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Lost in their own little world together…

These little ones had been busy playing at the windowsill for a long period of time and they were so immersed in their play that they had no idea Stephen had been sat nearby and had been busy observing their actions and interactions!! They were so very focused and engrossed upon their imaginative play with …

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I’m spinning around….

Spin, spin, spin, spin and spin!!! Some of us just love to spin in Terrific Twos and so Sian bought us a new exciting spinning fish chair that enables us to spin around and around and around just by using our body control! This piece of apparatus is great for encouraging core strength and balance …

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Supermarket Sweep!!!!

It’s all go in our Jollies Supermarket… there are baskets and trollies to be filled, transactions to be made, roles to be played, pennies to be counted and general fun to be had by one and all!! Our recent visit to our local Coop has given our role play area even more meaning as we …

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Shopping for real!!

Jade and Latisha enabled their little Elephants to take their current role play interest and put it into practice as they got their shoes and coats on and headed off to a real shop!! The children had spent all week shopping in their ‘Jollies Supermarket’ and they had been turn-taking, role-playing, counting pennies, making shopping …

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Dirty car, clean car….

The small world car wash had been a HUGE hit outside, so Cheeky Monkeys decided to do this again, but on a much bigger scale!!! However, to do this they needed to get the cars and bikes really MESSY first!!…. This was where the GIANT messy painting swiftly came in… in a flash they were …

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Spreading the love!

Team Jollies received a HUGE thank you today and felt very loved and appreciated through the kind words received from one of our children’s parents/carers this morning as they embarked upon their last Jolly day with us… We love that our parents/carers work in such close partnership with us throughout the years as we support …

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Working at the car wash…

The cars were looking a bit dirty outside recently, so combining Cheeky Monkeys’ love of transport and water they quickly got to work to make them look SPARKLING again !! The children accepted the mission with excitement and determination and didn’t hesitate to quickly get to work using the little cloths, sponges and soapy water …

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Tunnels, tunnels everywhere….

Cheeky Monkeys had lots of fun rolling the cars/trains around the roads/tracks and under the tunnels! This activity encouraged them to investigate how objects fitted into different spaces, figuring out which ones will fit and which won’t, as well as beginning to learn about, and explore, prepositions; e.g the car is under the bridge etc… …

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Strong Bonds

Bonding with grown ups is just so much fun! (…. And so vitally important for learning and development to take place!) This little one has been sat this morning telling Alice all about how much he loves his brother and his new bathroom at home! He doesn’t like spiders though and Alice honestly couldn’t blame …

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We like to thread it, thread it!!

Getting those little fingers working in a different way as beads were threaded… strengthening fingers, refining fine motor control and drawing upon hand/eye coordination. Plus there were opportunities to develop and extend colour recognition and counting knowledge too… Sometimes a little bit of guidance, some suggested strategies to try, or the odd demonstration from a …

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