Good afternoon Parents A very good friend of mine, Hollie Kindon, who has worked extensively as an actress in the West End, and who has recently become a parent herself, has developed an amazing initiative to help with child development...

"Child of Hope is a Christian-based charity making huge improvements for slum children and their families from its schools in Eastern Uganda – by providing free education, healthcare and welfare to kids from the poorest and most vulnerab...

Why don't you try this rainbow science experiment at home. Materials Paper Towel Washable Markers Water 2 Small Glasses Method Fold over a piece of paper towel (so you have 2 pieces on top of each other). Trim the length to ...

Online reading programme for ages 2-13 years To improve your child's reading ability why not try this excellent online reading scheme. With fun games, colourful animations and catchy songs. It teaches phonics, sight words and other esse...

Why not join in with the Wildlife Trust's 30 day challenge this June for their annual nature challenge and do something 'wild' everyday. You can learn together about creating wild spaces by creating bug hotel, bird feeders or bird boxes....

Why not follow Pebble Painting or "rocking". Design and paint your own smooth rock and leave your quirky stones in local woods as part of a Treasure Hunt. Designs can be animals or cartoon characters.

To help us through the current lockdown, Burgh Wood Montessori Nursery School would like to encourage each child to decorate their own rainbow to display in their windowsin honour of all National Heath Workers who are working so hard. ho...

Why not encourage your children to join in with Joe Wicks' daily workout which is to be found on YouTube. Joe will take them through excercises to help keep them active and to help with any anxiety during this time. They can also feel pa...

What you'll need: Milk Chocolate Rice Crispies or Cornflakes Mini Eggs Cake Cases Method: Melt the chocolate. An adult will need to help with this. You can either melt in the microwave, cook for 30 seconds at a time and stir ...

While out for a walk in your local woodland or your garden perhaps you and your child(ren) would like to participate in a scavenger hunt. Please follow this link to help you: Scavenger Hunt. 

Why not make a make a bird feeder together and attract wildlife into your gardens to watch and enjoy. Simple ingredients are: Apple Seeds String Sticks Then follow this method: 1. Thread the string through the hole of the appl...

"Bringing old and young together for meaningful interactions is now proving to have many benefits-not just for children and the elderly, but for society as a whole" (Early Years Educator, May 2019). At Burgh Wood Montessori, we believe t...

Why not also follow further nature activities for children during this time of self-isolation. The Woodland Trust have excellent ideas to interest children so please follow this link: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

"The best classroom and the richest classroom is roofed only by the sky"- Margret McMillan. The ethos of Forest Schools is to allow children the time and space to develop skills, interest and understanding througha range of activities w...

Why don't you make your own playdough for creative modelling. It will keep your children amused for hours. Ingredients 1 cup flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 cup salt 1 tbsp cooking oil Olive oil or vegetable oil 1 cup water food...

On Friday 13th March we raised money for Sport Relief. The children enjoyed participating in a variety of arts and crafts, baking and face painting. Thank you for all your help and support which raised over £50 which will help people who...

We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 5th March. The children dressed up as their favourite fairy tale characters and brought in a book to share with each other. We read stories together and everyone received a book token to put towar...

On 21st January we raised over £100 for the World Wildlife Fund as a direct response to the devastating bush fires in Australia and to help protect the koala bears and their habitat.