Sian's House

We might have been quiet on here but I can assure you we’ve been very busy and one of the things we’ve been doing is Making cupcakes !

Communication and Language: Describing textures, actions (crack, smash), and predicting outcomes.

Of course we sang Humpty Dumpty ,which led onto when we fall over , which led to falling which led to height which led to who would ‘hurt more ‘ which let to going to the hospital which let to who had been to a hospital ….. believe me when I say this went onto a few hours literally with each child bringing the subject up even when on a completely different subject

No rest for the wicked when it’s Easter ….

Apart from leaving the coats on the coat peg this week and playing outside in the glorious sunshine in jumpers we painted sunflowers
What did we cover In the EYFS ?Playing and Exploring (Engagement)
The Children explored the texture of bubble wrap and experiment with printing the Showed curiosity about patterns and how marks are made and Used their senses (touch, sight)
What happens if I press harder?
It pops !

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Active Learning (Motivation)
Staying focused on completing their sunflower
Always - Feel proud of their artwork .
Keep trying different ways to print

“I made a big flower!”

Creating and Thinking Critically (Thinking)
Choose colours and decide how to make their sunflower
Solve problems (e.g., how to fill gaps in petals)
Make links to real sunflowers or previous learning
“I need more yellow here”

Areas of Learning Covered
Expressive Arts & Design – creating with materials, exploring colour and texture
Physical Development – hand control, pressing and gripping
Communication & Language – talking about what they are doing
Understanding the World – learning about flowers and nature

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Happy Mother’s Day

When ‘Tots’ brings me yellow flowers as I only have them in the garden and I have none in my house🌼

World book day but over a few days
I won’t name and shame those who forgot 🙂
We had Beauty and the Beast
The Gruffalo
The very hungry catapillar
Woody from Toy story
Peter Rabbit
Belle
Cinderella
Spider man
The Gruffalo was brilliant for the younger children with following the EYFS

Personality Characteristics
Despite his appearance, the
Gentle & Unsuspecting: He is more puzzled than fearsome.
Gullible & Naive: He is easily tricked by the cunning mouse.

Honest: He takes things at face value and lacks slyness.
Misunderstood: He isn't malicious; he is just a very hungry beast.
All these new words which I asked the children what thought these words meant

EYFS Learning Connections
Teachers use these characteristics to meet specific learning goals:

Communication & Language: Using adjectives like "terrible," "knobbly," and "prickles" to build a rich vocabulary.
Physical Development: Stomping like a Gruffalo to develop gross motor skills or making "Gruffalo claws" with breadsticks for fine motor practice.
Expressive Arts & Design: Sculpting "terrible tusks" from clay or painting "orange eyes" on masks.
Personal, Social & Emotional Development (PSED): Discussing feelings of being "brave" or "scared" through the lens of the mouse and the monster.
This was a brilliant story for the younger children to hell with body parts , where are your teeth , eyes , ears .

Learning to peel a banana

Pancake day ….

Playing and Exploring (Engagement)
Finding out and exploring – exploring how to balance and flip the pancake while moving.
Playing with what they know – using previous experiences of running, balancing, and role play linked to cooking.Being willing to have a go – confidently taking part in the race and trying something new.

Active Learning (Motivation)
Being involved and concentrating – focusing on holding the pan steady while moving.
Keeping on trying – persevering when the pancake slips or falls.
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do – showing pride and excitement on completing the race.

Creating and Thinking Critically (Thinking)
Having their own ideas – choosing how fast to move or when to flip the pancake.
Making links – understanding cause and effect (moving too fast makes the pancake fall).
Choosing ways to do things – adapting speed and movements to keep the pancake in the pan.

Additional EYFS Learning Benefits
Develops gross motor skills, balance and coordination
Encourages turn-taking and following simple rules
Supports confidence and resilience
Builds social skills and teamwork