Rum Tum Tuggers Nursery » Learning

Protected: Visit From The Library

Amanda — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:53:45 +0000

Protected: The Igloo has Landed!!

hayley — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:16:46 +0000

Arty Toddlers

hayley — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:48:51 +0000

Lewis is in our toddler room. This attractive picture shows how he has been given the opportnity to experiement with colour and design. He selected his own materials and laid out his picture and it is proudly displayed on the wall for friends and visitors to enjoy.

Patti used a simple tool, a glue spreader, to create her picture. Manipulating objects is a key skill for toddlers to learn.

Amelie is developing a whole range of different skills at this age. Activities like sticking are excellent for practising manual dexterity.

Chinese New Year

hayley — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:02:24 +0000

A wonderful smell of Chinese cooking wafted through the air at Rum Tum Tugger’s Nursery in Harlow as the children celebrated Chinese New Year. There were things to smell and taste, a chance to try chop sticks and a variety of art and craft projects to do.

Our toddler group made chinese lanterns. At this stage of development, children are becoming aware of shapes and patterns which is part of the EYFS area of learning for Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy.

They made cards showing Cherry Blossom using pink fingerprints. Children at this age enjoy making marks and looking at each others projects. This is a very early stage in the development of writing skills.

The wall display is made up of a variety of pictures coloured by the toddlers. It’s important for children to begin to talk about the special times in other peoples lives, like celebrations in other cultures.

Protected: PJ’s for Pudsey

hayley — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:49:17 +0000

Protected: Babies and the EYFS Curriculum

hayley — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:29:41 +0000

Protected: Ship Ahoy!

hayley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:33:19 +0000

Protected: Exploring in the Garden

hayley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:07:10 +0000

Protected: Harlow Nursery Visits the Gibberd Garden

hayley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:51:38 +0000

Project Igloo, Plans Underway

hayley — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:47:45 +0000

So I met the Willow Man again today. (And the Willow Lady too!) We’ve agreed a location for the igloo, a size and agenda for action.

Our igloo will be of a 3m diameter. The dome will have a maximum height of about 6ft to allow easy adult access, windows at child level and the entrance will be through a short tunnel. The flooring of the igloo will be play bark.

We have been advised not to plant the willow strips this side of the winter to give them the very best chance of survival. Willow Man (his real name is Nick Hanson) will be back in the early spring to begin the planting. In the meantime, we need to dig off the turf to a diameter of 3.1m. If we do it sooner, rather than later, the ground will be nice and soft. If we wait until Spring, it could be like rock.

So far, I’ve had 1 gardening volunteer and 1 dad who has been kindly nominated by another family at nursery! (That’s what friends are for, eh?) Anyone else out there? We could crack it in much less time if we work together…….

In the meantime, I would like to find someone who makes or sells rustic benches for inside the igloo. Any suggestions????