Firework Dancing

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In PE, we listened to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and we used scarves and ribbons to explore moving along to the music to create fireworks. We twisted, turned, swirled, leapt, skipped, spun around, twirled and much more! It was great fun and lovely to see them come up with their own…

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dance Physical development Creative learning

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Puddle fun

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Last week we saw, heard and felt some torrential rain! It was great fun to go out with our puddlesuits and wellies on and explore the puddles and flooded, muddy field afterwards.

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jumping weather Physical development

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Threading and weaving

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The Ducklings have been exercising their fine motor skills by weaving, threading and winding wool around different leaf shapes.

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fine motor Physical development Funky Fingers

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PE movement to firework music

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Little Chicks have been moving to music marching and then moving to firework music.

Little Chicks have been recapping the golden rules.

1. Find a space.

2. No climbing apparatus.

3. Stop when asked to stop.

Little Chicks began with a warm up stretching.

Little Chicks then…

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Physical development music and movement. follow instruction

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We love to dress up!

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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

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Phonics Fun Outside

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We practise our phonics wherever we like to learn, even outdoors!

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PE Traffic lights game

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Little Chicks learnt the game traffic lights, they warmed up before participating in the game.

They had a warm up Joe Wicks they did knees up, jogging on the spot, climb the ladder and lunges.

 

Little Chicks had to listen carefully to follow the instructions.
 

Red=Stop

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Physical development listening

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PE traffic lights

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Little Chicks learnt the game traffic lights, they warmed up before participating in the game.

Stretching, jogging on the spot, star jumps and head to toe.

The traffic light game.

Red = Stop

Amber=Get ready to go

Green=Go

 

Little Chicks had to listen carefully to…

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Physical development listening

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Apple crumble

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The Ducklings have used lots of different tools, with great care this week to prepare and make their apple crumble.

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fine motor Physical development cooking harvest

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PE

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This term Little Chicks will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. Today they engaged in PE with Miss Linky.

PE rules

1. Not to touch apparatus around the hall.

2. To find a space not to be able to touch their friends.

3. To stop and stand still on the word Stop.
 

Today Little Chicks…

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Physical development Active learning follow instruction

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PE Little Chicks

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This term Little Chicks will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. Today they engaged in PE with Miss Linky.

PE rules

1. Not to touch apparatus around the hall.

2. To find a space not to be able to touch their friends.

3. To stop and stand still on the word Stop.
 

Today Little Chicks…

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pshe Physical development follow instruction

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Scarecrow Mark Making

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This week on the mark making table we are colouring and tracing the patterns on the scarecrow. Miss Taylor and I are looking to see how each child holds their pencil. The majority of the children appear to show a preference for their right hand, some haven’t full made up their mind yet and a…

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fine motor Physical development mark making

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