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Orbeez kept the children busy all week. There was lots of descriptive language and exploring volume using cups, spoons scoops and bottles.
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“Look it’s full, right up the top”
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Maths week.
We began our week with the mathematical language of size. Finding the biggest or smallest shape and ordering items by size.
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We used measuring tapes to look for items that were big and small.
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“It’s 89 hundred” “That’s really big”
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Exploring symmetry proved popular.
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“It’s the same”
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We scaffolded their learning further by challenging the children to symmetry games on the promethean board.
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We made an obstacle course.
Developing the children’s confidence and gross motor skills.
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Balancing
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Maneuvering over different heights.
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Navigating steps and slopes.
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