of our peas and as soon as they see me bringing the peas down to their level they rush to my feet in excitement and gather around. Today we used the ruler to find that our tallest pea is 24cms tall. Unfortunately we didn’t have the book but I will remind Louise and share it with the children as soon as we can.
Tuesday –Sam – Painting with stamps.
What I hope they will learn – Goals for children
A lot of the children have an interest around messy/tactile play, painting with the stamps provides them with another way to be creative and expressive, while exploring the stamps and paint.
Description of Learning – What did the children show interest in?
This activity went really well, and the children were very interested in the stamps, so much so that they wanted all of them out to choose from. This is a great fine motor activity for the children, as they are developing their grip as they hold onto the stamp.
Wednesday –Sam – Nursery rhymes and board stories.
What I hope they will learn – Goals for children
To further extend on the children’s interest with nursery rhymes and songs. I will also have the group time mainly child lead, so they can pick what stories they want to hear, taking control of their own learning.
Description of Learning – What did the children show interest in?
The children are all really enjoying group times, and I have noticed that they really enjoy when they are involved with choosing the board story, or when they get to hold onto a character. I can tell that they are enjoying the group times are they all bop away to the different songs, and reach out for the different characters.
Thursday –Sam – Baking – French toast soldiers with bananas.
What I hope they will learn – Goals for children
Baking is a current interest and something we are implementing in the nursery once a week. We are using healthy recipes to encourage good choices and encourage them to be involved with the baking experience as much as possible.
Description of Learning – What did the children show interest in?
The french toast was a real hit with the children. They all tried a piece with most having a second piece. All the children helped me to beat the eggs and milk together, and BP was very interested in watching the french toast cook, and Amelia lifted her up so she cold see the pan.
Friday –Amelia – Finger painting.
What I hope they will learn – Goals for children
I am going to provide a messy play experience for all of our children that are loving the different textures. I am going to put a few different coloured paints onto the table for the children to spread around with their fingers and we will make prints from the table when they have finished.
Description of Learning – What did the children show interest in?
The children really enjoyed our messy painting experience. It got very messy but was all in good fun and some great pictures were created especially by CW who wasn’t afraid to get dirty. I had put out some sparkly pants as a treat that they hadn’t really seem before and these were very popular and grabbed the children’s interests.