Role playing the story ‘Whatever next!’
Today we reread the story ‘Whatever Next!’. We recapped the features of a book including the title and the blurb and then used props and character masks to act out different parts of the story. We considered how the characters would have been feeling and thinking.
Representing numbers within 3!
Today in maths we have been representing numbers within 3! We are super mathematicians in reception.
Story sequencing- whatever next!
The children used the pictures from the story Whatever next! to sequence the story from beginning to end. They used words like beginning, middle and end and characters. We really focused on the story and retelling it in our own words once we had sequenced it correctly.
A walk in our local area!
This afternoon as part of our understanding the world topic, duck class have been on a walk around our local area. We discussed road safety and different human and physical features in Hanley. We even got to see some ducks! The children were so well behaved.
Being a good friend
This morning we have been speaking about what makes a good friend and how we are all going to make sure we are a good friend today. Our ideas included asking someone to play with us, being kind to someone, smiling at a new friend and sharing when we are playing outside at lunch time.
Feelings and emotions
Today we have been talking about feelings and emotions. We linked this to the story of ‘The colour monster’. The children were then able to link the different colours to their feelings and emotions and were able to discuss how they feel today and why.
Forest schools enrichment morning!
Today the children took part in forest school as part of their enrichment. We built dens, went on a bug hunt, did mud painting and drank hot chocolate. We used our senses lots this morning!
Imagine That! Trip
Today Duck class have been on a trip to ‘Imagine That!’ In Liverpool. Everyone was so well behaved on the coach and we really enjoyed spending time exploring different science experiments. We even got to make our own snow! We then got to play in the role play areas and got to pretend to do all…
Buying items for making gingerbread men!
Today the children went to Lidl to buy all the ingredients needed to make Gingerbread men! This afternoon we will be making our gingerbread men ready to decorate tomorrow. The children were so well behaved and loved being in the supermarket and looking at prices and using money to buy their…
Using money!
Today the children have been exploring the topic of money. We discussed what money is and why we need money. We then looked at all the different coins and what each number on the coin represents. For their activity the children had some coins and had to go shopping in our school shop! They had to…
The features of a castle!
Continuing our work focusing on the traditional tale of Rapunzel, the children were looking at the different features of a castle. We discussed what type of people lived in castles, why castles were useful and then looked at specific features and their uses. We looked at moats, the high walls,…