My mummy jumped out of a plane’ was a random comment that caught many children’s imaginations as they chatted over breakfast one morning at Larkhill Church Day Nursery in Yeovil, Somerset. It led to them talking to the nursery administrator about her skydiving experience and finding out more about jumping from heights and floating.
‘We always find it really important to have everyone sat together at mealtimes to encourage social interaction, the skill of taking turns during a conversation and listening to others. I think it is something that children don’t always have the opportunity to do at home,’ says manager Claire McSevney. ‘But we never know in which direction the conversations will go.’
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