Ducklings
Making (and eating!) apple crumble
As part of our Harvest topic, the children have loved the task of making apple crumble this week. They have washed, peeled and chopped the apples, combined the ingredients for the crumble topping and baked it. Not to mention the best part... eating it!
A big 'Thank You' to Joakim for the…
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fine motor DT harvest Funky Fingers
Working together to create patterns
We have been working with our talking partners this week to discuss patterns. We have discussed which objects to select to make our patterns and organised our patterns together, discussing errors and making changes when needed. Talking about the decisions we have made in front of the class is a…
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maths Speaking and Listening communication
Making animal homes
Can you make a home for an animal? What will it need to stay safe and dry? What would be the best materials to use? Our children are very busy working together to make suitable homes for a range of farm animals.
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Creating our own patterns
In Maths this week the children are learning all about repeating patterns. We are looking at a 'unit' of a pattern and then continuing that unit. The children will also be noticing errors in patterns and identifying patterns all around us.
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How does it feel?
The Ducklings have been using their sense of touch to explore and describe how different objects feel.
"The grass feels tickly and soft!"
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countdown Speaking and Listening senses Understanding the World
Phoneme spotting
We love learning new phonemes (sounds) and spotting them and finding them around the classroom.
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Segementing to spell
We are beginning to be able to make or spell words by segmenting them out loud to help us hear the sounds/letters that are in them. We then put or write the letters in the correct order!
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Our helping 5
In PSED, we have been thinking about people who are important to us. We talked about how these might be people that we could turn to if we needed help. We each thought of 5 people who would be our 'Helping 5!'
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Comparing length, weight and capacity
In maths the Ducklings have been comparing the length, size, weight and capacity of different objects and using some of the comparative vocabulary to order them. They have been using vocabulary such as longest, shorter, heavier, lightest, full, empty and so on.
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PE 7.10.22
In P.E this week we have been practising our hopping skills in a range of ways. Each station is set up to enhance a particular skill and our hopping is already improving, as is our skill of jumping for distance.
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Making binoculars
The Ducklings have been learning all about the sense of sight. In the creative area they have been making binoculars and then going off to explore what they can see through them!
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Learning to hop
In P.E this week we have been practising our hopping skills in a range of ways. Each station is set up to enhance a particular skill and our hopping is already improving, as is our skill of jumping for distance.
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