Nursery - The Elephants: Blog items
Pre-School Party, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 21st Jul 2026 @ 1:21pm
What a lovely way to end the term- A Pre-School Party ๐๐ฅณ
Brickcroft, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 16th Jul 2026 @ 11:22am
A lovely local walk to Brickcroft to feed the Ducks ๐ฆโ๏ธ๐
World Cup Football, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 16th Jul 2026 @ 11:13am
Over the last couple of weeks in Nursery, we have enjoyed learning all about the World Cup Football โฝ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Children explore diverse countries, flags and traditions, building an early sense of global citizenship and belonging. Exploring win/lose scenarios help young children understand sportsmanship, patience and managing emotions. Football themed PE games improve essential physical movements like running, balancing, kicking and catching. Designing custom football kits, painting flags and manipulating small world players promotes hand-eye coordination. โฝ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Under the Sea/At the Seaside, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 17th Jun 2026 @ 3:42pm
At Nursery, we have been learning all about At the Seaside and Under the Sea. The children have enjoyed a range of activities that develop curiosity about the natural world and introduces vital lessons about the environment and safety ๐๐ฆ๐ชผ๐ณ๐๏ธ๐ฆ๐
Keeping Healthy, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 15th Jun 2026 @ 4:07pm
At Nursery we have been learning all about Keeping Healthy, in the early years it is crucial to establish lifelong habits, promoting physical development, emotional wellbeing and independence in children, establishing routines that continue into adulthood ๐ชฅ๐๐๐๐โ๏ธโค๏ธ
Blueberry and Banana Muffins, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 15th Jun 2026 @ 3:59pm
Blueberry Muffins and Banana Muffins at Nursery ๐ซ๐๐ง
Baking fosters essential motor skills, introduces mathematical concepts and builds self-confidence and we also had lots of fun eating our Blueberry and Banana Muffins too, Yummy ๐ซ๐๐
Outdoor Play, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 15th Jun 2026 @ 3:51pm
At Nursery, we love the sunshine and playing outdoors โ๏ธ๐๐โ๏ธ๐
Outdoor play is essential for early childhood development, it provides the space and sensory stimulation children need to build gross motor skills and regulate emotions. At Nursery outdoor play is part of our daily routine. ๐ฉต
Life Cycle of a Sunflower, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 15th Jun 2026 @ 3:39pm
At Nursery we have been learning all about life processes and living things, this helps children understand the natural world, fostering curiosity and care for living things. It enables children to build basic scientific observation skills ๐ป๐
Happy Easter, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:14pm
Lots of lovely Easter activities at Nursery this week ๐
Happy Easter from all of us at Longton Nursery ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ผ๐
Activate with Joe Wicks, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:06pm
At Nursery, we have enjoyed Activate with Joe Wicks. 5 minutes of movement which includes jogging, squats and burpees, helping children build coordination, balance and core strength ๐ ๐
Pen Disco, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:00pm
Pen Disco is our favourite at Nursery โ๏ธ๐
Pen Disco is a popular EYFS activity designed to boost children's fine motor skills, pencil grip and handwriting readiness through music and movement. It involves children drawing shapes and lines on paper, whiteboards or chalk boards, to a beat. โ๏ธ๐
Spring Time, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 26th Mar 2026 @ 2:14pm
We have enjoyed lots of lovely Spring activities at Nursery, our favourite was making Spring perfume in the water tuff tray. We are looking forward to more sunshine at Nursery ๐ค๏ธ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐
Local Park, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 26th Mar 2026 @ 2:10pm
At Nursery, we enjoyed a trip to the local park, we had lots of fun ๐๐ค๏ธ
Happy Motherโs Day, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 13th Mar 2026 @ 3:24pm
Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Nursery ๐ฅฐ๐ฉท
We have enjoyed lots of Mother's Day themed crafts and malleable tuff trays.
Zumba, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 4:17pm
At Nursery, we enjoyed an active Zumba session on the interactive whiteboard. ๐
PE session, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 4:15pm
At Nursery, we enjoyed a PE session on the ball cage. We moved our bodies in a range of different ways (walk, run, jump, hop) and we even enjoyed a hoop and beanbag game to finish the session.
It is important in the Early Years to carry out short PE sessions, it builds strong muscles and bones, enhances motor skills- coordination and balance and can help improve concentration. ๐ ๐
Winnie-the-Pooh- World Book Day, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 4:06pm
At Longton Primary School, we celebrated World Book Day by marking 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.
A fun week was had by all in Nursery, we enjoyed:
- Winnie-the-Pooh made out of spaghetti- Messy sensory tray.
- Decorating Winnie-the-Pooh pictures and we even created Winnie-the-Pooh character paper chains.
- Pin the Tail on Eeyore.
- Winnie-the-Pooh Playdough station.
- Making Honey Biscuits.
What a super week in Nursery. Our favourite part was coming to Nursery dressed as Winnie-the-Pooh characters. ๐ด๐ก
The Tiger Who Came to Tea, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 1st Mar 2026 @ 3:25pm
Our theme at Nursery this week has been The Tiger Who Came to Tea! ๐ ๐
We have enjoyed lots of lovely activities! We have explored the story structure, while encouraging imaginative play and looked at tiger related activities, as the children have shown a keen interest in tigers. Exploring tigers habitat, diet and unique markings. Our favourite part was all the tea parties we had. ๐ฐ๐ช๐ซ
Chinese New Year, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 1st Mar 2026 @ 2:11pm
At Nursery we have enjoyed learning all about Chinese New Year. We looked at the Chinese Zodiac, we set up a Chinese restaurant and made Chinese New Year paper chains. ๐ชญ๐งง๐
Learning all about Chinese New Year in the Early Years, fosters cultural diversity, inclusion and global awareness. It encourages empathy and understanding of different traditions, helping children appreciate similarities and differences.
Fire Engine at Nursery, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 4:06pm
Wow at Nursery today, we got to meet real-life firefighters and they even showed us inside their fire truck, our favourite part was getting to use the hose, the water came out super fast ๐๐ฅ๐
Valentines Activities, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 12th Feb 2026 @ 11:55am
Lots of lovely Valentines activities at Nursery this week!
Valentine's Day is a valuable time for young children to understand positive emotions, it encourages appreciating family and friends and strengthening the bonds in our lives ๐๐
Marble Run, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 12th Feb 2026 @ 11:53am
At Nursery this week, we have really enjoyed playing marble run and working as a team ๐๐
Street Sounds, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 6th Feb 2026 @ 2:06pm
In Nursery today, we have listened to street sounds and have done a super job at identifying the correct street sounds, the emergency services sounds were the star of the show, as we jumped up ready for action!๐จ๐
Funky Fingers Challenge, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 6th Feb 2026 @ 2:03pm
At Nursery, we have enjoyed doing the Funky Fingers Challenge ๐๐ This helps develop fine motor skills, hand and finger strength, and hand-eye coordination. These are essential foundational skills for everyday tasks and early writing. Good work Elephants ๐
People Who Help Us Equipment Sorting Activity, by Miss Farnworth
Date: 5th Feb 2026 @ 1:01pm
At Nursery, we have enjoyed doing our People Who Help Us equipment sorting activity- promoting problem solving skills. Super job Elephants ๐๐
