Izzy 4:9 Cracking an egg

Izzy 4:9 Playmobil Movies

Making Playmobil movies on big sisters phone.....

Izzy 4:9 Expressing herself

Expressing herself through a hug, kiss and "I Love You" tells me she is able to express her feelings of joy, love, happiness.  I role model and repeat these  words and actions confirming their importance and acceptance. 

Izzy 4:9 Gymnastics

Sisters are back from gymnastics, so izzy joins in.  

Izzy 4:9 Cutting

Cutting tomatoes for pasta, if I ask she will come and help me in the kitchen. I always make sure the task is set up so she cannot fail, building her self esteem and confidence in the kitchen and most importantly she has fun. 

4:8 Sharing

One for me....

And one for you......

Izzy 4:8 Yoga

Izzy 4:8 Envelopes

Christmas cards for her school friends has kept Izzy busy for days, she even takes them to bed because they are "very important".  Putting the cards into the envelopes and folding them closed requires concentration and the use of both hands working together.  

Izzy 4:8 Playing shop

Izzy and her big sister playing shop, it is surprising how much young children pick up from shopping with mummy.  

4:8 Icing cakes

Great activity for any age.  

Izzy 4:8 Drilling activity

Izzy hadn't used this for a while and it is such a fun activity. 

Izzy 4:8 Christmas tree

Izzy 4:8 Remembrance Day

This is what Izzys Reception Class made!!

Izzy 4:8 and sisters - Chalk

They divided the board up and discussed what they were drawing. 

Izzy 4:8 A Wink

Izzy 4:8 A Bag

Another favourite, yes 'A Bag' or should I say a boat!!

Izzy 4:8 Measuring

These worms are a great way to introduce measuring to young children. Izzy was sorting the worms into colors before measuring with them.  

Izzy 4:8 Animal World

This is one of Izzys favourite ways to spend an evening, there is a lot of rescuing and helping going on. 

Izzy 4:7 Face Painting

Face painting a rainbow onto her big sister.

Izzy 4:7 The Animal Hospital

Izzy made an animal hospital, toilet roll and celotape make great bandages. 

Izzy 4:7 The Gunpowder Plot

Izzy has been interested in The Gunpowder Plot for ages and now they have been reading about it in school she is more excited. 

She drew Guy Fawkes, Big Ben and Fireworks. 

The Houses Of Parliament 

Remember, remember the 5th of November

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot 

All Hallows Eve

This is not a hugely detailed account of traditional Welsh 'All Hallows' Eve' but hopefully the children will get a clearer picture of what the night of 31 October is all about. 

Breaking the text into four will hopefully not make this seem like homework.  Plus I am incorporating it into a Spooky treasure hunt...

Izzy 4:7 Transferring using fine motor skills

This activity can be used by toddlers and at 4:7 Izzy still likes it, of course the materials change, maybe starting with tongs passing Pom Poms from one dish to another; slowly progressing to a small tweezers with fine beads.  Whatever the age the child is refining hand eye coordination and strengthening pincer grip and developing fine motor skills. 

Working from the floor but I truly believe if that is where she wants to work them let her. From this position whenever she leans to reach and transfer a bead she is strengthening her trunk and shoulder muscles.

 

Izzy 4:7 Train track

The trains and track are kept together in a tray and I numbered them so izzy can put the track together by herself, make the track smaller or bigger to use more or less numbers.

Some new activities - Bottom shelf

Nursery Rhyme finger puppets 

A box of ropes, string, laces and beads, let the child explore and you will be amazed. 

Some new activities - middle shelf

This tray is easy to prepare and you can use anything. 

A jar of wool and a scissors.

Hammering and pin farm activity. 

Some new activities - Top shelf

In the basket is a notebook, ink and stamps. I have used letters as this is her interest at the moment but we have all kinds of stamps. 

These jars contain Sellotape, sharpener, paper clips, hole punch and an eraser. 

Very small beads and tweezers. 

Izzy 4:7 Chopstick Activity

This is our Japanese OHashi set; Shoyu (soy sauce) dishes, OHashi (chopsticks) and Hashioki (chopstick rest). 

Izzy's father is Japanese so this a cultural activity and an absolute necessity when in Japan. 

Great for building muscles in her wrist, hand and fingers and engaging her in problem solving. 

Izzy 4:7 Walking on the Line

We were waiting for her sisters to finish gymnastics and she began Walking on the Line.  

Izzy 4:7 Imagination and memory

I found this drawing on the table and asked izzy what it was....

"These are giants, they like to eat people" 

How are they feeling?

"They are sad cause there no people to eat" 

"This one has a broken eye"

"Here is the princess castle in the sky"

"Little peoples house.. They gone shopping"

Who?

"The peoples and these are scarecrows in the garden"

She had drawn an imaginative story and was able to use her memory to recall  (when I asked her) every detail of her picture. 

Izzy 4:7 Grace & Courtesy

Hanging up her hat and coat.