Learning’s a fun adventure in Upper Nursery

A typical week in the life of Upper Nursery children.

Upper Nursery children have enjoyed some fun and challenging activities this week helping to improve their physical skills. Gross motor skills were put to the test when they learnt how to jump from the horse and land safely during Mr Burrett’s specialist sports session in the gym. Critical thinking and creativity were displayed when, working cooperatively, they built and achieved amazing displays of rockets and towers. Quite rightly there were very proud of their creations as were we.

Mark Making abilities are encouraged with the use of white boards and pens, giving children the opportunity to develop pencil control, creativity and letter formation.

Nursery staff plan for and provide resources and activities that give the children the opportunity and motivation to practice their fine motor skills. Instruction in simple health and safety measures are shown to the children before they are supported in learning how to use scissors to progress from making small snips in paper to handling the scissors effectively to cut around simple shapes.

Following children’s interests, we use threading, peg boards and play-dough which encourage not only their fine motor skills and mathematical thinking but teaches children to take turns and share.