An Arctic Visitor

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We were very lucky to have a visit from a parent, who used to live on an island off Norway. He came to talk to us all about what it is like to live in the Arctic. The children listened beautifully and were extremely interested in looking at all of the artefacts that he brought along.

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Understanding the World Arctic

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Making Arctic Explorer dens

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The Ducklings and Little Chicks have loved working together to create Arctic explorer dens.

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problem solving construction team work

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Checking the bird feeders

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The Ducklings have loved making apple and seed bird feeders this week. They have enjoyed looking to see if any of the seeds have been eaten!

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outdoor learning big bird watch

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Applying our phonic skills

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The Ducklings are becoming independent readers. They can apply their phonic skills to be able to read simple words, captions and even sentences all by themselves!

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reading phonics

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Using tools safely

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The Ducklings have been using tools with care and safety, to chip away at the blocks of ice and free the trapped animals.

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outdoor learning Physical development

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Animal rescue

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The children have been using a variety of tools to rescue arctic animals from blocks of ice. We have been discussing what other factors can help to melt the ice and set the animals free. 

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Marshmallow snowflakes

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This week we are using our funky fingers to make marshmallow snowflakes. The children have been using toothpicks to create patterns. 

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Discovering distance

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The Ducklings have been finding out all about what distance is. Outside they have been talking about the distance between some different polar animals. They had to use comparative vocabulary such as closest, nearer, furthest and further to describe what they could see.

They also wanted to…

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measure maths outdoor learning activemaths Counting

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Making snowflakes

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The Ducklings have been using their funky fingers to create snowflakes out of sticks and marshmallows. They are quite fiddly, but have managed really well.

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fine motor Creative learning Funky Fingers

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Addition in Ducklings

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Over the past two weeks we have been learning how to add two groups of objects in different ways. The children have been working with their talking partners and independently to find different totals. 

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Throwing snowballs

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The Ducklings have been throwing 'snowballs' and adding up their scores as they try to aim them at different targets.

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outdoor learning Addition Throwing

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Messy Play

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We have had fun mark making with paint and shaving foam to make frosty patterns.

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Messy play mark making

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