Year 2 kicked off the term with their very first Sensational Slime Session — and what a brilliant, squishy, stretchy start it was!

We’re focusing on hand control and handwriting stamina, so today the children took part in a series of exciting activities to strengthen the muscles in their fingers, hands and arms.

We began with some bilateral coordination warm‑ups, helping the children use both sides of their body together — an essential skill for steady, controlled handwriting.

Then it was time to turn up the music!
With disco tunes playing, the children grabbed their brand‑new slime pots and got stuck into stretching, squeezing, squashing and pulling the slime in lots of different ways. This was followed by our colourful Pom-Pom exercises, which helped the children practise their pincer grip and finger control.

After all that muscle‑boosting fun, the children finished the session by practising their handwriting — and what a difference that warm‑up made!