Behind every area of learning is a hidden skill and muscle that the children are developing. Fine motor activities develop children’s coordination, concentration and finger strength,which is all the fundamental skills before being able to write! #learningthroughplay

We are so proud of our little Crofter’s concentration, perseverance, teamwork and creative skills! What little superstars we have! 🌟

‘We’re going on an Egg Hunt,’ proved extremely popular with our little Crofters today, we were so proud of their care, focus and imaginations. We also took the opportunity to reflect on the progress we had made this term. What super communicators, illustrators and authors🌟

How inspiring watching the Y13 leavers play against the staff in a hockey match today. Our Crofters loved watching and cheering from the sidelines. Taking inspiration and creating their own game of hockey back in our provision 🏑

It’s been a busy day developing our fine motor skills! Our little Crofters have made playdough, practised their cutting skills and collected and threaded flowers🌺They even blew us away with their blending skills in phonics and asked for words to read in our phonics area! 👏🏻

What do our little Crofters do first thing in a morning? They play! We support and challenge them to develop core learning skills! This morning they showcased resilience, cooperation and teamwork whilst developing their fine motor, critical thinking and maths skills!🌟

Our little mathematical Crofters worked collaboratively to order their Numicon pieces, took turns to remove a piece and worked out which piece their partner had taken. They then identified where the piece needed to go e.g number 3, is in-between 2 and 4. #numicon #subitising 👏🏻

A huge thank you to Humberside Fire & Rescue for a fabulous visit today🚒 Our little Crofters loved learning all about your roles, seeing inside the fire engine and spraying the hose! What a wonderful experience, thank you 🧑‍🚒

It was a hive of excitement today for our little Crofters. We learnt all about bees🐝and they then blew us away with their super drawing skills in Drawing Club. After, we acted out how female bees collect nectar and make honey, then tasted it straight from the honeycomb.😋🍯

We are artists, storytellers, mathematicians, writers and much more! Our little Crofters love learning whilst playing and sharing the joy with their friends!🥰

Today’s Drawing Club session was ‘Jack and the Beanstalk!’ Can you spot the ‘menacing’ giant? We are so proud of how confident, articulate and imaginative our little Crofters are!

What a busy Thursday for our little Crofters🌟Today we’ve been bakers🍯, artists 🎨 and storytellers 🧚 ! Maths, science, imaginative play and art at its very best!#thetranbyway

Our little Crofters had a spring in their step this morning! ☀️ Inspired by Van Gogh our little artists🎨were eager to create their own sunflowers, focussing on colour and control🌻 #attentiontodetail #finemotorskills #thetranbyway

Our little Crofters ensured that we had the cleanest and happiest babies! Kindness, teamwork whilst developing our hand and finger strength! 🫧

Is it Drawing Club today? A question we often get asked at the beginning of the day! The love, joy and eagerness to draw along with the confidence it has given our Crofters is a delight to see 🥰 We are so proud of their progress and the pure happiness.🌻#thetranbyway

How amazing it has been to finally enjoy the sunshine ☀️Our little Crofters relished playing with their friends in the warm weather. From creating dens, ‘muddy’ ice-creams and even a dance performance! Some little Crofters choose to stay inside and create their own ‘flowers’🌻

What a fabulous morning we had at Forest Schools! Forest Fox had some ‘chirpy’ friends 🐦 join him this week and they challenged us to create nests 🪺 for them. Our little Crofters worked in teams to construct a nest fit for their birds! What super teamwork and nest building!👏🏻

Forest Fox🦊challenged us to find some bumpy trees with interesting tree bark. Our little Crofters produced some excellent tree bark printing. Afterwards, we had fun exploring the forest🌳 💪Developing our strength and balance, all which helps us to be super writers ✍️

What caring little Crofters we have 🥰 🪴Taking care of our herbs for the mud kitchen and watering the plants in our allotment 🪴 💦

Our creative challenge has proven to be very popular this week🐛 . The attention to detail and perseverance shown when cutting and joining their caterpillars has been phenomenal👏 The sense of pride shown has blown us away. What incredible little creative Crofters we have!