Poetry and Autumn

On Thursday, we celebrated National Poetry Day. The Reception children learnt a poem about the different leaves you see in autumn. We spoke about the different features of a poem and the children used some actions to help them remember the poem.

Look at our wonderful poetry pictures!

We have also been continuing to explore the signs of autumn. The children enjoyed exploring the Reception garden and playground, searching for signs of seasonal change. They were especially excited to use magnifying glasses to investigate the contents of our investigation box and talk about their observations and extend their learning from last week.  The children also enjoyed using their autumn treasures in their play, such as making ‘leaf lasagne’ and comparing the different sizes of conkers and leaves and doing some conker paint rolling.

How you can help at home: 
– Take part in a maths autumn hunt – how many conkers can they find? Can they subitise a certain amount?
– Continue listening to your child read their phonics book at least 3 times a week.
– Talk about the changes in weather with your child.
– Can your child make up their own short rhyme for National Poetry Day?