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Repetition is a key part of early childhood development, helping children learn and develop new skills. There was lots of repetition this week whilst picking blackberries, pick, eat, repeat. At the allotments using left over blackberries the children used hammers to make patterns on material. On the way back we stopped to stroke Hayley’s horse. […]

Engaging activities were set up to help children reconnect with their friends and ease them back into the preschool routine and environment this week. The main theme was based on tomatoes. Finding lots to pick at the allotments the children cut them up to explore the inside, tasted them, squashed them, and painted with them.

Wow, what can I say. We definitely finished the year on a high note. Sports day proved a fun day for all family members. Siblings, parents and grandparents helped in the welly throwing, egg and spoon, sack race, wheelbarrow race, lawnmower race, horse race, dressing up race, sprint race and tug of war. Abbotsbury Explorers

From fixing flat tyres to giving the cars a brand new paint job, there’s no task too big or small for our budding mechanics. With a toolbox full of fun and imagination as their fuel, the children embarked on countless adventures on the road of pretend play! Once all the vehicles had been repaired a

Chesil Bank Pre-school are proud to be part of the church festival where each display depicts an aspect of Abbotsbury life. The children made flowers out of different kinds of construction pieces, chose welly boots to display them in and decorated a banner with glitter and tissue paper. To celebrate the 1,000 years ‘past, present,

What a fantastic day we had on Thursday at Beach school. Lots of activities were organised for the children to take part it. Painting pebbles, drawing scales and eyes on foil fish, collecting driftwood, teddy bears picnic, and playdough. The children loved seeing the cows in the field, Hayley on her horse, and finding pebbles

The children had a fantastic day on Tuesday at the Swannery. After walking around the swans before it got too hot and busy, we sought shade in the classroom for some playdough time, followed the paths in the maze, and had fun in the play park. At the allotments this week the children practised the

Passengers on a coach were delighted to witness the preschool children busy watering the garden this week. And the children were delighted to see swans and their cygnets, wire birds, the finished product they had helped Sue make, and getting splashed by me as we walked around the village. A dry, sunny week allowed the

Delighted to find the house had turned into Chesil Bank cafe, the children quickly used their experiences to role play as customers and the hospitality industry. Offering the children the opportunity to paint, print, and glue, they made cards for that special day on Sunday and decorated cut out templates. Arts and crafts provide a

After a delivery of sand the children used the wheelbarrows and spades donated by Abbotsbury beachcomers to refill the sandpit. Making potions this week proved a fun sensory activity that helped children develop their imagination, creativity, and hand-eye coordination. Mixing, scooping, pouring and grinding, the children made wonderful concoctions. Good luck to the children taking