Preschool 22/6

Walk the plank ye spluttering scoundrels! It’s going to be hot on your desert islands this week, could you make a shelter out of sheets outside? What about having a picnic and spying some friends who are more than two metres away by telescope? Remember, if you’re not at school I have recommended a great […]

Preschool 20/5

Don’t lose your marbles Nursery, RACE THEM! Take a look at these fun races I have found for you today and see if you can make your own. If you don’t have marbles or dominoes can you race someone at home in a star jump challenge or a run round the park? How about making […]

Preschool 14/5

Let’s have a magical Thursday with this episode of Tree Fu Tom. Some naughty creatures introduce Slime to the magical woods today, will Tom be able to sort things out? Tree Fu Tom, Series 5: 2. Ranger Tom and the Musha Rangers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b070xhzx via @bbciplayer Now, could you make your own salt dough or slime […]

Preschool 11/5

Well the weather is looking like it’s going to be cloudy and windy so there’s only one thing for it, let’s build a den! Below are some ideas for garden dens and dens in the home with suggestions for ways to engage and extend learning. You’ll need to keep your strength up with all this […]

Preschool 30/4 Blooming Marvellous!

Good morning everyone! I have found some fun activities and programmes connected to planting and growing 🌼 that are guaranteed to make your brains grow! By the end of today I bet some of you will even be able to tell people older than 🌺 you about germination and astound me by 🌷 having a […]

Preschool 29/4

Can you have some fun with the rain today? Could you make a paper boat and float it in a puddle? How about recording some music on the Seesaw app that sounds like the rain…there are lots of objects you could shake or tap at home to make the sound of a storm!

Preschool 28/4

Congratulations to this clever gardener for not just growing amazing veggies but also decorating the pot of one as well ☺️👍 Today I would like you to sort the plants that you are growing into size order. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen any shoots yet, you can always change this to sorting toys, boxes, […]

Preschool 27/4

Take a look at CBeebies today and a programme called Do You Know. I know that lots of you are having fun planting and growing fruits, vegetables and other plants…but while you are waiting for shoots to appear what’s going on underground? Let Maggie show you! Maddie’s Do You Know?, Series 4: 5. Drinking Water […]

Preschool 21/4/20

Spuds U Like! Take a look at the Topics section on the CBeebies website today. If you click on the drop down menu section and select the Food topic there are great activities to explore, from money games where you can guess the price of food to clips about potato printing with Mr Bloom 🌱 […]

Preschool Monday 20th April

Welcome back! Our new topic is Planting and Growing and we are going to have loads of fun watching things like garlic, carrots and cress grow over the next few weeks. If, like me you don’t have a garden, you can still grow things in old plastic bottles and packets. Maybe you’d even like to […]