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InstagramWe’ve been sharing lots of stories about feelings for Children’s mental health week. All staff wear emotion visuals at nursery to support children to identify and name how they are feeling. The ‘happy’ visual is yellow and it was wonderful to see the children working together in the garden as we discussed the feeling of ‘happiness’ to create this collaborative artwork. #eyfs #nursery #earlyyearsoutdoors #keepingitreal #earlylearning #barnetearlyyearsalliance #psed #feelings #eytagteam #maintainednurseryschools #colourmonster #thecolourmonster #theirplaytheirway #emotioncoaching #psed #childledlearning #picturebooks #learningenvironment #happiness
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InstagramWe cooked and shared noodles when learning about Lunar New Year. Children learnt the names of different vegetables, they used different tools including vegetable peelers, knives, scissors, forks and chopsticks. It was lovely to see them sitting inside and out, chatting and enjoying their delicious food together. #eyfs #nursery #earlyyears #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eytagteam @eytagteam #finemotorskills #finemotor #lunarnewyear #handeyecoordination #maintainednurseryschools #finemotorideas #preschoolideas #earlyyearsideas #cookingwithkids #understandingtheworld #physicaldevelopment
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InstagramIt was lovely to welcome all the children back today and see how pleased they were to reconnect with their friends after the half term break. Thank you for the donations of fruit which are always welcomed. At nursery fruit time is a wonderful opportunity for children to develop their self help skills as they peel and cut their own fruit independently. Fostering a sense of responsibility as they are encouraged to pour their own milk or water from teapots ,mopping up the spills if cups overflow and washing their cups when they have finished. Ready for the next person to use. There is also lots o opportunities for developing language and sharing experiences as they sit and chat together. Counting , comparing , sharing ideas ,helping each other and taking tuns. Please keep the fruit donations coming . Lots of variety is always enjoyed and appreciated. ##barnetearlyyearsalliance #keepingitreal #community #maintainednurseryschools #finemotor #personalsocialemotionaldevelopment #eyfsfruittime #understandingtheworld
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InstagramLots more fun with muddy puddles today . Children loved sweeping them down the steps. Developing fine and gross motor skills as they swooshed them away. One little boy spent ages doing lots of closer investigating, through scooping and pouring muddy water from a puddle he had discovered inside a tyre. Another big puddle was jumped in for almost an hour. Children explored cause and effect and lots of maths concepts as they experimented with each other to,see who could make the biggest splash. They worked together to construct a bridge to jump off, to enable them to jump higher to create bigger splashes. Celebrating each others achievements with glee as they watched each others splashes . All taking turns independently and allowing others to go before them . So much wonderful rich learning . Was a pleasure to watch them having so much fun in the rain. #muddypuddles #eyfs #maintainednurseryschools #barnetearlyyearsalliance #forestschool #outdoorplay #physicaldevelopment #mathsoutdoors
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InstagramCappuccino or hot chocolate anyone …….? We’ve had 2 days of lots of lovely sensory/messy play ,where children have loved experimenting with making their own concoctions. Using coffee and shaving foam on day 1 and then coco powder and shaving foam on day 2. With a dash of fairy liquid added later to see what might happen. #barnetearlyyearsalliance #keepingitreal #theirplaytheirway #maintainednurseryschools #sensoryplay #finemotor #knowledgeandunderstaningtheworld #messymaths
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InstagramThis week the children have been loving our temporary hospital in the home corner. It’s amazing to see them re-creating their experiences of visiting the doctors surgery and hospitals, we’ve had so many patients coming in with so many injuries and illnesses! We also have had so many doctors and surgeons ready to help make everybody better 🏥. ‘All your bones are broken, you’re like a squishy jellyfish!’ one child commented using bandages to mend some broken bones. ‘I fell on the road, I’m seeing the doctor’ another child told me as she waited in the waiting room. Even staff members were taken care of with injections, topical creams and bandages! What a busy few days in the emergency room! #hampdenwaynursery #barnetearlyyearsalliance #roleplayearlyyears
