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                                     Physical Activities Children have high levels of energy that need to be expended, and the benefits of physical activity are critical to a child’s physical and mental growth. Children who are physically active tend to have longer attention span and have fewer behavioural problems. Being physically active also helps children to: Develop strong bones Develop gross and fine motor skills Build strength, endurance, and flexibility Build confidence Achieve and maintain a healthy weight Decrease stress levels Improve social skills Improve balance and coordination Improve posture Improve concentration Improve sleep Here are some ideas apart for the usual running, walking, biking, jumping etc. Row, Row, Row Your Boat This indoor physical activity is great for children’s physical development and socialization with no equipment necessary. In this exercise, children sit facing a partner with
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09.07.2020 - communication

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“Communication is fundamental to children’s development; children need to be able to understand and be understood. Communication is the foundation of relationships and is essential for learning, play and social interaction” Here is a selection of different activities to support your child’s Communication, Language and Development skills: Guess the noise 1. Pick a noisy utensil or piece of equipment in the kitchen   2. Tell your child to close their eyes and listen carefully 3. Make a noise e.g. chop on a board 4. Get your child to open their eyes and make a guess 5. If they’re wrong, do it again and then show them To the tune of ‘Frere Jacques’ Lick your ice cream Lick your ice With your tongue With your tongue It’s all sweet and sticky It’s all sweet and sticky Yum, yum, yum! Yum, yum, yum! Reading and storytelling with your child promotes brain development and imagination, teaches your child about language and emotions, and s
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Ideas to try at home

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Here are some ideas to try at home. Make some ice cubes and paint with different colours. Use your recycling to make music. use petals and fruits to make sensory water play. Use a mirror for children to study their face and draw a face portrait.  
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Personal, social and emotional development

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This week we are looking at the area of Personal, Social and emotional development.  This supports children’s development by helping them interact effectively with others and develop positive attitudes towards others and about themselves.  Here are some helpful activities you can do at home to support this area of development: ·         Personal development (Being me) – how we come to understand who we are and what we can do, how we look after ourselves. ·          Social development (Being social ) – how we come to understand ourselves in relation to others, how we make friends, understand the rules of society and behave towards others. ·          Emotional development (Having feelings ) – how we come to understand our own and others’ feelings and develop our ability to ‘stand in someone else’s shoes’ and see things from their point of view, referred to as empathy. Creating Emotions sensory bottles may support your child begin and develop how they are
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18.06.2020 - ideas to try at home

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Welcome to this weeks blog post.  Here are some more ideas of activities to try at home. Nature picture frame Sorting sticks by length
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Physical development

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"Play or exercise a child’s body doesn’t know the difference. But their mind tells them when they are having fun.” In the Early years foundation stage guidance the section physical development covers a broad range of movements and attributes that support children to development their muscle strength. Here are some helpful activities you can do at home to support this: Uses scissors support children using a one handed tool which is statement is the early years foundation stage guidance. Playdough cuts easily therefore giving the children a sense of achievement and supporting those finger muscles.  Make an obstacle course using cushions, chairs, clothes airers, duvets, blankets, pillows and encourage your child to move around, over, under, between, in different ways. This promotes children moving freely.   Playing a game a “Simon Says” is a great way to discuss how about body reacts to doing different forms of exercise one after each oth
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04.06.2020 home activities

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Hello, welcome to this week’s blog.  Here are some ideas of activities to try at home.  Don’t forget to share some pictures with us. We all love making bubbles, why not experiment to see if you can make gigantic bubbles! Now we can buy pasta again, try making paint brushes with some spaghetti! Matching numeral to quantity, if you don’t have cards you can make your own. Music, great for well-being and for learning to differentiate between sounds, this is a skill they will need later to help with phonics.
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