What a busy month we have had! We have been busy crafting Mothers Day cards using paint, glitter, glue and cupcake cases! We also used forks to make marks in our paint, google eyes and different shapes and colours of paper to make some Easter cards. The children have shown a lot of interest in […]
This month we have welcomed some new friends into the Ladybird Room from the Butterfly room. We have been taking part in small group activities to give the children time to build relationships with the Ladybird Room staff such as painting, making play dough and reading stories. We have changed the room a round a […]
This month we have welcomed some new friends into the Ladybird Room from the Butterfly room. We have been taking part in small group activities to give the children time to build relationships with the Ladybird Room staff such as painting, making play dough and reading stories. We have changed the room a round a […]
This month we have been getting ready for Christmas. We had red and green water in the water tray, Christmas decorations in the tuff spot to explore and we made bird food for the birds to enjoy. The Ladybirds also enjoyed their Christmas party where we did lots of dancing, played pass the parcel and […]
The ladybirds have been spending a lot of time outdoors exploring the leaves and playing in the mud kitchen. The wet weather turned the mud very stodgy so the children have really enjoyed digging in it and making mud cakes! We have also been doing lots of arts and crafts in the run up to […]
This month the Ladybirds have been exploring the change in the seasons, we have been bringing in leaves that we have found in the garden or that the children have brought in and we have been using the leaves to create pieces or art, from sticking the leaves to our paper to make ‘hedgehogs’ or […]
This month we held an informal parents night, where some of our new children came for a look around the room with their parents. The children enjoyed showing their parents around their new room and enjoyed splashing in our orange water!! We have been practicing getting dressed independently after having a sleep or a rest. […]
This month we have welcomed seven new Ladybirds into the room from the Butterfly Room. All the children have settled in well and are becoming confident in the room. They have enjoyed explore the room and all the new toys there is on offer. The children have been taking their time to get to know […]
Some of the children have also enjoyed exploring different modes of transport this month, which we have been developing further. We made a car wash using a cardboard box, which Carly then turned into a car wash, which Harry, Evan and Leo loved rolling cars through. The Ladybirds also loved getting messy! They enjoyed rolling […]
This month the Ladybirds have been developing their colours recognition skills through a range of activities. We have introduced new puzzles, such as colour matching cards, small coloured bears and coloured spots that the children use to jump onto while shouting out their colour. The children have really enjoyed playing with our new resources while […]