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What we do...
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Mathematics
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Children learn to match and sort through puzzles and pegboards. Construction toys provide learning of shape and size. Sand and water teach conservation and volume
With adult help the children learn mathematical language, number recognition and opportunities to practice counting skills, as well as calculating. |
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Personal, Social & Emotional
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Children become more independent and confident both playing by themselves and within large or small groups. They learn to share and co-operate, to take turns and to express their own feelings. Activities such as puppets, miniature play i.e. dolls houses, cars, etc. role-play and home corner all provide opportunities for personal, social and emotional development.
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Communication, Language and Literacy
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Through books and other written literature a child learns that words carry meaning.
There are also numerous opportunities within the group for development of language skills with both adults and other children. Fine detailed activities give good hand-and-eye co-ordination that helps to develop good pencil control. Sequencing and matching activities help children to learn to recognise patterns - gradually working towards recognition of some letters and their own names. Group rhymes and role-play also helps to develop language skills.
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Creative Development
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We provide a wide range of activities to develop children's creative skills. Paint, glue, collage, woodwork, dough, clay, sand, drawing, cutting and music and movement all give opportunities to express their feelings and create their own unique piece of work.
We always emphasise that "doing" is the important word and there is no expected end product, therefore there is no element of failure.
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Physical Development
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There are opportunities for the children to use both large and small muscle controls. Large apparatus such as trampoline, slide, balance bar, hopscotch and outside play- push 'n' ride, hoops, bats and balls all provide large muscle movements and help to develop co-ordination.
Smaller activities to develop fine muscle control include; pencils, paintbrushes, scissors, fine pegboards, fastenings on clothes, sewing and lacing.
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Knowledge & Understanding of the World
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Children learn through all their five senses and come to know the properties of natural materials such as sand, water, wood, and clay. They experience the difference between wet and dry sand, the weight of dough as opposed to clay.
A chance to experiment with mirrors and magnets. To come to know the world about them, to look at nature and how things grow.
Technological skills are learnt through having to plan and solve: by such activities as puzzles, construction toys-cogs, wheels- setting out train track and also by the use of various tools- scissors, knives, hammers etc.
Activities from each of the above categories are offered at every session of playgroup.
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