Nursery World - EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - B is for… bikes, birds and beach

From riding bikes to bird watching and visiting the beach, the Rachel Keeling Nursery School staff team share some of their children’s meaningful experiences

ON YOUR BIKE

We value cycling in our nursery for the physical aspects but also for the self-esteem and confidence gained from mastering a skill. Child obesity is a national problem and children are playing out less, so we want to encourage physical exercise and support gross motor skills, balance and co-ordination. Rather than having trikes, where there is little learning potential, we have invested in balance bikes, bicycles with pedals (no stabilisers) and helmets.

Before introducing cycling to our children we held a staff training day where we discussed the process of learning to cycle. All our staff are now passionate about bikes, even those who can’t cycle themselves. Before getting on the bikes we teach the children bike maintenance – the ABC of checking Air in tyres, Brakes and Chain – so it is a holistic experience.

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