Hospital Imaginative Play

By shiona, on July 9th, 2011%

Playing with props from a hospital or doctors helps take away fears associated with visiting the hospital.

Imaginative play helps children develp empathy as they take on the roles of others. We use literacy as we practise pretend writting for prescriptions on our clipboards. We take turns to be Doctors, Nurses . . . → Read More: Hospital Imaginative Play

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The set up of the room

By loracs68, on June 28th, 2011%

The set up! Or what goes on behind the scenes late on Friday afternoon in preparation for Monday morning….

Book shelf set up with bright, colourful selection of fresh books ready to share together….”Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work” (Early Years Learning Framework, Outcome 5d).

Construction table set up with 2 full baskets of . . . → Read More: The set up of the room

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Dove Puppet Show

By loracs68, on June 28th, 2011%

Jeanette visited from Dove Puppet Theatre to entertain us with her puppet show.  Some of us were a bit apprehensive, not knowing what was going to come out from behind the curtain.  With a bit of reassurance and time to settle down, we all began to enjoy ourselves.

The show was titled ” The cow who jumped . . . → Read More: Dove Puppet Show

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