Blog by Mrs Catterall
Ducklings love Reading!
This week the Ducklings have enjoyed their first guided reading sessions in small groups. This is a time when we share books together and learn to read. The children listened well and used the clues from the title and the front and back covers to help them think what the book might be about.
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 28 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Looking smart in our PE kits
The Ducklings were very good at getting changed for the first time into their full PE kits. They look very smart in their house team colours. They explored moving safely in different ways such as hopping and jumping.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 28 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Finding frogs!
Whilst the Ducklings were den building on the field, they discovered lots of frogs. The children enjoyed talking about the frogs and their life cycle together.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Life cycles Understanding the World
Den building
As part of our learning about ourselves and our homes, the Ducklings have loved den building together outside. They worked as part of a team together to build their dens.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Which material is best?
This week we have explored which material would be the best for a window in our homes.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
investigation Understanding the World
What's in my house?
The Ducklings have been talking about their homes and what things are found in each room.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Using our scissor skills
The Ducklings have been busy refining and using their scissor control skills.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
We love reading!
It has been lovely to see the new Ducklings enjoying sharing books and reading together!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Drawing with shapes
This week we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes, their different names and some of their properties. The Ducklings enjoyed using the 2D shapes to draw around and create their own pictures. It was great for mark making and pencil control skills too!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
maths Shapes Creative learning
Create a home
The Ducklings have had fun using different creative resources to make pictures of their homes.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Building homes
The Ducklings enjoyed using different construction toys to build models of their homes.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 19 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
Drawing our homes
This week as part of our 'All about Me' topic we have been talking about our homes and where we live. We have learnt some new words such as detached and semi-detached. We have found that our homes may be similar and different to those of our friends. We have enjoyed painting pictures of our…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:29 on 15 September 2021
Category: Ducklings
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