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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Which material is best?
This week we have explored which material would be the best for a window in our homes.
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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.
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Using our scissor skills
The Ducklings have been busy refining and using their scissor control skills.
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We love reading!
It has been lovely to see the new Ducklings enjoying sharing books and reading together!
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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!
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maths Shapes Creative learning
Create a home
The Ducklings have had fun using different creative resources to make pictures of their homes.
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Building homes
The Ducklings enjoyed using different construction toys to build models of their homes.
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