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Planting a tree
Today we enjoyed planting 2 trees in our playground. We learnt how to plant and how to then care for our new trees. We made a promise to look after our trees and to help them to grow. We love gardening in reception!
Supporting children in need!
Today we are celebrating children in need. We have been very busy this morning with learning all about children in need and how we can make a difference. We took part in a mile walk around our field and this afternoon we will take part in some creative activities linked to children in need.…
Forest school fun
Today reception took part in a forest school session all about the season of autumn. This links to our prior understanding the world learning of seasons and seasonal changes. The children loved being outside and getting involved in all the activities set out.
Planting bulbs!
This morning we spent some time planting bulbs around the school environment. The children learnt about the parts of a bulb and how to plant a bulb. They took it in turns to dig the mud before each planting a bulb and covering it over. We then discussed when we can expect to see the bulbs grow…
Book talk! Features of a book
Today in book talk we recapped the features of a book to ensure the children are fully secure with this. We discussed the title, author, illustrator, spine and blurb. The children could tell me why these features are needed and where they are located on a book.
We’re going on a shape hunt!
Today the children used their knowledge of circles and triangles to hunt for shapes in the outdoor area. They quickly spotted lots of circles but had to search harder to spot the triangles. We are shape detectives in reception!
Learning about celebrations
Today we began our topic of celebrations. We looked at what some different types of celebrations are and the children spent time discussing the celebrations they took part in. We then identified which pictures taken at various celebrations fit with the ones they celebrate eg if they celebrate…
Features of a fiction and non-fiction book
In book talk we discussed the different features of fiction and non-fiction books. We learnt that a fiction book is a story and is made up using the authors imagination and a non fiction book contains facts and real life information. We explored the contents page and glossary of non-fiction books…
Signs of Autumn- an autumn walk
Today we looked at the signs of autumn and how we know the seasons are changing. We then went out and looked at the signs of autumn around our school. We saw brown and orange leaves, berries growing on the trees and also discussed the weather.
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.