Day 27 of our 1 play a day in May is..... SIGHT. Let’s celebrate the power of illustration in children’s books!!!illustration introduces children to a love of art and encourages imagination and creativity. Encourage the children to talk about what they see in the pictures of a book, this helps them to connect with the story. The pictures become an important part of learning how to read associating objects and actions with words. It also inspires visual thinking. #1newplayaday #illustration #pictures #earlyreaders #barnetearlyyearsalliance #imagination #maintainednurseryschool

Our entry for a nature mandala creation for #outdoorclassroomday #cosydirect @hampden_way_nursery @teameyfs @earlyyearsfinds #naturemandala ##barnetearlyyearsalliance #maintainednurseryschool #eyfsnatureplay

Day 26 of #1newplayaday FLOWERS ! and entering a competition at the same time with @cosydirect !Can you collect flowers and leaves and make a nature mandala ? So many pretty colourful flowers growing in the wild. Lots of opportunity to extend language and creativity in this activity #earlyyearsideas #eyfsoutdoorsideas #naturemandala #naturecreation #earlyyearslearning #earlyyearsoutdoors #allaboutearlyyears #beyahomelearning #maintainednurseryschool #barnetearlyyearsalliance

Day 25 for our one play a day in May is ‘TASTE’. A favourite Story of ours at St Margaret’s is Handa’s Surprise. We often link this story to a tasting activity. Wet then invite the children to use their senses to taste and smell the different fruits. Encourage the children to use words to describe the taste of each fruit. Sweet, sour, juicy, creamy and soft. #handassuprise #1newplayaday #beyahomelearning #maintainednurseryschool #fruittasting #somethingsensory

So lovely when we hear special news from our families - very proud of this little boy who has learnt how to ride his bike without stabilisers! What new skill have you learnt ? Please share them with us so we can celebrate too #earlyyears #newskills #celebrate #achieveyourgoals #maintainednurseryschool #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eyfsmatters

Day 24 of #1newplayaday STICKS AND STONES - we love to use natural resources in our play. Here we used sticks to mark make, made our own numbers, counted sticks and made a number line #earlyyearsmaths #eyfsmaths #earlyyearsoutdoors #earlyyearsnumber #eyfsnursery #earlyyearseducation #mathsinnature #createplaylearn #maintainednurseryschool #beyahomelearning #barnetearlyyearsalliance #playingandlearning #eyfscounting

Wishing our followers who are celebrating Eid every good wish as they celebrate this special time. #eidmubarak #eid2020 #maintainednurseryschool #barnetearlyyearsalliance

DAY23 of our one play a day in May is... MONOCHROME!! At St Margaret’s we love Loose parts play. It develops and encourages children's individual creativity with no right or wrong way to explore. Lots of mathematical language and problem solving as they balance and place objects. #1newplayaday #monochrome #loosepartsplay #creativity #problemsolving #mathematicallanguage #maintainednurseryschool #barnetearlyyearsalliance

Day 22 of #1newplayaday - there are lots of activities to try with sugar -check out todays story for some ‘sweet’ ideas ! But we decided to talk ‘sugar’ and ‘healthy eating’ as we work towards our silver award for #healthyearlyyearslondon after receiving our bronze award. Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) is an awards scheme funded by the Mayor of London which supports and recognises achievements in child health, wellbeing and development in early years settings. We encourage healthy eating at nursery and talk about what’s good to eat, the children are involved with our healthy snack times, have practised toothbrushing, sorted foods into groups and LOVE the story Alan’s Big Scary Teeth 🦷 🐊 ! Do you know how much sugar is in the food you eat ? Check out the #changeforlife app to see where you can make some healthy changes #maintainednurseryschool #earlyyearshealthyeating #healthyearlyyears #londontogether #barnetearlyyearsalliance #eyfsideas

#weareinthistogether #missingsomeone #hugs #friends. #keepsmiling #keeptalking #maintainednurseryschools

Even George joined in the clapping tonight ! 💙#thankyounhs #clapforourcarers

We are an Ofsted Outstanding Maintained Nursery School part of Barnet Early Years Alliance (BEYA) Places are available for 2 and 3 year olds ,15 and 30 hour provision from September - We have a dedicated team of early years staff who value children's ideas ,supporting their exploration and learning. Our large outside area gives children lots of opportunities for free play and open ended learning.We value our children's creativity and as we reflect on our children's play and development we can support them further preparing them for their future learning. Check out our website for more information (link in bio) #placeofpossibilities #londontogether #maintainednurseryschools #barnetearlyyearsalliance #childcareplaces #fundededucation #nurseryplaces