Observational drawings
We made careful observations of a range of natural objects, including shells, pebbles, sticks and leaves. We discussed the different shapes, textures and colours that we could see. After this, we selected which resource we wanted to draw with, before carefully drawing our chosen objects. This was…
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…
Searching for circles
In Art this week, we developed our visual literacy skills by exploring our outdoor environment to find circles. We discussed how we use our sense of sight to see and explore. We developed our shape recognition in the environment and took photographs to record the many circles we could…
Drawing Time!
We loved free colouring today! We could choose to draw anything we wanted. Miss Mayer was super impressed with how many colours we knew and how we could communicate our interests. We looked at what hand the crayons felt comfortable in and how we correctly hold a pencil/crayon.
Well done…
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!
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…
Summer Safety
This week, Nursery have been talking about how to keep safe on holiday. We looked at this picture and spotted all of the dangers that we could see. We used full sentences to discuss why certain people were not safe and what they should be doing. We practiced our speaking and listening skills,…
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…
UTW AL - Observational drawings of Animals
This week Reception have been learning about African animals. The children have discussed and observed the features of the animals and what they need in their environment.
We began drawing in pencil, looking closely at the shapes and lines needed. We then independently chose the colours needed…
Writing AL - African Animals
This week we have been learning about Africa. The children have looked at the different animals and wrote about what they can see in the African Savanna. We have been focusing on sentences and being able to use a full stop and sometimes a capital letter at the start of our sentence.
It’s…
Role Playing - How much do I need?
This week in maths we have been identifying coins up to £2. The children then independently went in the role play area to buy different objects, they took it in turns to work on the till and chose what they would like to buy. They had to find the correct coins and take it to the till keeper to…