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What’s better than pom-pom play?!
Pom-pom play dressed as a dragon of course!! Exploring colour, sorting, size, quantity, capacity and counting in THE best ways possible… welcome to nursery life xxxx
Create your own!!
It was all about accessorising recently as our children created their very own pasta jewellery. They loved threading their selected pieces on before then wearing them all day long. Throughout this activity little hands were working hard as hand/eye coordination and perfect pincer grips were called upon to create the pasta chains. Children instinctively counted …
We are SHOEperb!!
We are always looking at ways to promote independence here at Jollies! Our children automatically take their shoes off when they first arrive at nursery and they pop their slippers on as we all like to feel cosy and comfy, just like we would at home with toasty feet! However, popping them back on again …
Scuttlebug-tastic!!
A wonderful time was had developing physical skills climbing on and off our scuttlebugs and of course scooting and scuttling them all around our Jolly garden… xxxx
Hee-Haw
The cutest time was had with this little one by Fiona and Katy recently as they all read the Wonky Donkey! Our children love, love, love stories and their familiarity, rhythm, rhyme and repetitive refrains lead to such enjoyment as they join in and share their genuine love of books and reading with our Jolly …
Welcome to our Jolly Salon
? Natalie observed her children being REALLY interested in hair last week; they were also asking the Jolly grown ups if they could put plaits in for them and they were brushing and even trying to put bobbles in their hair together too at every opportunity. So that was it… Natalie went on a trip …
Inside, outside we just love babies
Our children have been busy taking care of their babies and it has been wonderful to see them meeting their babies’ needs in the most loving of ways. We’ve seen nappy changes, strolls around the garden in a pushchair, taking a bath in bubbly water in the outdoor area, being fed lunch in the highchair …
Hygienic ways and role-playing days!
Recently this little one showed that she has a good understanding of self care as she took it upon herself to ‘wash’ her hands in the role-play kitchen sink before going on to play with all the pots and pans as she prepared her lunch! Xxxx
Requests to Reality… The Magic of the Early Years
Emma, our Deputy Manager, has been at Jollies for 17 years and she’s quite simply magic!! She never ceases to amaze us with her creativity and her new and wonderful ideas, but she’s also such a superb practitioner because of her natural ability to turn the children’s requests into reality as she takes their learning …
Ready, Steady….. Cook!!
Free-Flow have been busy cooking up a feast inspired by the recipe books within their role-play kitchen… Whilst doing so they were naturally (and spontaneously) working on their number recognition, their understanding of weight, their sequential reasoning as they followed stages of a recipe and their role-playing skills too as they chatted away happily and …