Little Poppets Day Nursery

Pirates and Princess party; PART TWO

Pirate & Princess party lunch

Followed by Unicorn Piñata

Pirates and Princess party. PART ONE

Party games:
Captain Hook’s Hoopla
Cinderella dragon castle throw
Pirate bean bag toss
Walk the plank
Cinderella lost slipper race
Dive for golden treasure
Walk the plank

Team spirit all the way . . .

Thanks Mums and Dads for all the wonderful outfits - our imaginations were on fire!!!

Summer fun 🤩

It would be silly not to keep cool in the pool!

No need for dialogue-
Just look at their faces!! 😄

Being creative and exploring colour and texture

Physical development
* Developing gross motor skills through large arm and shoulder movements.
* Strengthening muscles needed for later fine motor control and writing.
* Improving hand-eye coordination.
* Encouraging crossing the body’s midline and bilateral coordination.

Mathematics
* Recognising and creating patterns.
* Exploring size, shape and position.
* Uses mathematical language such as longer, shorter, bigger, smaller, above, and below.
* Counts marks, prints or painted objects if incorporated into the activity.

Alongside everything else such as;
Communicating to swap pots
Making thoughts appear on paper
Colour mixing
Enjoying creating . . . . . And so the list goes on

TRY THIS AT HOME -
Paper, paint, brush ;
all outside and no mess indoors - result!! 😆

Washing and using pegs . . . .

Fine motor skills – Strengthens the small muscles in the hands and fingers needed for writing, drawing, and self-care tasks.

Hand strength – Improves grip and finger strength by squeezing the pegs open and closed.

Pincer grip – Develops the thumb-and-forefinger grasp, which is essential for holding pencils and manipulating small objects.

Concentration and attention – Requires focus and persistence to position and attach the pegs

Problem-solving – Children learn how much pressure to apply and how to position the peg successfully.

Children don’t need hours of holding a pencil - ALL the above are preparation for writing when they are ready and willing.

Language development – Opportunities to introduce descriptive words such as squeeze, pinch, clip, open and close.

Independence and confidence – Successfully completing the task builds self-esteem and encourages perseverance.

Let your child help you at home - YOU WILL be supporting their learning 🎉

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Activities over the Summer.

Who doesn’t like a game of skittles.
All that cognitive learning;

Problem-solving – Working out how to stand the skittles upright or deciding the best way to knock them down.

Concentration and attention – Focusing on placing or aiming at the skittles.

Planning and sequencing – Deciding which skittle to pick up first and how to arrange them.

Cause and effect – Understanding that rolling or throwing a ball makes the skittles fall.

Counting and number recognition – Counting how many skittles are standing, how many fell, and how many remain.

Spatial awareness – Judging distances and positioning the skittles.

Memory - Remembering the rules of the game.

Prediction – Estimating how many skittles might fall with each throw.

WOW - and we thought we were only having fun!! 🤩

Keeping cool . . . . . . .
But also learning:
About the properties of water -
Dripping / Splashing / Floating/ Flowing / Trickling / Gliding / Gushing / Evaporating
About turn taking
About creating play with water; A car wash!!
About the weather
About trees for shade
About looking after ourselves in the sun
About bubbles for sure
About fun with friends.

Who doesn’t love a strawberry?

Strawberry picking, washing, chopping, eating!

Learning how fruits grow
Confidence in the garden and behaving responsibly and with care
Maths; counting and comparing quantity
Maths; comparing size
Fine motor skills with picking, handling, using tools
Language enhanced with new words and using language for communication with peers
Sensory exploration with texture, smell and taste
Understanding the benefits of eating fresh fruit
Learning that fresh fruit taste gooooooood!!

Bugs, Bugs, Glorious Bugs . . .

With our super large garden we are lucky enough to encounter a variety of insects in our outdoor environment.

We are getting good at spotting them supporting our developing observation skills, practicing gentle handling of wildlife and fostering a curiosity about nature.

Our confidence in getting up close is super high and all hygiene practices adhered to after handling these super creatures.