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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road - CB3 9DU

2 days ago

🐵🧩😂Have you heard a lot of chatter, laughter and some raindrops sounds today in the area?💧🎼🎹

Oh that is only Monkey Puzzle Grange Road children walking to their very first music making lesson at Kings College School.
This experience is part of our school readiness programme, allowing our preschoolers the chance to explore a new environment, meet teachers, and express their artistic talents through music. We are grateful for our partnership with Kings College School, which supports our children's seamless transitions to any school next year.

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road - CB3 9DU

3 days ago

🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳Cooking time! 🥦🥗🍴

Today babies took part in a pasta salad-making activity using peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, spinach and lettuce. Some of the vegetables were sliced beforehand, while the babies were encouraged to use baby-safe knives to practise slicing with support.

share bellow the recipe you are making with your little ones! 🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road - CB3 9DU

1 week ago

In preschool, children participated in a STEM activity designed to explore sensory feelings. We created a sensory walk by setting up a tray filled with various sensory materials such as playdough, rice, pasta, tissue paper, wooden circles, sand, and water. The children were invited to walk through the sensory experience. As they stepped on each material, we encouraged them to describe their feelings by asking, "How do you feel now?" Many children described playdough, sand, and tissue paper as soft, while others noted the bumpy sensation of stepping on rice and pasta. When they stepped on the wooden circles, some remarked that it felt hard. Finally, when they dipped their feet into the water, they all exclaimed that it felt cold. This activity helped them understand their sensory feelings by exploring different textures and also contributed to the development of their fine motor skills. Furthermore, they actively engaged with each other, communicating their feelings and thoughts about the experience.
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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road - CB3 9DU

2 weeks ago

Today in the forest, we noticed that the beans were ripe for picking, so we set out to do just that. The children carefully searched for hidden bean pods before using their dexterity and strength to open them. Children discovered a clever technique: by pushing the side of the bean pod, it would almost open on its own, allowing them to use their nails to slide it apart.

This activity transforms a straightforward real-world task into a rich, multi-sensory learning experience. Physically, the act of pulling open the pods significantly refines the pincer grip essential for early writing, while handling the shells promotes bilateral coordination and hand-eye integration. It enhances cognitive and early mathematical skills, as children naturally engage in sorting, counting, and problem-solving to tackle tougher pods. Additionally, this hands-on exploration deepens their understanding of the world, connecting them to the origins of food and the life cycles of plants through diverse tactile textures. Lastly, the focused and repetitive nature of shelling beans helps to build attention spans, fosters independence, and instills a genuine sense of pride and accomplishment in young children.
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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road - CB3 9DU is in Cambridge.

3 weeks ago

🌊🐠 Exploring the World Beneath and Above the Sea! 🐚✨

Sensory play plays a crucial role in babies’ learning and development, providing opportunities to explore, investigate and make sense of the world through their senses.

Today, our babies were on an exciting under-the-sea adventure, exploring the world both above and below the water. They discovered a variety of textures, colours and objects, encouraging them to touch, feel, observe and investigate.

As they explored, we introduced and reinforced new descriptive vocabulary such as smooth, spiky, bumpy, soft and rough, supporting early communication and language development.
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