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Postcard crazy!!!!
We are still OBSESSED with holidays and some of the children were talking about postcards and some have even sent them to their friends back at Jollies from their travels. So Imogen created an exciting writing/mark-making opportunity derived from their experiences when she gave her children the opportunity to create their very own holiday postcards…. …
We are VERY interested…
After their sleep recently, once everybody had woken up, Natalie’s children all spontaneously decided to observe the outdoor environment as the whole room ended up looking out into the world outside their window! One little one stopping to pause and reflect and then reacting to what they could see outside led to all their friends …
Listening to the challenge set…
Stephen observed recently that some of their children could be a bit up and down with their listening skills and they could get quite distracted at times…. So to focus in upon this area more and develop these skills and have a positive impact upon their learning and development he invented a new game involving …
We’re all going on our Jolly holidays!!!
Not that our children are obsessed or anything!! The talk has all been about holidays in Free-Flow recently, either ones that have been taken, or ones that are upcoming… So passports were found, suitcases packed and the runway prepared as our first Jolly flights began to take off…… Such excitement, imagination and creativity!! We love …
Role playing is the best!!!
Adventures with friends and dressing up that never ends… what will you imagine and become today?!?! We can’t wait to see…. From helping to look after patients in hospital, looking after our ‘babies’, fixing the fence in the garden to having a natter in the Jolly cafe…. There are so many possibilities as our imaginations …
Fire! Fire!
Exploring Elephants have shown themselves to be excellent firefighters recently as they rushed to put out the fire Jade and Latisha had created for them! After observing their children role-playing within the room and shouting ‘Fire! Fire!’ the grownups extended this interest outside on a much larger scale incorporating role play helmets and hoses and …
Get ready for take off!!
This little one had been very busy crafting away recently and they transformed some cardboard pieces into an aeroplane! They then went on to show the most important parts; which they carefully explained were the wings and they told everyone around them how these were going to help fly their plane!! Xxxx
When your sister takes you away for a surprise spa stay for your 50th birthday…….
. but you find that your little people are never far from your mind!! Couldn’t resist gathering this lovely bounty from their stunning grounds as I know they’ll make an excellent addition to our mud kitchen… I even checked with reception first before collecting and think it officially went down as their most random request …
The challenge was on!!!!
During outdoor play recently Free-Flow really used their imaginations and combined the hula hoop and ball they had found and did something a little bit different to their usual preference for spinning or kicking!! Stephen was requested and soon instructed about EXACTLY what was required of him… he then stood with the hula hoop whilst …
Steady…. Steady…. Higher… Higher…. CRASH!!!!!
It was concentration faces at the ready in Cheeky Monkeys recently as the room are currently loving building and stacking! So Elise thought her little ones could do with a further challenge of some slightly trickier things to stack and balance than your ‘bog standard’ cubes!! She went on a hunt and returned with some …