by Tom Walbrin | Nov 28, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week has been all about fine motor skills, setting up provision following on from children’s interests last week and providing opportunities for careful manipulation and control. The children have been using natural finds in the garden to create...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 28, 2025 | The Limes Nursery School
The children showed an interest in building bridges with the blocks and large loose parts, which we expanded by bringing in different construction materials and sharing photos of a variety of bridges. This exploration helped children understand structural concepts and...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week we have been keeping warm in the garden by dancing to music and moving our bodies playing hopscotch, developing gross motor skills and coordination whilst enjoying physical activity in the colder weather. Hopscotch also introduces early number recognition...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School
Yellow Room went to the park this afternoon to look for sharks with our telescopes just like Timothy Pope from our core book “Shark in the Park!” This exciting trip brought our story to life through real-world exploration and imaginative play. We read the...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week we have been continuing our investigation into pumpkins and Yayoi Kusama’s artwork, exploring the artist’s distinctive polka dot style. We have been making our own artwork using dots and paper pumpkins, experimenting with pattern and repetition...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School
Yellow Room have started taking part in Helicopter Stories sessions, an exciting new approach to storytelling and creative expression. Helicopter Stories is more than just storytelling – it’s a powerful early years approach that develops speaking and...
