Exploring Transport & Exercise!

Over the last week in pre-school, the children’s focus has been all about transport which seems to be a very keen interest across all of the children. Some have loved learning all about aeroplanes, others about trains and they have also been learning how submarines and hot air balloons work. In the garden, the children have been making their own transport vehicles using the large wooden blocks. Ethan, Immy, Sophie and Olivia built their very own large scale aeroplane and travelled to London before Jonathan joined them and suggested, “How about we go to Africa instead? That’s just the same as London and London zoo; we can see all of the same animals like elephants”. Immy replied, “That’s a great idea, maybe the elephants can give us a ride!”. Once they were all aboard, Ethan was their pilot and told them all, “Be careful guys, you need your seatbelts on”. Once the aeroplane had landed in Africa, Ethan told them all it was time to go and see the animals. Sammy and Alastair were intrigued and joined in with their play, asking what his friends were doing. Sophie invited them on to the aeroplane, reminding them, “Strap in, we need to keep safe”.

The children also enjoyed lots of activities which included learning about different features in vehicles including an observational drawing of toy cars and trains, transport vehicles in the sand pit, making tyre marks in cornflour and doing some 3D modelling with recycled materials. Whilst creating, Luna told Flo that she was making a bus for the pre school children to go on so they could go to the beach which made her friends laugh. Lana told her friends she was making mummy’s car whilst Charlie said he was making his buggy.

Inside pre-school, we were busy doing some exercise with Laura and Joe Wickes. The children were very good at keeping up with the actions and once they had finished a short exercise session, Florence sat on the floor and said, “That was hard work, now I need a good rest!”. The children observed their heart rate before and after exercising and Ari noticed, “My heart is beating much faster now, that’s because I’m tired from all the long exercising”. Zac suggested, “I know, just rest for a moment and then you will feel better!”.