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Pre-School activities
Pre-School Activities Pre-School aims to give children a stimulating and safe environment in which to Learn through Play. Children are encouraged to learn at their own rate and in their own time. They also learn to play together and gain social skills, such as sharing. This is done through a variety of activities. The detailed week plan, showing the activities and goals, is always on display, and staff are happy to explain/discuss this at any time.
Painting, gluing and drawing: using different techniques and learning about colour, texture and patterns. The children enjoy experimenting, and it is important that they are allowed to do as much possible on their own.
Water, sand, clay, soil, shredded paper, pasta and rice: develops fine motor skills and sensory knowledge.
Play dough: develops a sense of touch and children love making different shapes and learn co-ordination through rolling the dough.
Singing and musical instruments: an opportunity to experiment with sound and rhythm.
Physical: It is important that children use energy in a positive way. We have a climbing frame, tunnel, trikes, balancing beam, slide, sandbox, digging area, raised garden, trampoline, ball pool and large soft shapes, etc.
Home Corner: pretend play with home, kitchen, shops, garages, restaurants, schools, doctors, dressing up, dolls and pushchairs, etc.
Books: We have a wide range of books available to the children, and stories are read daily on an informal basis during free play and again towards the end of the session in a structured way. The books are changed regularly at the library by the Pre-School Staff.
Table top activities: construction, jigsaws, threading etc., all develop the children's hand and eye coordination.
Other toys: A selection of other toys are put out for each session, e.g. garage and cars, train set, farm animals and mats, etc.
We ensure that we offer many non-failure activities, such as playdough, pencils, painting, as young children in particular can often become disheartened and frustrated when they 'can't do it!'
We also have a covered patio area, where children can play outside (supervised), even when it is wet underfoot. We aim to allow and encourage the children to free flow from inside to out and many of the activities are available outside also.
