This week in P1a we started learning and using our sounds. We have been busy practising our letter formation in a range of ways, finding words that start with and contain our new sounds and beginning to blend our sounds together to make words.

Our Numeracy focus this week was subitising, we were learning how to look for patterns in random amounts to help us estimate and recognise the number of items.

Our Maths focus was Pattern, we looked for patterns outdoors and created increasingly complex patterns using the Loose Parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Topic at the moment is Spiders vs Wasps which came about after a heated playground discussion.

We created spiders to link with our Incy Wincy Spider Growth Mindset lesson and then we were did some research to answer our questions about wasps. This linked in nicely with our pattern and 2D shape learning and so we have been creating hexagon wasp nests.

The weather has been so lovely this week and so I thought it would be nice to share some photos of our outdoor learning.

                                                                          We were standing on the white line and passing the balloon along. The team that got the balloon all along the line first won.  Then we used the ball, it was much easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You had to catch the balloon in the cone – we worked together.

We painted with lots of Autumn Colours and leaves.

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We played Snakes and Ladders, you rolled the dice and then counted along.

 

Thank you to everyone who managed along for the Meet the Teacher and Coffee & Chat events – it was lovely to speak to you all.

This week, we continued our literacy focus on Phonological Awareness and we used our syllable detection skills in a range of activities.

In Numeracy & Maths we have been clap counting to 20 and beyond, forwards and backwards and skip  counting in 5’s and 10’s. We have been using the concrete materials (glass beads, buttons and number strings) to build amounts. Our focus on shape continues and we were sorting and classifying shapes in the tuff spot and completed a shape hunt.

 

 

 

 

 

Having spoken to so many parents this week about the areas and how we develop learning in play, I thought it might be useful to share some pictures of the variety of play opportunities in the classroom.

Fabulous story telling in the Role Play

 

 

 

 

 

Problem solving and negotiating in the Construction Area

Comparing sizes, figuring out how to fill the area with animals and discussing which animals can’t be put in a field together in Small World

Story telling with the Dolls House furniture.

Adding water to the sand pit so that it sticks together to create a volcano – the children noticed that when they filled the containers with wet sand it was much heavier.

Mark making in the writing area – very busy diaries!

Block play was extended with the introduction of the wooden marble run.

Using our counting skills outdoors.

Helping prepare the garden for Autumn.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.