Children learn most naturally by imitation and role play. They love to recreate or join in life experiences that let them feel they are engaging in something real, and will instinctively choose to further their own learning in a hands-on practical way.
We make bread every Friday.
A local farmer has supplied a whole sheep's fleece which we use as a teaching resource to show the children how to wash, dye and weave with wool on little looms made from willow branches
A visiting instrument maker shows the children how to make their own set of rhythm
sticks.
The children derive great joy and pride from tending their own vegetables.
After picking the vegetables, the children enjoy shelling broad beans in late summer
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Thursday is woodwork day when the children have the chance to use hammers, drills and nails 'just like daddy' to make their own little boats, cars and houses.
