Blog by Tag: communication
What's in the Box?
Today we began out Maths learning with thinking about what is in a mystery box. Could it be something very big? or small?
Could it be something that's very heavy? Or something light?
The children decided that because the box was small, it had to be something light, like a teddy or a small…
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maths Speaking and Listening communication
The Mystery of the Gingerbread Man
We came to school this week to find a strange event in our classroom...a broken gingerbread man with a letter explaining that he needs our help as everyone keeps trying to catch him. The children had so many questions...How did he get here? Who has been chasing him? How did his leg become broken?…
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reading English communication Our stunning start
Frosty Days
We have been so blessed with such beautiful frost and ice, as the learning opportunities this weather brings are endless. Needless to say we have taken full advantage! On our welly walks, making footprints in the frost on our field has generated some wonderful language...crunchy, crispy, crackly,…
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Speaking and Listening communication language
A visit from Mr Luty
Our caretaker, Mr Luty, came in to talk about his role in our school community this week. The children enjoyed listening to him talk about all of the busy jobs he does to keep our school clean and safe. We also got to see and learn about some of the tools he uses each day in his job. George, the…
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World community communication
A visit from a Police Inspector
Our Ducklings and Little Chicks were lucky to have a visit from one of our school parents who is a Police Inspector. We got to learn first had about how equipment is used, why policing is such an important role in our community and how the police keep us all safe. The children asked some amazing…
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World community communication PSED
People who Keep us Healthy
Our Ducklings have been very busy this week learning about people who keep us fit and healthy. The children have been looking after babies and making them better at the maternity hospital, enjoying the hospital role play and making one another better after various injuries and ailments. It is a…
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Understanding the World Role-play communication
A visit from a nurse
Today we had a fantastic visit from George's mummy, who is a nurse. The children got to learn all about what a busy, caring and important job a nurse does, what their job involves, how they care for others and how they keep others safe and healthy. The children got to see and handle some resources…
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World communication PSED
We love to dress up!
A vast majority of our Ducklings love to dress up. Dressing up is such a huge part of imaginative play in Early Years. Young children love to experiment with taking on different roles and facilitating this not only covers so many vital aspects of our curriculum, but it is also so much…
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Physical development Understanding the World communication PSED
Firework Pictures
This week we are using paint, glitter, and toilet rolls to create pictures of the fireworks we have seen over the holidays.
The children have also been recalling their experiences to us.
To see more pictures please click on the link to the gallery: …
Category: Little Chicks
Creative learning communication language
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
Working together on our own interests
It has been so wonderful to observe many of the children come together and initiate their own learning this week. Each day a team of Ducklings have planned, communicated with one another beautifully and built a fantastic (and very colourful!) dinosaur land.
Such purposeful and busy building.…
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DT Speaking and Listening communication PSED
Hello Ducklings!
Hello Ducklings!
We hope that you are all having fun learning at home and are doing your best to listen to your grown-ups?!
We are all missing you lots and it's so lovely to hear from you with details of how you are learning at home. Keep getting your grown ups to email us with your news!…
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