Sorting Objects by Size
The children have been great at identifying and using the vocabulary 'big and small'. We looked at a range of objects from the environment and sorted them into groups in pairs. We told our friends why we thought one was big and one was small.
Fine Motor Rangoli Patterns!
This week we have been learning how Hindu's celebrate Diwali. We looked at 'Rangoli Patterns'. These are patterns drawn on the ground and traditionally decorated in sand. We loved the look of them and used our fine motor skills to decorate our own.
We used the tweezers to pick up different…
Children in Need
Today we celebrated Children in Need. We discussed why we are celebrating and how different people celebrate.
The children loved coming to school in yellow, spotty clothes! We loved creating masks, cutting, tracing and taking part in Pudsey activities!
Quantity to Number
We recognised all of the numbers 0-3! We then used the leaves to represent the value of the number.
Great work Ducklings!
Ordering Numbers
The children have been working very hard to explore numbers 0-3 in depth. We have recited, counted, subitised and now we are ordering the numbers. The children began by reciting numbers in sequence and then we worked together to order them correctly.
Autumn walk
We have been learning all about the signs of Autumn. We then used our senses to go on an Autumn walk and describe what we see, feel and hear. The children loved exploring the school grounds! We collected leaves, sticks and brought them back to explore in the classroom.
We were very lucky to…
Phonics - Body Percussion
We have been exploring different ways to make sounds with our bodies! We cam up with tapping, stomping, clapping, patting and much more!
We have loved making the sounds together and exploring loud, quiet, fast and slow.
We then used a steady beat to create movement to the music, we used…
Comparing Families
We have been reading the story 'the Family Book' which has led to great discussions about who is in our family, and how they are different to our friends families.
We completed a jigsaw on the table as a group and then discussed how each of the families in the picture were different. We looked…
PE - Listening Games
In PE we have been focusing on listening and following instructions. The children have loved going into the hall and taking part in their PE lessons. We have spoke about the importance of listening and following instruction for our own safety and enjoyment. This week we played 'Sticky Kids…
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Creating picture frames for our family photos!
We explored a lot of new resources today and how to use them. We discussed what a picture frame is and what we could use to decorate it. We had pom-poms, glitter, tissue paper, colours and lots more. The children independently chose what they would like to put on their picture frame and enjoyed…
Recognising numbers 0-2
This week we continued to recognise the numbers 0 and 1, we have now been learning about number 2. We recognised the numbers and started to represent them with objects. The children did amazing counting the correct amount of objects to match the numeral.