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Tag Archives: learning activities

Learning about bees and pollination at Iver Environment Centre

03/06/202104/06/2021
Sophie and Thomas near the beehives at Iver Environment Centre

Iver Environment Centre is a bit of a hidden gem, just off the road going from Slough to Uxbridge. We first visited it a few days before Thomas was born and it’s become one of our favourite places to visit. During the school holidays, they have family fun mornings and afternoons with craft sessions as… Read More

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Outdoor learning and sensory play using the tuff tray

28/05/202027/05/2020
Sophie and Thomas playing together with a farm scene set up in the tuff tray

I bought our tuff tray a few years ago when the girls were very small. It’s been one of the most useful things I’ve bought for the children and has been getting a lot of use recently as we’ve been mostly keeping our outdoor activities restricted to the garden. It’s brilliant for setting up small… Read More

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Outdoor learning: parts of a flower

07/05/202006/05/2020
Two sheets on a tuff tray – one showing the parts of a flower, the other with flower parts stuck on and the names of each part written on

One of the many things I’m enjoying about doing more outdoor learning with Sophie is teaching her about different plants and flowers. She’s getting quite good at identifying the different plants that she spots in the garden. We’ve been taking a closer look at flowers recently, and learning more about the different parts inside a… Read More

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Outdoor learning: making a wormery

22/04/202022/04/2020
A wormery made from a plastic bottle with alternating layers of sharp sand and compost inside

Sophie has been enjoying our various outdoor learning sessions over the last few weeks. We’ve created a little ‘Muddy Puddles’ area in our back garden as a space for her to explore, dig up, look for mini beasts or grow things. We see a lot of worms in that area when she is digging away.… Read More

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Learning through play: Moon landing crafts for small world play

09/04/202008/04/2020
A toilet roll rocket, a tin-foil lunar module, a miniature American flag and a tiny astronaut on moon sand in a tuff tray

After learning about Christopher Columbus and his voyage to the Americas, our next topic was Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing. This provided another good excuse for some space-themed crafting and a little small world play to help bring history to life.     Toilet roll rocket You will need: A toilet roll tube… Read More

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Outdoor learning: making a toy den

02/04/202001/04/2020
A toy den made of sticks with Playmobil 123 and Duplo figures inside

One of the things I’ve enjoyed about doing home learning with Sophie has been thinking of ways to take our learning outdoors as much as possible. One of Sophie’s home learning activities was to make a 3D shelter. This was a great activity to take outdoors, using the sticks that we’d collected as part of… Read More

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Learning through play: Making an explorer ship to help learn about Christopher Columbus

30/03/202028/03/2020
An explorer ship made from a margarine tub

One of the topics that Sophie’s school has suggested for home learning is to learn about Christopher Columbus. Our lesson started with watching a short online video clip about Christopher Columbus. I thought it would be fun to try and bring history to life with a little crafting and small world play. We had fun… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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