welcome to kindergarten’s garden
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Welcome to Kindergarten’s
garden
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Last year, the foundation stage had to make many changes to the
implementation of provision, in line with the new framework set out by OFSTED. This provided an opportunity to re-think and develop the outdoor provision. This prompted us to transform the space at
the front of the building, which had hardly been used for play previously,
creating different areas in which children could enjoy a stimulating environment to
enhance their learning.
At the very beginning…
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At the very beginning…As we moved more and more towards
developing children’s independence through play, with an increasing focus on
sensory stimuli, we realised that our fixed resources and surfaces outside
were no longer fit for purpose.
They weren’t accessible to all children, especially those with
disabilities or additional learning needs.
The children were too dependent on adults when they played outside,
and resources were limited.
Let’s face it…This looks pretty boring
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We pride ourselves in providing children with high-quality – but not necessarily expensive
resources to use. So we needed a plan.
Mrs Nesbitt had a look around another setting to
see what the outdoor provision was like there. She particularly liked the story
chair in the outdoor classroom.
Nikki Shaw (the designer from Creative
Partnerships), came to visit with some exciting
ideas to help us create the stimulating environment
we want to provide for our children.
Creative Partnerships
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Children’s Ideas
After all, it is going to
be their garden…
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Children’s Ideas
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The hired help…
The school won a bid for funding through ‘Creative Partnerships’ and a team of staff was organised to support the development. This included:
• Mrs Nesbitt (Assistant Head/ Leader of Foundation Stage)
• Mrs Heath (Teaching Assistant in Foundation Stage)
• Nikki Shaw ( Outdoor Provision, Garden Designer for Creative Partnerships).
Obviously our garden wasn’t going to be able to build and plant it’s self so…
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And of course our wonderful team of volunteering parents, who, as always
would prove to be invaluable.
The hired help…
Keeping parents and carers informed and involved has been key to the
successful development and use of our outdoor environment.
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But first we need to find out what we
want to grow…
So now we have a plan and a work
force… Let’s get started
then!
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What would you like to grow in our garden?
carrots
peas
onions
tomatoes
leeks
brussel sprouts
strawberries
blackberries
cauliflower
potatoes
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20th March 2012
Lots of parents came to
volunteer in our new garden.
Building the greenhouse was a great way to begin the project.
Once the children had chosen their fruit and veg it was time to
really get started.
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4th April 2012
To me- to you
this decking
board is
heavy!
Who knew we
could be
carpenters?
Does it matter if it’s 2mm out?
Assembling the first planter.
Mr Heath
with his jigsaw.
Ta-da!
Making Planters
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5th April 2012
Well… we made short
work of those planters, next
job please.
Building the end of the
investigation area was a bit trickier… All
hands on deck.
We had to stay inside because of the rain… Only one more left.
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17th April 2012
Students from Edgbaston High
School, came to help the children plant
seeds.
What the children planted
carrotsbeansPeasCorn
broccolionions
cucumber
They wrote the name of the
vegetable on one side of a lolly stick
and their own name on the other side.
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22nd April 2012With all those little
seeds growing in the greenhouse, we better make
them a more permanent home.
All lined up and ready to
go Mrs Shaw…
Come on Mr Heath… More bark chippings
please!
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24th April 2012And here we
have the Ground
Force team!
Just kidding… but they do look pretty good don’t they?
Everyone
worked really hard.
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24th April 2012
Even the little ones got stuck
in!
At last the
garden was
ready for the
children to plant.
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26th April 2012
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planting potatoes and
rasberries
3rd May 2012
operation outdoor
classroom and den building area was complete.
Steve was able to get some more
bark chippings.
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8th May 2012
At last the tiny seeds have grown big enough
to plant outside.
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8th May 2012
Everyone has been busy planting beans, peas, broccoli, onions,
cucumber, courgettes, leeks and carrots.
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11th May 2012
The pallets are
going to be an
insect hotel.
We can use
the money we
make from
selling the left
over seedlings
to buy new seeds.
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15th May 2012
Planting brightly coloured flowers will encourage the butterflies
and bees to use our garden too.
Parents came to help the children plant flowers
and fruit bushes.
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22nd May 2012
It was such a beautiful day,
lots of jobs were finished. The flowers and
shrubs were all planted and the sensory garden was completed.
Even the ducks
joined in!
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June 2012Watering the
garden
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17th July 2012
The shoe boxes had been painted
and been half filled with tissue
paper as a decoration.
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18th July 2012
Mrs Heath and the children
pulled up some
vegetables, it was
hard work!
The children
were very excited to see how
much they had grown!
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18th July 2012
Building the stall
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18th July 2012
Market Day
After the children had their graduation ceremony, they had a party and the parents were able to come and buy produce from our garden, we were
completely out of stock in ten minutes. Well done Everyone! C.Heath 2012
Phase 1 is complete
That is the story of Kindergarten’s garden so far, We hope you join us in
our adventure as phase 2 begins.
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