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Sequencing a story
The children get to know a story really well, so that they can sequence the main events and retell the story using the repetitive vocabulary! Ask them to tell you the Dear Zoo story to you at home!
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Measuring length
Some children have been using objects such as cubes to help them measure the length of different pets! You can see that we have to be very good at counting carefully!
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Ordering by size
The ducklings have been busy ordering the pets and other objects according to their size.
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#Handwriting Patterns
Large patterns on the floor are a fantastic way to train our brains and hands how to do the perfect handwriting patterns. Start off really large with scarves and ribbons in the air and then large patterns on the floor before you move to small patterns on paper.
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Reading in the sunshine!
In the lovely sunshine, the children were reading silly questions and sorting them according to the answers 'yes' and 'no.'
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Ordering length
We have been ordering playground objects according to their length and using vocabulary such as longer and shorter when comparing them.
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Making homes for animals
This week the children are being encouraged to use their creative skills and imaginations to make a home for an animal. Children have got to select their own materials and use materials from in and around our environment.
Look at this amazing home for hamsters!
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A visit from Zippy the tortoise
As part of our Pets topic, this week we had a visit from Zippy the tortoise. The children enjoyed learning about how Zippy hibernates, what he likes to eat and how to look after him.
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Cursive handwriting
We love to practise our cursive, 'joined-up' handwriting!
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Young Seasiders Exhibition
Well done to the children whose work was entered into the Gazette's 'Young Seasdiers' competition. Two pieces of work from each year group were entered and four overall winners have been announced. A big congratulations to Tiggi Taylor, Olivia Shaw, Elissa Mercer and Rueben Peacock for their…
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Pictograms!
In Maths this week we have been learning all about Pictograms. The children have been making their very own interactive pictograms on the clever touch board, making practical pictograms about pets and have even made a 'human' pictogram outside.
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Enjoying the Sunshine
This week we have been making the most of the crisp, winter sunshine outside and have even had chance to learn in the sand!
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