I thought some of your children might enjoy this… The imaginary world of an alpine weather house is brought to life in this inventive, comical and highly visual show for the very young. The little lady comes out when it’s going to be sunny. The little man comes out when it’s going to rain. NeverContinue reading “Whatever the Weather!”
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Swan Lake Continued
As we move into the second week of this term here are some new resources on Swan Lake for you to use. For the younger students here is an activity pack you can download from English National Ballet. It includes activities to help you get to know the characters and the story. You will needContinue reading “Swan Lake Continued”
Shapes
Activities for Early Years and their family. Maybe you have already made and played with play dough, (see our earlier blog: Get Creative with your Hands) if so, here are some movement ideas to add to your play dough fun! Can you experiment and see how many different shapes you can make with your dough?Continue reading “Shapes”
Through The Window
painting by Jaweria Sethi, director of Edopia School, Pakistan, April 2020 Here is a project invitation by Sightlines Initiative to do something creative with your children. This may add to exploring life in lockdown from a different perspective. Look out of your window: – Draw a picture of what you can see – either the wholeContinue reading “Through The Window”
Get creative with your hands!
Play dough has immense potential for learning. Not only does it strengthen fingers in preparation for a lifetime of writing, it teaches fine motor skills, creativity, and hand-eye coordination. Add some beads to the dough for a fine-motor exercise, or get the kids threading beads on to lengths of dried spaghetti held in the dough,Continue reading “Get creative with your hands!”
Summer term: Swan Lake
In our Ballet classes this term our theme would have been Swan Lake we would have been learning the story and looking especially at the Dance of the Cygnets. So instead, over the next few weeks we will be posting ideas and activities onto our website for you to learn and practice a bit aboutContinue reading “Summer term: Swan Lake”
Lamb Update
Here is a lamb update from Georgie (warning: extreme cuteness overload!)
Happy Easter
Please click on Happy Easter to view some very cute videos of lambs from Georgie. Enjoy!
Creepy Crawlies
Activity for Early years and their families. (3rd April) Grasshopper: look at the legs on this grasshopper! They can jump a very long way and very high. Can you bend your knees and crouch low and then spring up into a big grasshopper jump? Bend your legs on landing and try again. Grasshoppers make aContinue reading “Creepy Crawlies”
Sleeping Beauty in rehearsal
This is something the older dancers may be interested in. Join The Royal Ballet as they rehearse fairytale classic The Sleeping Beauty, live from London. Click on the link below to open. https://www.facebook.com/watchparty/806206723119587/
