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Activities and Experiences

through the 7 areas of learning

Mother Playing with Baby

Communication & Language 

 

  • Lots of Chat and Talking to 

  • Engage in Conversation

  • Baby Sign, Eye Contact, Facial Gestures, Body Language

  • Supporting Bilingual Children offering Resources in Different Languages

  • Music Time Singing Songs and Listening to Music

  • Using Flash Cards both manual and electronic 

  • Reading Books and Stories

  • Some TV time 

  • Visiting Friends and Talking with Other People

  • Role play Telephone​​

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Physical Development​

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  • Tummy Time for Babies, Kicking and Stretching

  • Exploring, Crawling around and Reaching for Toys

  • Practice First Steps 

  • Dancing and Movement to Music

  • Going out for Countryside and Riverside Walks

  • Running around in the Garden or at the Recreational Grounds or in the Fields

  • Playing Ball

  • Using the Trampoline

  • Jumping in Muddy Puddles

  • Going to the Play Park and Climbing on all the Play Equipment  

  • Playing Rough and Tumbles 

  • Visiting Soft Play Centres, Forest Schools and more

  • Going to Movement to Music Classes (Boogie Bunnies ​

Red Head Baby
Cute Baby Boy

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

 

  • Role Play

  • Home Corner

  • Attending Playgroups, Play Centres, Classes, Groups

  • Getting Out and About in the Local Community

  • Meeting People, Socialisation Skills

  • Building Relationships

  • Making Friendships

  • Learning to Share and Take Turns

  • Learning about Feelings and Emotions

  • Practicing Self Regulation Techniques

  • Positive Role Modelling

  • Talking About Big Feelings

  • Being Kind and Caring

Literacy

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  • ​Book Corner

  • Story Time and Story Telling

  • Rhymes and Poems

  • Visit the Library

  • Mark Making 

  • Scribbles 

  • Colouring 

  • Using Tools  

  • Practicing Fine Motor Skills

  • Play Dough

  • Alphabet Resources, Puzzles, Games Books

  • Singing

Reading a Book
Baby Playing with Abacus

Mathematics

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  • Puzzles and Games

  • Going to Shops and Learning Value of Money

  • Counters and Giant Dice

  • Role Play Shops & Money

  • Singing Number Songs 

  • Number Resources, Puzzles, Games, Books

  • Loose Parts Play

  • Building Blocks and Lego Duplo

  • Sorting, Stacking, Counting

  • Mixing, Pouring, Measuring etc

  • Play Dough, Cutting, Shaping

Understanding The World Around Us

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  • Exploring Nature

  •  Getting out in the Garden

  • Getting Out Around the Village and Local Area

  • Exploring Life Cycles and Seasons and Weather

  • Forest School

  • Beach School and Sea Life

  • Farm School, Animal Parks and Zoo

  • Visiting Towns, Churches and Other Religious Places of Worship, Historic Houses, National Trust Properties, Harbours, Museums etc

  • Resources that Teach Diversity, Equality, Kindness and Acceptance etc

  • Teaching British Values and Cultural Capital

  • Celebrating Different Festivities

Picking Flowers
Painting

Expressive Arts and Design

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  • Painting 

  • Colouring

  • Drawing

  • Sensory Messy Play

  • Arts & Crafts

  • Making Cards & Pictures

  • Dancing / Movement to Music

  • Singing

  • Creative Play

  • Den Building

  • Mud Kitchen

  • Baking and Decorating Cakes / Cookies

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Take a quick look at just some of the types of activities we get up to here at Aunty Helen's 

and the fun continues.....

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