Scarf dancing to develop our gross motor skills!
Today we tried out dancing with scarves to a song that made us dance! This was a great way to build the strength, muscles and control in our shoulders and arms! Afterwards we did lots of fantastic mark making!
A super first day for Reception!
We have had a super first day in reception! “I had a really nice day!” We were very responsible with our behaviour and looked after the classroom really well. We had lots of fun playing team games, learning through play and reading the story “Colour Monster goes to school!” We were flying like…
Yoga!
We enjoyed taking part in some relaxing yoga to end our first day at school! Some of the yoga positions were tricky but we showed perseverance and we all took part as a team!
Creating our own pirate treasure maps!
We have had a super time creating our own treasure maps today! We added all of the places that we will visit along the way as we hunt for treasure. We used clear sentences and positional language to talk about the route we will take. We made the maps look old by staining them with coffee and…
We went on a pirate treasure hunt!
We worked in two teams to follow the map and find the hidden treasure! We worked as a team, cooperated, communicated well, used lots of super positional language and had so much fun finding the treasure!
Pirate treasure potions!
We have been very creative today and made our own pirate treasure potions! We enjoyed whisking, stirring, pouring and serving the potions in teeny tiny teacups!
Building a pirate ship!
Today we have been very creative and worked as a team to build a giant pirate ship! We created treasure maps, telescopes and flags too! We had a super afternoon sailing the seas and having pirate adventures!
Barrier games!
We used excellent teamwork, communication, attention and listening skills as we played a barrier game with a friend this week! We needed to give clear instructions using lots of positional language so that our friend could build the same model as us without peeking! This was a super activity which…
Building lighthouses!
We have been very creative this week and built our own lighthouses! We learnt about the important job a lighthouse does, created our own and built a circuit to light up the top of our lighthouse! We problem solved along the way.
Monster Phonics fun for Reception!
Reception have been learning how to read and write polysyllabic words this week! We have been flying like eagles with this. We are becoming more and more confident when using our phonics to spell.
Teamwork and determination at sports day today!
We had so much fun taking part in our races at Sports day today! We worked as a team, tried our best and used perseverance from our tool kit!
Fine motor fun!
Nursery have been working hard developing and building their fine motor skills. We used the tweezers with control and strength to grab the pom-poms and place them in the containers.
How do you develop your fine motors skills at home?