We have been working on sharing our thoughts, ideas and opinions in Reception through our new topic of minibeasts! We have been using full sentences to explain whether we like, or don't like worms, and have explained reasons why. We used our Makaton signs of...
We have been learning how to compose and decompose shapes in Reception. The children worked together to make a pizza and then cut it up into slices. They noticed a circle can be cut into a number of triangles and then put back together again....
In Reception we listened intently to the playdough recipe to create our own playdough flowers. We then compared the length of each flower by measuring them with a ruler....
As we have been continuing to explore plants, we have been using our observational drawing skills to look closely and draw the colours, shapes and patterns we can see! We used a bunch of fresh flowers to explore the parts of a plant, naming the...
We have had lots of fun exploring the plants and insects we have around us in our environment. We have found some snails, spiders, butterflies and ladybirds and have created signs and habitats to keep them safe. We have learnt about things they need to survive,...
We have been playing board games to strengthen our understanding of 'counting on' and following rules when participating in activities. The children really enjoyed turn taking and they noticed the importance of also being happy for the winner of the game too....
This week we have had 'Even Steven' and 'Odd Todd' in our classrooms to help us learn our odd and even numbers. Even Steven told us a little trick to help us work it out. If everyone has a friend and it’s flat on top...
This week we have been learning all about odd and even numbers. We learnt how to identify even and odd numbers and we categorised them by placing numicon next to our new friends 'Odd Todd' and 'Even Steven'...
Last week we went on a Reception Trip to Haggerston Park. We walked to the train station, observed the trains and then went on one to Hoxton Station. Then we carefully walked with our partner to the park. We were so amazed with how big...
We have been building our team skills in the water tray area! We have worked together to create a long water track, explored ways to make sea animals and ducks go faster and some creative ways to catch them too! We shared, took turns and...