Following a recent parents' evening at Busy Bears Nursery, staff in the Butterfly Room (15 months to two years) met to reflect on parents' comments. Many of them had talked about how much their children enjoyed helping around the house with routine tasks such as laundry, baking and cleaning. So, we discussed ways in which this apparent common interest could be continued within the setting to provide our Butterfly children with continuity of focus while maximising their learning opportunities.
ACTIVITIES
We started by compiling a list of activities mentioned by the parents and then arranged these into themed experiences. The main categories and tasks mentioned and implemented in setting were as follows.
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