Learning

Your child will learn

To grow in confidence and to feel secure in the new environment
To work with other children and adults (working alongside others, sharing, taking turns) accepting differences
To communicate and express ideas and feelings
To accept new challenges
To control pencil, brush and scissors
(to develop hand/eye co-ordination)
To develop pre-reading skills and the love and understanding of books
To use mathematical language
(long, short, heavy, light, taller than, shorter than)
To explore possibilities
(will it sink? Will it float? What will happen if?)
To examine the natural world (growing and living things)
To start to understand time and place
(days of the week, yesterday, today and tomorrow)
To make their own decisions, to work towards independence
To practise their physical skills and have fun