Settling in and making new friends. Exploring early physics.
Early ecology. Identifying birds found in Britain.
Physical development- strengthening fingers ready for writing.
Narrative play with friends.
Giving our Colour Monsters a salon treatment.
Ephemeral art.
Jobs we might do- spatial processing.
Drawing roads onto our class map based on the paintings of Paul Klee.
Making a solution for paper mache.
Making a mountain. We chatted about how not all mountains...
are pointy and have snow on top (a common misconception).
Making trees for our map.
Adding new homes.
Self- selecting materials.
The beginning of 'The Owl and the Pussycat' using Makaton sign language.
This poem was written in the Victorian era. It is an example of 'an archaic text'. Makaton sign language was used to support children's memory. Children were also told some people use signs to speak instead of with their mouth.
Guided Reading in Nursery.
Drawing number symbols- in this case '1'. This child knows marks have meaning. She is taking the register and marking down '1' for each child in school.
Narrative play in the Role Play Area.
Occupations jigsaws in the Maths Area. Spatial processing.
Mark making.
Spatial processing with a 'tray' jigsaw.
P.D - strengthening fingers and wrists for writing.
Exploring capacity with scoops.
Looking at different native British birds.
Writing own story of 'Owl Babies'.
Size order investigation.
Role Play Area- narrative play - 'Salons'
Block building inspired by Paul Klee stimulus
Working collaboratively.
A 'handyperson' comes to fix things- challenging traditional gender roles.
Ephemeral Art with natural resources.
Making a map. Painting a river.
Pre- writing.
Re-telling the story of 'Owl Babies'.
Communication and Language- 'salons'..
Exploring gravity and friction. Changing the gradient.
Large loose parts- strengthening muscle tone and imaginative collaborative play.
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