• planted flowers and vegetables in our garden.
• conducted an experiment to find out who could keep their ice cube from melting quickly. The children were given a range of materials to wrap around an ice cube and we checked every 5 minutes to see if the ice cube was still there. We found out that the thick, furry material worked the best!
• did some data handling activities such as watching a video clip of an aquarium and counting the different colours of fish.
• enjoyed playing at the B&Q store. All of the children were eager to 'write' their orders and receive the toys they wanted to play with.
• used colourful water to make potions and learn about colour mixing.
• learnt about condensation. We placed a bottle of ice above a pan of steaming water so that the children could see condensation forming.
• started our linked provision as the children arrive at school. We are encouraging the children to look for their mini-m' because we have set up activities that will support them in their next steps.
• made cookies with Ms. Robertson.
• visited Mrs. Cook's allotment to see how she is preparing it for growing fruits and vegetables. We also observed the busy bee hives.
• painted with pipettes and watery paints.
• enhanced the creative table as the children are showing great interest in making models and pictures.

Kindergarten

• played an estimating game where they had to guess how many spoonfuls of bubbles they could fit into different sized containers.
• learnt about the sound 'n' and played a bingo game with the sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n.
• read the words: it, at, in, is, sat, pat, sap, sit, pit, tip, pip, sip, pin and tap.
• learnt how to write 'n' using play swords and wands (pirate and fairy writing).
• estimated and counted how many ice cubes fit into a container.