Chatterboxes Preschool

🎨🖍️ **What a super fun activity we had on Friday!**

The children discovered the chalks and chalkboards and eagerly chose what they wanted to draw. It all started when one little one asked me to draw a cake for her doll. She carefully chose lots of different fruits to make it as healthy as possible and decided exactly how many candles it should have!

Before long, she was drawing her own cake and even decorating her doll with chalk, whispering that we "mustn't tell Mum we've made the doll dirty!" 😊

We enjoyed some wonderful conversations throughout the activity, including chats about Cinderella (see the photo!). Lots of other children soon joined in, sharing ideas, stories, and drawings of their own. We even created a 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' story board together.

Some of the children especially enjoyed rubbing out their pictures and watching the chalk dust fly into the air! There was lots of laughter as they experimented with making marks, wiping them away, and starting all over again.

Activities like these are fantastic for developing communication, imagination, literacy, and early mark-making skills, all while having lots of fun. The session ended with plenty of proud smiles, lots of creativity, and some very messy, chalky hands! 🖍️✨

🎒 School readiness is about far more than memorising letters, numbers or worksheets.

Young children learn best through everyday experiences that build confidence, communication, independence and self-control. Simple things like play, conversation, movement and problem-solving often prepare children for school far more effectively than formal academic pressure.

Here are some things children don’t necessarily need before starting school and what matters more in the early years.

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🌟 A Look Back at May 🌟

What a busy and exciting month we've had at Pre-School!

📚 We enjoyed some wonderful Stories of the Week:
• Week 1: *The Smartest Giant in Town* – with lots of fun visits to the park and pool!
• Week 2: *There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly*
• Week 3: *The Crunching Munching Caterpillar*

Alongside our stories, the children have been busy exploring through block play, getting creative with messy painting activities, and enjoying plenty of outdoor adventures. We made the most of our garden, visited Moseley Private Park, and even enjoyed trips to Moseley Train Station!

We also spent some time learning about Eid ul Adha and hope all our families had a wonderful time celebrating over the half-term break. 🌙✨

To finish the month, we were treated to a beautiful sunny day in the garden – the perfect way to end a fantastic term!

☀️ Thank you for another wonderful month of learning, exploring, and having fun together.
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Play isn't just fun—it’s foundational.

Through play, children learn to share, cooperate, communicate, resolve conflicts, and build empathy. It’s how they develop the social and emotional skills they'll carry into every relationship throughout life.

This article explores how simple play shapes confident, compassionate, socially aware kids. 👧🧒

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More fun from last week in Pre-School! ✨

Our little learners have been busy exploring, creating, climbing, building, and imagining through play every single day. 💛

From turning boxes into exciting adventures, climbing up the slide, and building amazing creations with blocks, to exploring farm play, train tracks, bat and ball games, sand play, mug tree activities, and experimenting with curtain rings and small wooden resources — there was learning and laughter everywhere! 🌈

Through play, children develop confidence, creativity, problem-solving skills, coordination, and friendships while having so much fun along the way. 🧸🎨⚽🚂

We love watching their imaginations grow each day! 🌱

Messy hands, happy hearts, and creative minds 🎨✨

We have so much fun exploring mark making in every way imaginable! From drawing with chalks on the ground to creating on big paper, small paper, and everywhere in between, creativity was flowing freely. 🌈

Painting isn’t just for the paper — little hands and even smiling faces became part of the artwork too! 😄🖌️

These creative experiences help develop fine motor skills, imagination, confidence, and self-expression while making learning exciting and fun. 💛

Hands busy, minds growing ✨

Children exploring the wonderful world of clay and playdough play! From rolling, squishing, and moulding to shaping their own creative masterpieces, every little hand was busy building imagination, creativity, and fine motor skills. 🌱🎨

Playing with clay and playdough encourages self-expression, concentration, sensory exploration, and problem-solving — all while having lots of fun! We loved seeing each child’s unique ideas come to life. 💛