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Creating Curiosity with our new resources

5th June 2018

After exploring the farm animals….babies decided they needed a drink of water…

Being creative with leaves and twigs collected earlier….

An afternoon of activities to celebrate the Royal Wedding

Exploring colours….

4th May 2018

After a morning of exploring colours…. Tiddlers continued their learning with mark making outside on the bikes.

Tiddler’s Beauty Salon…

Our little beauticians had fun at the beauty salon this week doing Robins hair and make up. They also enjoyed painting their nails…

Pre- School are learning about the life cycle of frogs….with their very own pet tadpoles

30th April 2018

Preschool have been very interested in the life cycle of frogs by watching the frog spawn change into tadpoles….Some preschool children have even taken them home as pets!!… please send in pictures of your tadpoles at home by email, so the children can discuss with their friends

Buses, Trains and Planes…

26th April 2018

After the children showing an interest in transport, the children enjoyed a trip on the bus to see the trains and planes….

Emergency Services to the Rescue!!

14th March 2018

After a discussion about what the children wanted to be when they grew up….Pre-School children enjoyed making police cars, ambulances, fire engines and police boats from junk modelling, so they could pretend to be the emergency services to the rescue!!

Afternoon Tea to celebrate Mother’s Day

9th March 2018

A lovely afternoon with Mum’s and Nan’s to celebrate Mother’s Day

World Book Day fun!!

1st March 2018

Despite the weather children had lots of fun today sharing stories, making a beanstalk and dressing up as their favourite book characters to celebrating world book day !!

Half term fun at Castle Bromwich Gardens

23rd February 2018

Chinese New Year fun!!…

16th February 2018

Birdwatching…

After seeing magpies and pigeons from the nursery window, the children continued their learning by taking binoculars outside to birdwatch in the garden. They looked for different kinds of birds, and talked about how they make their nests, and what they eat.

The children decided to collected twigs & leaves to make their own nests. They also made bird feeders to take home to put in their own gardens so they can continue to watch birds at home.

Exploring different textures….

9th February 2018

After thoroughly enjoying painting their feet and making footprints…. preschool children talked about how the texture of the paint felt on their feet. This was enhanced by adding cornflour and water so they could explore and describe the different textures to extend their vocabulary…children used language such as “it felt like slime”, ” it feels gooey”, “it was cold”.

Fun at the park….

After showing an interest from visiting the park with family, staff extended the children’s learning by taking them on the bus to visit the park. They had lots of fun on the swings and slides, enjoyed a picnic and fed the ducks and swans too. Another fun packed afternoon at Stepping Stones Nursery!!