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Taw Pre-school Autumn Term 2024

27/09/24

This week we have been reading ‘The Colour Monster’.

Pre-school activities this week:

  • Reading the colour monster and using puppets to act out the story
  • Making a colour monster using colour card and craft materials
  • Making a colour monster out of cardboard rolls
  • A group of children worked together to paint a big ‘colour monster’ cut out of cardboard. We used the colours from the book and different shaped paint rollers.
  • Colour monster playdough- The children made their own colour monster out of playdough and playdough toys. They had playdough mats showing different emotions.
  • Colour recognition – The children put different coloured objects into the correct groups.

Next week the topic will be ‘Harvest Festival’. The children are welcome to bring in any books relating to fruit/vegetables, farming etc.

Phonics: Instrumental sounds

The children have experimented playing with a variety of instruments. We played the instruments loud, quiet, fast, slow etc.

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20.09.24

This week the topic has been ‘All about me’.

Activities this week at pre-school:

  • Making faces using different 2D shapes and cork boards. We talked about facial features such as eyes, mouth, nose, ears.
  • Exploring shapes – The children helped draw around different 2D shapes on card. We then tried to match the shapes to the correct outline.
  • Emotions and feelings activity – We looked at emotion pebbles which represented different feelings. The children then matched them to picture cards of children showing a variety of facial expressions.
  • Emotions and feelings activity – The children played with a magnetic board in the shape of a monster. They added different features to show different emotions on the monster.
  • Sensory/messy play – Inside a tuff tray we put different coloured spaghetti and outlines of faces. The children used the spaghetti to make pretend hair on the people.
  • Name recognition – We explored magnetic letters and the children tried to recognise letters that are in their name. Adults supported children to write their name using the magnetic letters.

 

Next week we will be focusing on the story ‘The colour monster’ and doing activities based around the book.

 

Phonics: Instrumental sounds

The children have experimented playing with a variety of instruments. We played the instruments loud, quiet, fast, slow etc.

 

Important information

 

 

13.09.24

This week we have been continuing to settle the children into pre-school. We have been getting to know the children and their interests. We have read books such as ‘This is the way we go to school’, ‘Goat goes to play group’ and ‘George’s first day at playgroup’.

Activities this week at pre-school:

  • The children have been exploring the pre-school and finding out what they like to play with.
  • ‘All about me’ playdough – The children have played with miniature family figures and talked about their home life.
  • ‘All about me’ craft – Decorating a paper doll. The children talked about their facial features and what clothes they like to wear
  • The children played with a familiar toys such as, peppa pig, In the night garden and Hey Duggee etc.
  • Kind hands painting – The children did hand painting and we talked about being kind to our friends.
  • Family photos- We shared photographs of our families and the children talked about where they live, who they live with etc.
  • Decorating a gingerbread person to look like them. They used icing to make facial features and clothes.
  • We read the story ‘You Choose’ and the children then cut some copied pictures from the book. The children made a collage of the pictures they liked and were interested in. We talked about their likes, dislikes and interests.
  • Name the feelings activity – We looked at miniature people showing a variety of emotions. The children matched them to pictures cards of real children showing the same emotions.

Phonics: Instrumental sounds

The children have experimented playing with a variety of instruments. We played the instruments loud, quiet, fast, slow etc.

Important information

06.09.24
 
This week we have been welcoming the children back to pre-school. We have been getting to know the children and their interests. We have read books such as ‘This is the way we go to school’, ‘Goat goes to play group’ and ‘George’s first day at playgroup’.
 
Activities this week at pre-school:
 
The children have been exploring the pre-school and finding out what they like to play with.
  •  ‘All about me’ playdough – The children have played with miniature family figures and talked about their home life.
  • ‘All about me’ craft – Decorating a paper doll. The children talked about their facial features and what clothes they like to wear
  • ‘All about me’ pancakes – The children decorated a pancake for snack. They used pieces of fruit to make a face on their pancake.
  • Colour mixing and exploring paint – The children explored mixing different coloured paints using their hands.
  • The children played with a familiar toys such as, peppa pig, In the night garden and Hey Duggee etc.
 
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