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InstagramOur children have been very busy printing wrapping paper this week for our Mother’s Day flower stall. They used their penny to buy daffodils which were presented alongside a big ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ hug. . #eyfs #education #earlyyears #earlyyearsideas #barnetearlyyearsalliance #keepingitreal #community #maintainednurseryschools #eytagteam #mothersday #mothersdayflowers #motherslove #loveisallaround
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InstagramA Wild Day - this is when we open up the gate to the front garden and our 2 year olds come and join us. The children are free to explore all the outdoor spaces and whenever we do this, we are always struck by the sense of calm. Children were immediately busy, playing, exploring, cooperating with their friends. Today, the children made dens, blew bubbles, dug in the sand and swung in the hammock. They manipulated mud and play dough, developing their fine motor skills as they squeezed and rolled it in their hands. They enjoyed lots of water play as they filled and emptied different containers. The first of many wonderful ‘wild days.’ . #eyfs #childledplay #earlyyearsoutdoors #keepingitreal #earlylearning #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eyfsoutdoors #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning #forestschoolideas #themagicofchildhood #eytagteam #maintainednurseryschools #forestschool #forestschoolactivities #earlyyearsoutdoors #hyggeintheearlyyears #diyearlyyears #mudkichen #mudkitchenideas #playingwithmud #woodlandkitchen #texturekitchen #sensoryplay #waterplay
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InstagramA Wild Day - this is when we open up the gate to the front garden and our 2 year olds come and join us. The children are free to explore all the outdoor spaces and whenever we do this, we are always struck by the sense of calm. Children were immediately busy, playing, exploring, cooperating with their friends. Today, the children made dens, blew bubbles, dug in the sand and swung in the hammock. They manipulated mud and play dough, developing their fine motor skills as they squeezed and rolled it in their hands. They enjoyed lots of water play as they filled and emptied different containers. Just wonderful! . #eyfs #childledplay #earlyyearsoutdoors #keepingitreal #earlylearning #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eyfsoutdoors #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning #forestschoolideas #themagicofchildhood #eytagteam #maintainednurseryschools #forestschool #forestschoolactivities #earlyyearsoutdoors #hyggeintheearlyyears #diyearlyyears #mudkichen #mudkitchenideas #playingwithmud #woodlandkitchen #texturekitchen #sensoryplay #waterplay
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InstagramWe have been inspired by the blossom on the trees in our nursery garden and also Van Gogh’s painting ‘Almond Blossom.’ We have used paint and glue, torn and scrunched tissue paper, added different textures and used our observational skills to create wonderful collaborative artworks. . #keepingitreal #earlylearning #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eytagteam #maintainednurseryschools #themagicofchildhood #continuousprovision #theirplaytheirway #childledlearning #learningenvironment #concentration #processart #expressiveartsanddesign #playdoughideas #inspiredbyart #inspiredbyvangogh #blossom
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InstagramIt has been wonderful to see the cooperation and collaboration happening with our sewing frames and watching the anticipation on the children’s faces as they pass the needle through to each other, waiting to see where it’ll poke through next. The children have shown such focus and concentration whilst developing their fine motor skills, hand to eye coordination and dexterity. #eyfs #nursery #earlyyears #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eytagteam @eytagteam #finemotorskills #finemotor #sewingwithkids #handeyecoordination #maintainednurseryschools #finemotorideas #preschoolideas #earlyvearsideas
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InstagramLots of bubble fun in the garden in the rain today! Lots of team work needed to stomp, stamp and jump on the giant sponges to create a sea of foam across the floor. Lots of mess, excitement and connections were made as well as getting our bodies moving on wet Wednesday. “Squelch….squelch …squelch” “It’s like a volcano ! “ “We’re making rainbow bubbles” “Let’s go and wash our boots in the puddles!” Lots of lovely large scale mark making too. #earlyyearsoutdoors #barnetearlyyearsalliance #maintainednurseryschools #eyfsoutdoors #forestschool #rainydayplay #keepingitreal #themagicofchildhood #bubbles #eyfs