Good Morning!
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ILD Support For Parents...
Wake Up Song!
Our Favourite Stories!
Pete the Cat read by Ms Jane. This is another one of our favourite stories and inspires us to get messy!
...and the animated version too...
Pete the Cat realised that it’s ok to get messy! Can you get messy too?
“Sensory play encourages children to mindfully explore, experience, investigate, create and observe different textures, sensations and aromas using their senses, while developing fine motor and hand eye coordination skills.”
Here are some ideas that you can do at home with household ingredients. All these ideas can be enjoyed inside or outside - enjoy the sensory fun!
Cornflour
Mix with water gradually to create a gloop.
“How does it feel?”
“It feels... sticky, slimy, wet, dry.”
Cocoa powder and cornflour sensory tray
Can you wash the muddy animals?
Shaving cream
Shaving cream is soft, cool, wet and fluffy. Spray it onto a surface, into a tub and explore using hands, spoons and different tools.
“How does it feel?”
“It feels... soft, cool, wet, fluffy.”
Add in some paint or food colouring to explore colour mixing. Can you use your finger or a cotton bud to make a pattern in the foam/ paint? Painting with cotton buds helps to practice fine motor skills and pincer grip in a fun way.
Ice
Make rainbow ice. Use food colours or paint to make different coloured ice cubes.
Mix colours to see what other colours you can make or paint with them.
“How does it feel?”
“It feels... wet, cold, freezing cold, icy, smooth.”
Oats
You can add water, measuring containers, pans, spoons. Add diggers, cars or other toys to enhance the play. By adding containers, measuring equipment and toys you can begin to categorise the objects according to properties such as shape or size. Can you use the words, “full”, “empty”, “small”, “medium” and “large.” Maths is all around us!
We would love you to upload an ILD observation of your child exploring different materials, let us know the words they have used to describe the different textures. .
Snack
Before snack, remember to give your hands a really thorough clean, as you might choose to eat a healthy snack with your fingers. What healthy snack did you choose today?
Think about how it feels to touch..
Is the banana skin smooth or bumpy?
Is the watermelon wet or dry?
Story and Song Time!
Click on a story to hear a teacher read to you in English
Click on a story to hear a teacher read to you in Thai
Lunchtime
Enjoy your lunch with someone special today!
Havea lovely lunch FSN. Remember to help tidy up after.
Nap Time
Early Years Foundation Stage Development Indicators
- Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
- Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.
- They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions.