Enrichment Activities
We plan a wide variety of enrichment experiences for our children. Sometimes these are based on their current interests (to extend learning), sometimes they are based on igniting new interests (introducing new learning), and sometimes they are based on developing the pre-school as being part of the wider community.
The children travel on foot, by public bus, train, taxi and minibus!
Here are a few examples:
- Visits to Kings Cross library
- Visits to New Library in the town centre
- Walk around Piece Hall
- Visit to Jubilee Centre Outback
- Visit to Jubilee Sensory Room
- Music sessions – story, songs, rhymes, dancing
- Supporting some early French – greetings, colours, days of the week, counting
- Supporting some early Arabic – greetings, colours, days of the week, counting
- Mini-First Aid sessions
- Cooking activities: making fruit salad, porridge, pancakes, cupcakes… – developing sense of family/group and learning about different foods
- Visits to Manor Heath Park – picnic in the park
- Visits to Jungle Experience
- Visits to farms – learning about animals and farming
- Shopping at local shops – making lists, mathematics, involvement in the community
- Special days – stay and play sessions,
- Mencap Fundraiser
- Pyjamara Fundraiser
- Brake Road Safety Fundraiser
- Visits to local establishments –WHSmith, Post Office, sensory room at Jubilee Centre
- Visitors in school e.g. dentist, Lion learners, police officer, doctor, optician, farmer…
- Hatching butterflies
- Visit to Eureka Museum
- Visit to Pondoresa Zoo
- Visit to indoor gym: Play Palace
- Visit to Playtopia
- Trip to Tropical World (Leeds)
These activities provide a different dimension to children’s usual experiences and enhance their Cultural Capital whilst also providing a vehicle to strengthen links with parents, carers, families and the wider community.