News From Baby Room 1

Peek-a-Boo and Bubble Dance Being together and belonging together. Peek-a-Boo I know you! (they seem to say) Bubble-bubble POP! (they seem to say) The children have been fascinated with each other, drawing each other into play and explorations. Their play so...

We are Messy Scientists We do love mess! We are using our WHOLE bodies! We are so so curious and interested in how things feel, look, smell, taste and sound. Shaving foam SQUISHES! Shaving foam is SLIMEY! Shaving foam goes SPLAT! Fingers and toes are great tools for...

Chop Chop Bananas! We love promoting independence and helping children know how capable and competent they are as learners to do things for themselves. In Baby Room 1 we have been supporting children to confidently explore their space, their room, their resources.And...

Making Tzatsiki We have been going on a learning journey with our planted herbs. We planted some herbs a month ago and decided we wanted to make Tzatsiki to dip our breadsticks in. The children have been watering the plants and caring for them since we planted them,...

BIKES OUT! We love to be BIG BOLD MOVERS! And some of the older children have been having adventures on the bikes to explore push and pull, balance and coordination. The children have been creating relationships with each other by supporting one another, modelling how...

Pop! Pop! Pop! Such natural inquisitive curiosity! We have been observing and noticing how the children have been observing and noticing! Asking questions and experimenting with cause and effect when blowing bubbles! By using all their senses to repeat actions and...

Making Sounds We enjoyed our visit from Drew and Paco and Tan Teddy… so...

Shiny! In Baby Room 1, we have been exploring texture and movement. We have set up baskets with bangles, beads, ribbons, and shiny pebbles. The children have been rolling and spinning the bangles and pebbles, and moving the beads along the floor, observing how they...