Our Week at Preschool – Exploring Apples, Eggs and Grain!
Hello everyone,
We hope you all had a lovely weekend with family and friends. It’s been a rather wet day today — a great day for a walk and some puddle splashing!
This week our learning has been all about apples, eggs and grain. The children have been busy exploring, investigating, tasting, and creating through a variety of fun and hands-on experiences.
Group Time
We shared the story “I Am an Apple”, which tells how an apple grows through its life cycle. The children are now very confident explaining the different parts of an apple and describing how it grows.
Monday
We began the week with apple threading. Using a needle and wool, the children threaded at least five green or red card apples onto their string. This activity helped develop their pincer grip, hand–eye coordination, and counting skills. We also tried a variety of diffrent types of apples for snack.
In the afternoon, we carried out a science experiment to find out if apples float or sink. We made predictions, tested our ideas, and even tried the same experiment with potatoes! Afterwards, we made our own apple boats and took them outside to play — such a fun and engaging way to learn through exploration.
Tuesday
On Tuesday morning, a group of children visited the apple orchard to collect apples and went to see the chickens to gather eggs. They then headed to the kitchen to use their ingredients to make apple muffins — we hope you enjoyed them!
In the afternoon, we explored eggs through another science experiment. The children examined the shell, yolk and egg white, and compared a raw egg with a boiled one, discussing what was the same and what was different. We then wrapped raw eggs in different materials and dropped them from a height to test which wrapping kept them safe. The children loved making predictions about what might happen! For snack, we enjoyed boiled eggs, which were very popular.
Wednesday
On Wednesday morning, one group visited the care home to share songs, a story and some cake. The songs involved lots of movement, and it was a lovely, heartwarming visit — the residents were so pleased to see the children.
Meanwhile, the other group had PE in the main school hall, practising rolling and throwing balls to one another — brilliant teamwork and coordination! Later, they also visited the orchard and chicken coop before baking more apple muffins in the kitchen.
In the afternoon, we had another wonderful Relax Kids session with Sian. The children joined in with games, stretches, gentle massage and relaxation — a perfect way to unwind. One of our favourites was the game “Relax Kids Said…”.
Thursday
On Thursday, another group went to the orchard and chicken coop to collect apples and eggs for more apple muffins — delicious!
In the afternoon, we played board games in small groups, focusing on important skills such as turn-taking, memory and sharing.
Friday
On Friday morning, a group of children once again visited the orchard and chicken coop before baking more apple muffins. We also attended the Harvest Assembly, where we listened to all the classes sing some wonderful harvest songs.
In the afternoon, we finished the week with a fun session at soft play — a brilliant way to end our busy week!
Play and Learning Throughout the Week
Alongside all our exciting adventures, the children have continued to learn through play in the classroom:
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Our vocabulary tray was filled with fruit and vegetables to explore and name. The children loved playing games — choosing an item to hide so others could guess what was missing, and matching each fruit or vegetable with its correct sign.
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We’ve enjoyed imaginative play in the small world allotment scene and the role-play home corner, using real-life experiences in our play.
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At the finger frenzy table, we’ve been threading wooden fruit onto string — a fantastic fine motor workout!
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The construction area has been buzzing with marble runs, foam shapes, and flower garden building.
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In the number area, we’ve been practising counting by putting the correct number of apples (1–5) into bowls — great early maths practice!
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We explored grain in the sensory tray using scoops, spoons, containers and tractors, discovering how it moves and pours.
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And of course, we explored mark making in flour, using our fingers to make patterns, shapes and letters.
It’s been such a wonderful week of curiosity, creativity and discovery. The children have shown great teamwork, imagination and enthusiasm in all they’ve done — we can’t wait to see what learning adventures await us next week!
Some photos from the week....
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