Blog by Mrs Lees
Making Hedgehogs
This week the children are using their funky fingers to chop pears using a knife and add matchstick spikes to create their very own hedgehog.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 18 October 2021
Category: Ducklings
Weight and Capacity
In Maths this week we are thinking about weight, size and capacity. The children are given a range structured and open ended learning opportunities to develop their mathematical language and reasoning.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 4 October 2021
Category: Ducklings
Comparing big and small
In Maths this week, the children are comparing size, weight and capacity. The children are sorting and comparing a range of objects into big and small, discussing their choices and reasons for their choices.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 4 October 2021
Category: Ducklings
Welcome to P.E!
Our P.E lessons are now fully fledged in Ducklings. We have worked hard to manage our full kit, find a safe space in the hall, know the importance of warming up our bodies, listen carefully to instructions, learn some new Fundamental Skills, use equipment correctly and cool down our…
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 4 October 2021
Category: Ducklings
Getting dressed and undressed
Getting dressed and undressed for PE covers so many life skills...independence, organisation, fine motor skills, and as we can see in this photo, being nurturing and helping others.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 4 October 2021
Category: Ducklings
Fine motor skills
Fine motor skills are critical in early years, so opportunities to develop these skills are always a priority. This week we are writing our names in the sand with tools and practising the letters and sounds we are learning.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 20 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Matching and sorting
In Mathematics this week we are matching and sorting using lots of different objects. There are many different ways we can sort...size, colour, pattern, shape...but giving reasons for our choices is just as important.
'Sorting for the colour is too easy so I've moved things into small, next…
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 20 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
2D shapes everywhere!
In Maths this week we are thinking all about 2D shapes. We will be finding shapes, taking about corners and sides, matching 2D shapes to the faces of 3D shapes and making lots of houses and people using shapes.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 13 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Creating houses in different ways
This week we are thinking about our homes, what they look like on the inside and outside and who lives in them. We are creating lots of different houses in different ways. Here, we are using lolly sticks to follow colour and position instructions to create a home.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 13 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
What a big mess!
Today we came into school to find a big mess on the floor! It made us ask some questions...who had made the mess? What can we do about it? How can we remind others not to make a mess in our classroom?
Danny Duck has written us a letter to ask us to help to keep our classroom tidy and to follow…
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 7 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Ordering numbers
This week the children are given the opportunity to independently explore and order numbers around the classroom. It has been lovely to watch how confident some of our Ducklimgs are with ordering.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 6 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Brown Ducklings settle into school life
The children have started school life so well and are beginning to settle into routines brilliantly. What a super start to life at Carleton Grren!
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:11 on 6 September 2021
Category: Ducklings