LIFE AT MASTERMIND

Small moments. Everyday adventures.

Explore the activities that bring colour, conversation and discovery into our preschool day.

Children taking part in a shared creative activity

LITTLE SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

More than letters and numbers.

Sounds to discover. Ideas to share. Feelings to understand. Explore six parts of our whole-child learning focus.

Children exploring picture cards and letter sounds with a teacher

Sound Discoveries

Phonics & Early Language

From listening to rhymes and noticing sounds to exploring letter–sound links: a playful path towards reading, matched to each child’s stage.

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Children drawing, threading and building with teacher guidance

Little Makers

Fine Motor & Pre-writing

Little hands explore making, building and mark-making before moving towards more controlled drawing and writing.

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Children exploring a soft play obstacle course with a teacher

Happy Movers

Movement, Balance & Coordination

Active play makes room for children to move their whole bodies, try different movements and enjoy being active together.

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Children sharing ideas in a teacher-guided story circle

Little Voices

Speaking & Self-expression

A gentle introduction to speaking with others: sharing an idea, asking a question or telling a short story, without pressure to perform.

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Children choosing classroom helper responsibilities together

Kind Leaders

Leadership & Everyday Independence

Leadership starts with small, kind responsibilities: making a choice, helping a friend and taking turns in a shared activity.

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A teacher reassuring a child while classmates offer support

Feelings & Friends

Emotional Development & Friendship

Space to talk about feelings, ask for help and practise caring for others. Adults offer reassurance while children learn to manage everyday moments.

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Stories, sounds and speaking

Explore rhyme and listening games, picture-book conversation and letter–sound activities suited to the class. Show-and-tell and role play offer gentle ways to share ideas and listen to others.

02

Fine motor exploration

Making with dough, drawing, painting, building and puzzles offer different ways to use little hands. Mark-making and pre-writing are introduced through age-guided experiences.

03

Numbers and whole-body movement

Counting, sorting and abacus exploration make numbers tangible. Action songs, balancing, jumping and soft-ball games are examples of movement activities to discuss with the class teacher.

04

Feelings, friendship and kind leadership

Feelings pictures and story conversations offer ways to talk about emotions. Children can practise taking turns, asking for help and sharing small responsibilities, such as choosing a song or helping organise materials.

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