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.
Phonics - Instrumental Sounds
We have loved exploring the musical instruments this week. We have learnt their names and listened to the different sounds they make. We identified if the sounds were long or short and then experimented with making the sounds loud and quiet. It was so much fun! At the end of the session we always…
Phonics - Animal Sounds
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…
Maths AL - Comparing 0 and 1.
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…
Story Time
The children have listened to 'The Colour Monster' this week as we have been learning all about our emotions. We sat in small groups for a short period of time listening to the story. At the end of the story we took part in discussions around the books, answering a range of questions. The children…
Environmental Sounds - What can we hear outside?
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…
All About Zero
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…
What facial features do we have?
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…
Our Body Parts!
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…
Our fist week in Nursery
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.