To develop our knowledge of living things further, and in particular pets, we had a visit from Claire who works for the RSPCA.

She supported us to understand that pets need food, drink, exercise and companionship.

We also met Honey the dog. She bought her ball and illustrated how pets need interaction and play, just like us!

This lesson linked to our school value of respect. We had to think about how we behaved while Claire and Honey were visiting us. We were able to observe and stroke Honey, while showing our amazing ability to self-regulate our excitement and nervousness.

We have a daily snack in which children socialise, prepare and taste healthy foods, not to mention the maths that takes place such as ensuring every child has a cup.

We promote self-regulation through offering our children china cups. The also wait their turn to pour their own milk. We are very proud of how independent they have become.

Every moment is a learning opportunity; We have been thinking about seeds and so today we tasted watermelon. Firstly, we described the watermelon in many different ways. We noticed it had stripes, it rolled and it was heavy. Then we predicted what it might look like inside! Predictions are a crucial part of our reading curriculum throughout school. We had images to scaffold our ideas. Then we cut it open! This was a joyous moment!

“Pink and seedy!”

We love nursery rhymes!

They help our learning in so many ways; vocabulary, concepts and our memory.

You will hear adults and children singing everywhere . . . playfully in the toilet, outdoors, in the home corner and during our daily nursery rhyme session.

They also provide inspiration for some adult directed tasks and enhancements linked to our current projects.

Here you’ll see us making a pie as we have been studying Sing A Song of Sixpence and Three Little Kittens. This supports our understanding of nursery rhymes even further as well as a whole host of other skills such as our fine motor control and team work. By making connections, existing learning is embedded and new learning happens!

We even decorated the pie with those cheeky blackbirds!

We’ve been exploring the concept of gardens within malleable play with the help of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary too!