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Summer
Our new theme of learning, for the next few weeks is summer. The Ducklings have been exploring the changes to an ice lolly on the investigation table.
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seasons Understanding the World
Look and Listen
The latest part of our road safety, has been to explore looking for different vehicles, big and small and moving or still. The Ducklings have also been using their listening skills by closing their eyes and pointing in the direction of any cars that they can hear coming.
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Fleetwood town PE
Kirean recapped on all the fundamental skills we have learned leaned.
1. Elizabeth “Aeroplane” (keeping ball still )
2. Aurelia “No hands” (using feet only to kick the ball)
3. Charlie “Little kicks” (moving the ball with little chicks)
4. William “Drag back” (move ball backwards…
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Physical development listening Inspirational Sports Star
Counting
This week the children are counting out a given number of objects from a larger group. In this activity the children have to look at the number and count out that amount of seeds. This is also a funky fingers activity as the pumpkin seeds are tricky to pick up.
I was very impressed with…
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World Music Day
To celebrate World Music Day this week, we listened to some classical music. The Yellow Ducklings voted to listen to The Waltz of the Flowers and The Russian Dance from The Nutcracker By Tchaikovsky. They closed their eyes to help them focus. They loved listening and afterwards they talked about…
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Safer Places and Stop!
The Ducklings have been learning about safe places to play, away from roads. We discussed how grass verges near roads are dangerous to play on. Ask them to tell you where safer places to play are!
We also explored the dangers of driveways that cross a pavement and practised stopping at the…
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Revisiting Subtraction
This week in Maths we are recapping our learning on subtraction. The children are practising counting back to take away, using real life objects to help them explore answers and solving real life problems involving taking away.
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Our trip to the Vehicle Museum
The Ducklings had the most amazing trip to The British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland . They got to learn about engines and vehicles from the past, got to go on some amazing and unusual vehicles and do activities related to the things they had.
The children loved every moment, and to…
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trip History Speaking and Listening Understanding the World
Letter of the week Y
Little Chicks are learning the letter of the week Y they found objects beginning with Y they wrote the letter Y in the air, they learnt the Y jolly song and wrote Y on their white boards following Captain Seasalt on treasure island.
They used the smart board to choose which picture began…
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phonics Singing Letter of the week
The Commercial Vehicle Museum
We had a fabulous time at the vehicle museum today. The children were all amazing and so well behaved. They loved finding out about all of the different vehicles, their purpose, what they were made of, how old they were and how they were powered.
The best bits were of course our coach ride and…
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Healthy Living
Little chicks brainstormed what is healthy living.
Little Chicks had Carleton Green cucumber from our Eco garden. They have learnt about healthy teeth and importance of washing our hands.
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Fleetwood town PE
Aaron was Little Chick coach today. He introduced the bean game, they had to make different movement within the cones following Aaron’s instruction.
Walking bean
Jumping bean
Jogging bean
Hopping bean
Baked bean that had to lay on the fall in star position.
To extend their…
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