A B C's, Magnets & Running Races!

Over the past week, the toddlers have been exploring different letters by singing the alphabet song during circle time. Every child was shown and given their first initial and asked if they could copy the sound along with their name. Tommy got the hang of this really quickly and copied saying “T T T for Tommy”. Then Sadie had a go “S S S for Sadie”. The toddlers had the opportunity to trace and decorate their initials which they really enjoyed. Sophie had did an excellent job tracing her initial, as she held the pencil at the top of the S and steered the pencil in the right direction until she reached the bottom. As the week went on, some of the toddlers started to learn other words that started with the same letter as their names. Alastair said “A A A for Alastair, A A A for Alice and A A A for Apple!”

Outside, the children have been taking part in running races to keep themselves warm. Max put on his flashing wellies and ran as fast as he could. Rafferty ran so fast his hat flew off in the wind, but he said “Raffy hot, don’t want hat!” and continued running without it! Later on in the week, the toddlers wrapped up warm, hopped into the buggies and went on an adventure to the park. Their faces lit up as they spotted the climbing frame, swings and slide! Lana loved the swings so much that even her snack couldn’t tempt her off the swings. Ada shouted “Higher! Higher!” waiting for a push to fly higher in the sky. Rowan loved the slide, going down it many times in all different ways… forwards, backwards and even on his tummy! 

Back inside, the toddlers have continued to read the book of the month “One Snowy Night’. Whilst reading the book, they spotted a fox and Luna described that “The fox is orange” and had a “black nose”. For a morning activity, the toddlers enjoyed trying to make their own fox using lollipop sticks, paint, tissue paper and googley eyes. Come the end of the week, they had transformed the climbing frame into a cosy bedroom. They used multiple blankets and all the cushions to ensure the toddlers and animals kept warm just like in the book. 

This week in the under twos room, the children have been exploring the magnets! Margot, Esmé, Freddie and Amélie loved trying to connect the magnets together to bring the parts together and pull them apart again.

Youcef, Kitty and Ada have made their own game of walking and crawling down the ramp on the climbing frame as fast as they can, before racing back to the steps seeing how can get there first. Youcef and kitty have been testing their balance by walking down the ramp without holding onto the side for balance. Well done you!

During one art activity, the children have been using the fruit tea bags to make patterns and artwork on their paper. Esmé said “Dab dab dab!” as she made marks on her paper. After they had finished, Esmé Margot and Cecilia loved tasting the flavours of the fruit tea bags by licking them.