What are we doing in Sea Turtles in February

The children in Sea Turtles have been showing their sensitive caring sides with their friends. This month we will be supporting the children to build friendships, through sharing, gentle touching and caring for others and encouraging their positive behaviour.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) areas of learning:

Prime areas:

PSED: Show an interest in the activities and respond differently to children and adults. PD: Explore objects by picking up and touching them. C&L Develop the ability to follow others body language.

Specific areas:

L:Enjoy looking at books and other printed material with familiar people. M:Begin to recognise big things and small things in meaningful context. UW: Enjoy pictures and stories about themselves, their families and other people.  EA&D: Begin to move to music, listen to rhymes, and join in with rhymes and songs 

Some of the activities we will be doing this month to support this will be: 

·         Sharing and caring circle time. Sarah will be making a special treasure basket of items that are special to the children that they have brought from home for them to explore and share with each other.

·         Friendship collage. Alice will be working with the children to make a large friendship collage using photos of the children playing and being caring towards each other.

·         Caring Flash cards. Cristina C will make flash cards with different caring actions on them for the children to copy.

·         Sensory play. Laura will support the children in exploring soft touching, exploring words and adding meaning to actions

·         Puppet time. Afia will be doing puppet circle times encouraging the children to play with the puppets to promote sharing, gentle touching and friendships.

·         Story time. Christina G will be sharing books with the children about sharing and playing together. 

What you could do to support your children at home: 

·         Talk to your little ones. Talk to your little ones about the importance of sharing things, invite a friend over for a play date, sit with them and role model and encourage sharing.

·         Read stories. Sit together and look at books and read stories about sharing and caring.

·         Use positive reinforcement. Always give praise both verbally and through expression and body language when your child shares or is caring towards others.