Sorting objects
We have been learning about matching and sorting objects in Maths this week. In our adult-led activity, we sorted objects into groups. We began by sorting the objects based on the type of object we had e.g. 'bears' and 'not bears'. We then sorted them by colour - 'blue' and 'not blue'. The…
Tweezer skills
We developed our fine motor skills by using tweezers to move objects onto different lines and shapes. We showed brilliant concentration and determination to keep going and complete our shapes. We will continue to practise using different one-handed tools over the coming weeks to develop our finger…
Our first PE lesson!
This week, Reception had their first PE lesson. We focused on developing our listening skills and practised following instructions. We warmed up our bodies and then played the 'Traffic Light Game'. We had to listen out carefully to find out whether the traffic light was red, amber or green. If the…
Number Rhymes
In our Daily Maths sessions this week, we have been learning number rhymes. We practised singing 'Five Little Speckled Frogs', 'Five Little Ducks' and 'Five Little Monkeys'. We used our fingers to represent numbers within five as we sang along to each song. We are becoming more confident when…
Our First Week in Reception
We had a wonderful first week in Reception! We enjoyed exploring our new environment, and had lots of fun both indoors and outdoors. We have also spent time getting to know each other, creating new friendships!
Finger dance party!
Today we used our funky fingers to sing and dance to rhymes, we loved one potato, two potato, Tommy thumb, incy wincy spider, twinkle twinkle, Grandmas glasses and many more. We had great fun!
Observational drawing of fruit
This morning we have created our own amazing observational drawings of fruit in Ducks and Swan class. The children looked at real life and images of fruit to create dimension within their painting. We talked about the countries fruit is grown, what the fruit tasted like, and what fruit is our…
Writing AL - Handa’s Surprise
We have loved learning about different foods this week and we have been focusing on the fruits in Handa’s Surprise. The children enjoyed using their senses to explore the fruit and discussing then as a class.
We have then chose our favourite fruit and wrote about it in our books.
In…
Dough party!
Funky fingers today had a dough party! We rolled, pulled, pressed squeezed, pinched and splatted our dough. We had great fun!
Comparing Africa and the UK - traditions and cultures
We looked at images of different traditions/ways of life in both Africa and the UK. This included types of traditional clothing, transport and homes. We discussed the images in small groups, making comparisons between the two locations. We then sorted images into groups whilst having some great…
Finding odd and even numbers
In Maths, we have been learning about odd and even numbers. We shared amounts between two groups to find out if given numbers are odd or even. If we could share the amount equally between the two groups, we knew the number must be even. If we could not share the counters equally between the…
Writing about Handa's Surprise
Today, we wrote sentences to describe what Handa is doing in the story 'Handa's Surprise'. We applied our Phase 3/4 phonics knowledge to spell, and are becoming much more confident with our use of finger spaces between words. We have also been practising the skills of using a capital letter and…