CHRISTMAS FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY. Prezzie sorting!
Who fancies helping Santa with his prezzie sorting? EVERYONE!!I ordered some of these little decorative gift boxes from Amazon. They were only a couple of pounds for a large pack…
SORTING CHRISTMAS SOCKS! simple grouping activity!
This is a super easy activity and a great life skill for children to learn. Lets be honest, having help with grouping socks on laundry day is never going to…
DUPLO – ENCLOSURES AND DESIGNATED AREAS.
Following on with the love of Duplo and the learning experiences that are being created through our play, I thought this post was a must for sharing. One little child making…
VALENTINES DAY 2015
This Valentines day week, we made some very simple cards. I offered the children a selection of crayons, silk rose petals, cardboard coloured hearts and different glittery valentines confetti and…
SORTING BY SIZE!
Many of the children in my setting have shown an interest in sequencing toys and toys that descend in size. Often toy animals are set up in family groups and size order. The parents and the…
EARLY YEARS HALLOWEEN MEASURING ACTIVITY.
I offered out this introduction to measuring. When I say measuring I don't mean accurate measuring by the cm. I have offered real measuring tools such as tape measures and…
USING MAGNIFYING GLASSES TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT NATURE.
I decided to change our Autumn sensory box a little this week. I took out all of the VERY dried up leaves and added some corn to the tray. I…
AUTUMN SENSORY TRAY AND SORTING ACTIVITY
Today I set up a new seasonal sensory tray. I added lots of Autumn goodies that we had on the shelves or that we had collected on our walks. I…