Blog by Tag: Communication and Language

We have been comparing different objects and talking about if they are heavy or light. We used our hands to test their weight and then we looked at images and guessed if they would be heavy or light. 
We have a good understanding or weight and are using this independently in play.

We have been using crayons to develop our pencil grip and control. We coloured in and tried our best to stay in the lines. We then finished by tracing our names. 
Super fine motor SKILLS

We were so excited to see the snow this week and we loved using our senses and hands on exploration to explore winter. We talked about the weather, how cold it is and what can keep us warm . We used our hands to feel snow and describe what it felt like and made a class snowman. 

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.…

This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night. We have discussed  through books, videos and songs what bonfire night is and how different people celebrate. 
We used our senses to experience a bonfire night. We listened to different types of fireworks and used great vocabulary to describe…

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. 

We decorated Poppies to show our respect for Remembrance Day. We took part in a minutes silence and watched a video to help us understand the emotions that people may have felt. 

We had a new role play area that we have loved exploring. We have used our personal experiences to take part in ‘shopping’. We are learning new vocabulary, how to create narratives with friends and lots of social skills.

This week we have been helping our environmental parliament to make our school ground bloom. We planted lots of daffodils around the school and can’t wait to see them grow. 

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…

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.

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!