Maths, maths and more maths
Maths happens everywhere in Reception. Here we are exploring quantities and making number blocks using multilink in the garden.
Autumnal observational drawing
This week the children have been practising their observational drawing. We have used a selection of autumnal leaves and pumpkins of different colours, textures and size to carefully draw what we can see. We have talked about looking closely for details and discussed the autumnal colours we could…
Pumpkin fine motor
After lots of discussion and interest about pumpkins over the last few weeks, the children have been using pumpkins to put their fine motor skills to the test! We have used hammers to carefully hammer golf tees into pumpkins!
Reception Rock Stars
What fabulous costumes. The children have loved dressing up as rock stars today. We have had a parade and danced to some of our favourite tunes! Well done to everyone for taking part.
Poem performance
It has been poetry week in Reception! After listening to various poems about minibeasts we then set to work to write our own class poem! As a team, we wrote our very own poem packed with rhyming words! We then thought of actions to go with each line. Reception then performed their poem to Nursery…
A busy morning in Reception.
It may be a rainy day but we are always busy in reception!
Diwali
This morning we have been learning about Diwali or the ‘Festival of Lights’ The children were very interested to hear how this is celebrated and we are going to be making our very own diva pots in class.
Patterns
This week we will be investigating patterns. We started off by reading the story ‘My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh’ by Nick Sharratt. The children loved looking for the spots and stripes in the book. We then went to activities and explored further by making our own patterns.
Minibeasts
As part of our poetry week, we have been reading lots of poems about minibeasts. We have explored new vocabulary, where we might find minibeasts and what equipment might help us to find them! We then, in small groups, used all our knowledge to find minibeasts in our garden area. So far, we have…
Fine Motor
In Reception we take every opportunity to practise our fine motor skills. This week we have been using Geo Boards and elastic bands.
Leaf man!
After listening to the story ‘Leaf Man’, we used our Autumn collection to create our very own Leaf Men! What brilliant creations!
Scarf dancing
We have been using scarfs to make movements to music. A fun way to develop our gross motor skills!