We have been learning all about the different animals that live on the planet. We have set up a zoo in our classroom and we have been learning all about the similarities and differences between animals....
We have been enjoying lots of Christmas activities this week! We worked together to make a Christmas tree by taking turns and sharing ideas of how to build it! We added our own baubles and tinsel on it too. We wrote a letter to Santa...
We have been enjoying exploring Space this week! We have been making lots of pieces of art and working on cutting, ripping, rolling, folding, and joining materials together. We made telescopes, space mobiles and astronaut helmets to help us explore the galaxy. We have been...
We have been learning to compare the size of groups using key mathematical language such as more, greater than, less, fewer and same. In this picture, we were playing a hidden card game that helped us to identify which group had more and which group...
We have been working in teams to either make the longest or tallest tower. We had to ensure that we took it in turns to build the tower. We spoke about how we could make our towers taller by turning the blocks a different way,...
We have been reading Astro Girl in Reception. To immerse ourselves in the story, we have been creating spaceships using a range of creative materials and tools. This activity has helped us strengthen not only our fine motor skills but also our ability to learn...
We loved visiting our school pond and seeing the colourful fish living there! We discovered that there were big and small fish and maybe even some families in there too. We found lots of shapes in and around the pond and spoke a lot about...
We are reading the wonderful story 'Astro Girl' over the course of the next few weeks. The book is inspiring us to learn all about the solar system. In this picture we are working together to open up our non-fiction book to explore the planets....
We have been continuing to explore shapes. We have been extending our knowledge by naming these and explaining some of their features. We have been using words such as 'sides', 'corners', 'pointy', 'round' and 'flat' to identify and describe them. We have been using our...
We have been studying a range of 2D shapes this week. We have been identifying and categorising the shapes with our partners. This has enabled us to have discussions about the properties of the shapes and we are becoming more confident recalling these facts each...