This week was very exciting at school – we had snow! Lots of us came to school talking about the unexpected weather so we decided to embrace it! Here we are having lots of fun exploring the snow and ice.
The children have been discussing the change in weather, thinking about the colour of the sky and the temperature – many of the children said how cold their hands were from playing in the snow!
Literacy
We have continued our learning with the book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and have been creating scenes from the book. We used our fine motor skills to scrunch, cut and tear different collage materials to create bears, caves, forests etc. We have been strengthening our finger muscles by rolling playdough to create scenes from the story too!
“I made the wavy grass” “Look! Snowballs!”
To build upon our communication and language skills, we have been rehearsing speaking in full sentences. We have been describing our friends:
“She has a red coat”
“He has shiny shoes”
“She has a stripy hat”
Maths
This week we have been learning how to use 5 frames to represent different amounts of objects. We know that you can only place one item in each box. We have also been representing numbers using our fingers.
Road safety week
This week is road safety week. We have talked lots about how to keep safe when out and about, including how to cross the road safely. We know that we must always hold a grown ups hand, look and listen and always walk across roads. We practised crossing the road when playing with our small world toys. Some of us even made road signs and posters to help us remember! The toy cars had to stop at the signs we made to let the pedestrians cross the zebra crossings!
How you can help at home:
- Talk to your child about the changes in the weather and the different seasons.
- Ask your child to retell the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’
- Use language of position with your child – e.g. under, over, next to
- Encourage your child to describe things they can see on your walk to school, at the park – e.g. the brown leaves are on the ground! Daddy drives a red car.
- Talk to your child about road safety and practice how to cross the road safely, holding hands at all times