Blog by Mrs Lees
Ten Green Bottles
In Mathematics this week we have been thinking about one more and one less. We have used the rhyme 'Ten Green Bottles' to think about place value and finding one more or less than a given number.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 28 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
Incy Wincy Spider
Incy Wincy has payed us a visit this week. The children have been busy in the water, singing the rhyme and moving Incy up and down the water spout.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 28 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
The Wheels on the Bus
This week we have linked our Nursery Rhymes topic with shape, making shape buses and thinking about 'The Wheels on the Bus'. We have been learning about how shapes can make patterns too.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 25 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
Shape Hunters!
This week we are hunting for 3D shapes all around us. The children have been amazing at finding shapes outside, using their names and properties to identifying them.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 14 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
Remembrance Poppies
We have been thinking all about the relevance of Remembrance Day and why poppies are significant. The children have enjoyed painting, using play dough to create and chalking poppies outside.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 14 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
Shape Crazy
This week we are going crazy about shapes! We are looking at shapes all around us and thinking about the names and properties of both 2D and 3D shapes.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 6 November 2017
Category: Ducklings
Ordering Autumn vegetables
This week in Maths we are looking at the size of Autumn vegetables and looking at mathematical vocabulary to compare size, weight and length.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 16 October 2017
Category: Ducklings
Mud kitchen fun
This week the children have been learning in the mud kitchen, making food from our story 'The Little Red Hen'. Today the children were baking bread and sharing it using different containers.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 13 October 2017
Category: Ducklings
Rosie the caterpillar
We were surprised to find a caterpillar had joined us for reading this morning. The children loved making observations about colour, shape, whether it has feet or legs (or both!) and looking at how it moves. Lots of wonder and fascination!
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 13 October 2017
Category: Ducklings
Autumn Maths
This week we are matching numbers to quantities in Maths, through our 'Autumn' theme. The children have been practising how to count carefully, using their finger to point as they say a number before moving on to the next.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 9 October 2017
Category: Ducklings
Exploring the Great Outdoors
Today we found a family of tiny snails in the garden. The children asked some fantastic questions and loved watching how they move and how their bodies work.
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 12 September 2017
Category: Ducklings
Handa's Surprise
This week we have been reading the book 'Handa's Surprise' and have been thinking about how the lives of children in other countries can be very different to our own. We have also been exploring the taste and texture of fruits from the story such as guava, passion fruit, mango and avacado. The…
Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:33 on 23 June 2016
Category: Ducklings