Baby Ducks: 2016

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Brushing Teeth

The children have been drawing marks on these laminated pictures of teeth and then using the brushes to clean them...

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Over the weekend the Tapestry System will be updating. As a result you will need to log in on a different screen from Monday morning.There will be a letter going out to all parents this week.

The new address will be : https://tapestryjournal.com/

There wull be no change to you logon details or password. Any problems please contact us.

More information about the update will be given as we get it.

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

How are you feeling today?

Each day at register and lunch time wae ask the children how they are feeling. Although many of the children use terms such as happy, sad, worried, etc they also use a whole range of other words such as "squishy".

These terms a really useful and allow the children to try and verbalise times when they are somewhere in between happy or sad, worried or excited.

What words do they use when they are at home and what do you think they they are trying to describe?

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Shopping Lists

The children have been playing shops. They were given a list of things to buy, with pictures and numbers on ...

All of the children really enjoyed this activity and carried on playing, taking turns at being the shop keeper.

Hide and Seek

Today we have been playing hide and seek with the Thomas Trains...

Planning

November's Activity Planner is also available on the blog for you to look at ...

Our newsletter for November is available to pick up from today ...

Thursday, 20 October 2016

Our Autumn display

Here is the display that our staff and children have created for Autumn ...

Autumn Leaves

The children had a lovely time looking for leaves and sticks last week in the recreation ground opposite Baby Ducks...

This week they have been making some lovely collages with the stick, leaves, feathers, etc they found...

Friday, 14 October 2016

Tomorrow!

If your around tomorrow why not pop along and support this great charity!

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Putting on our coats.

The children have been practicing putting their coats on by themselves...

Many children need support when learning new skills. Breaking a skill down into smaller steps can help a child learn one step at a time.

At Baby Ducks we use this as a fun way for children to learn how to put their coats on. Just follow the steps below. If your child is unable to bend down or sit on the floor, you may want to put the coat on a low table before working on this sequence.

Place the coat on the floor or table with the hood and sleeves flat. If the coat doesn’t have a hood, make sure the label is clearly visible. You can put a colourful sticker on the label if it is small or difficult to see.

Child stands behind the coat’s hood or label.

Child places his arms in the sleeves of the coat. You may have to help him by keeping the sleeves straight.

Flip! Child puts his arms straight out.

Flop! Child lifts his arms up over his head.

Over the Top! Child brings his arms back down and the coat is on! You may have to help him pull the coat down.

The first step is the key to getting the coat on properly. When your child is comfortable with the Flip Flop Over the Top steps, you can show him how to position the coat on his own.

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

The Owl Game

Today the children have been enjoying the Owl Game. They have to roll the dice and match the number of dots with the number on the owl card.

Thursday, 29 September 2016

October's Plan

Today the staff have been busy planning activities for October. There will be a copy on the notice board and if you want to know more about the activities we have planned please ask. We would also be very interested in any feedback or comments from the children about what they have been doing at Baby Ducks.