Bumblebee’s Learning Experiences W/c 9th January 2017
‘We’re going to the zoo!’ As the bumblebees have enjoyed exploring the different animals on the farm this week, we will now be travelling to the Jungle and Savanah Plains to find the different animals that live here. Using our green netting and leaves we will try to recreate the habitats which the animals live in, let’s hope they like it and want to stay and play with us! We will be exploring the names and sounds the animals make to help encourage the children to use their speech. What noise...
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Happy New Year! With a New Year brings new children and after saying Goodbye to our older Bumblebees who have now become Caterpillars, it is time to learn all about you again. This week we will be introducing a simple role play scenario with an opportunity to explore what Mummies and Daddies do in the kitchen. There will be the chance to make tea and share lovely dinners with our friends after cooking on our hob. Don’t forget to wash up afterwards! For our younger babies, we will be all...
Read MoreBumblebee’s Learning Experiences W/c 19th December 2016
Christmas Day is so close that it’s time to make Christmas cookies, Mince Pies and Sausage rolls for the party. This week the Bumblebees will be extending their role play by having the addition of sparkly play dough to make their experience of cooking more real. After enjoying the bead frames, this week we will be extending our threading on by using pipe cleaners to thread baubles to hang on the Christmas Tree. Hopefully, with the interest of play dough, we will be making the salt dough to...
Read MoreBumblebee’s Learning Experiences W/c 12th December 2016
Tis the season to be jolly. Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, This week the Bumblebees will be introducing, musical bells, tambourines and chimes to our shelves alongside our festive song bags of snowmen, Christmas trees, puddings, stars and much more. I wonder what Christmas songs the children will choose to sing. With lots of choices and plenty of song cards, the list will be endless. From the excitement of the Polar Express, we have decided to stop at the Winter Wonderland which will be...
Read MoreBumblebee’s Learning Experiences W/c 5th December 2016
It’s Christmas! It’s not long to go now, and this week we will be getting into the festive spirit as we start to make and create all things seasonal. Our malleable area will be inviting children to play in the snow as we explore a wonderful substance made from baby oil and flour. Not only can you scoop and pour but you can also mould, so look out for our wonderful snowmen creations. In the small world, we will be bringing the Polar Express into Stepping Stones as we climb aboard, to visit...
Read MoreBumblebee’s Learning Experiences W/c 28th November 2016
There is so much going on in the Bumblebee room this week. For our younger babies who have been fascinated with pushing the buttons, we will be extending on this interest by providing a range of ICT toys and activity cubes to encourage twisting, turning, pulling and pushing to achieve an effect. Using our hand and eye coordination, we will be discovering the large peg boards as we explore colours. Can we put all the red ones together? How about the green? Will you fill your board or will...
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