We have had a busy couple of weeks in P2B!
In Literacy, we have been learning the sounds ‘tr’, ‘bl’ and ‘cl’. We made our own ‘tr’ mind maps, highlighted ‘tr’ words in a postcard, drew and wrote ‘bl’ words and wrote sentences in our jotters and made ‘cl’ words on our magnetic boards. Some of us have also been learning the sounds ‘oa’, ‘ow’, ‘ng’ and ‘nk’.
In Numeracy and Mathematics we finished our learning on numbers to 100. Last week we looked at counting on in twos and identifying odd and even numbers. We also learned to estimate numbers on a number line and to round numbers to the nearest 10. This week we revised all of our learning within numbers to 100 and then we started to learn about 2D shapes. We learned to recognise different 2D shapes and we used our knowledge to complete a Halloween haunted house 2D picture. We also discussed the properties of 2D shapes.
In Number Talks, we have been exploring ‘Number Sense’. Miss Harrison has been showing us an image and we have been estimating how many objects are in the container. After our initial estimates, Miss Harrison has then shared with us another three images of the same container but with a different amount in each. We have been using our number sense to compare the quantities in each container and we have been sharing with our learning partners how we got our estimates.
Last week we concluded our IDL focus on the seashore. We used what we had learned to create our own postcards from the seaside. We created seashore pictures on the front of our postcards and then we used our knowledge of the physical features of the seashore and coastal wildlife to write a message about what we saw at the seaside.
In Literacy this week we have been looking at the story ‘Funnybones’. On Monday afternoon we completed a Short Read lesson. Miss Harrison read us the story and then on the Promethean board there was part of the story but with some words missing! We had to work out what word should go in the empty space and read over the text to make sure that it made sense.
In Writing, we created our own imaginative ‘Funnybones’ stories. We discussed the main events in the story and created our own ideas about other places that big skeleton, little skeleton and dog skeleton could have gone. We thought that they could have gone to a fun fair, soft play, Dobbies, a haunted house, a restaurant or crazy golf! To plan our writing, we drew pictures of the skeletons in their new setting. On Wednesday, we used our plans to write our own imaginative stories. We made sure that we included the main characters, used capital letters and full stops and included three or four interesting sentences describing where our skeletons went. We worked really hard on our writing and Miss Harrison was very impressed with our stories.
This week we have been using chalk, crepe paper, tissue paper and art straws to make Halloween pictures during play. On Thursday afternoon we went to the PTA Spooky Event. Mr Wells read us a spooky story, we played the corners game, we danced to some spooky songs, we played a game called ‘Dress the Mummy’ and we had juice and a snack. We really enjoyed our afternoon and wearing our spooky costumes!
Thank you for reading our blog post. We hope that you have a lovely weekend.
P2B and Miss Harrison xxx
