Our Aims

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• We are focusing on cooperative play and encourage turn taking and sharing.

Early Mathematical Experiences

• We continue to reinforce counting accurately during the course of play.

Physical Development and Movement

• To enhance fine motor skills by providing children with the opportunity to mark make on vertical surfaces, eg white boards, clip boards and blackboards both inside and outside.
• Vertical surfaces allow for bigger arm movements thus increasing strength and flexibility.
• Upright surfaces naturally put the wrist in an extended position that allows for better control when using a pencil.

The Arts

• The children are making their own representations minibeasts through drawing and the use of junk art.
• We would explore various minibeast movements and noises and incorporate these into our rhymes.

Language Development

• Children will be encouraged to use prepositions during the course of play- eg on top of, beside, under, over etc. put the cow in the barn?”
• The children are encouraged to explore syllables and we continue to support them clapping out sounds in their name and the names of their peers.

World Around Us

• Children are naturally curious and ask relevant questions to gain information. During this topic we discuss facts about the different minibeasts.
• The children will plant various seeds, observe and discuss their development and become aware of the importance of light, water and warmth.