Blog by Tag: Active Learning

We have been working very hard on our pencil grips and finding out how to get the best control of the pencil. We all have a dominate hand and Miss Mayer modelled how to hold the pencil correctly. We then practised tracing over different lines with increasing control.

We used the felt tips and…

In phonics we have been listening to different noises that animals make. We began with looking at farm animals, singing 'Old Macdonald Had a Farm'. We then looked at animal noises from pets at home, we completed a quiz to guess which animal was making the sound. We also used our senses to go on a…

We have learnt the numerals 0 and 1. All children are confident at recognising the numerals and we have now looked at comparing them. In numbers and patterns the children have been looking at how to represent the numbers in different ways, like with our fingers, objects and dots. We then sorted…

In ducklings we have been developing our fine motor skills and learning how to use tweezers. Most children have now found their dominate hand and have been experimenting with different grips on tools. This supports the muscle growth in our hands in preparation for writing. 

We carefully picked…

In phonics we have been learning all about different sounds that we hear inside and outside. We discussed these and listened to different audios carefully, identifying what was making the different sounds. Later in the week we went on a walk around our school grounds to identify different sounds…

This week we have started to learn about numbers, we started with the number 0. The children have been brilliant at recognising the numeral and understanding the value. 

We began with reading a story by Kathryn Otoshi called 'Zero'. We then looked at zero represented in the environment and went…

In Duckling class we have been using the mirrors to look at the different features on our faces, we found that everyone has similarities such as two eyes, a nose, a mouth but we also have lots of differences, such as the colour of our eyes and hair. 

We enjoyed using our fine motor skills to…

This term we are learning all about me!

This week we are starting with a discussion around our body parts - knowing we have 2 hands, 2 legs, 2 eyes, ect. We used the potato heads to create different bodies ensuring we have all of the correct body parts. We had lots of discussions around the…

We used base 10 to help us to flexibly partitioning numbers to 100 in lots of different ways. The practical apparatus  helped us in securing our knowledge and understanding. 

Our first 3 days in Nursery were so fun! We met our new teachers, made new friends and explored all of the different areas in our classroom and outside!

I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I can't wait to see you for our first full week on Monday.