We started our topic of minibeasts this week and have used it as a context for learning across much of the curriculum.
Brodie enjoyed hunting for minibeasts in the playground in the rain on Tuesday. He particularly liked the green caterpillar he found.
In maths we have been learning about symmetry and Stephen enjoyed painting a symmetrical butterfly. Findlay enjoyed using a laptop game to match symmetrical shapes and Ciara enjoyed using the 2d shapes to create a symmetrical butterfly (see photos below).
We read ‘The bad tempered ladybird’ and then wrote our own stories about a bad tempered minibeast and thought about what another creature could say to make the minibeast happy. Kaila enjoyed writing her story about a grumpy spider who ended up happy because a butterfly said it could share her bugs.
In number, P2s have been practicing counting forwards and backwards to solve addition and subtraction problems and Elyse has enjoyed this. P1s have been learning how to write numbers up to 5 and practcing counting using active activities and laptop games.
The most fun thing I did this week was looking outside for minibeasts. Our group found ladybirds and I found a slug and a snail.
I enjoyed reading your stories about the The Bad Tempered Mini Beasts! So many kind things you found for the animals to say to your chosen mini beast to make them happy.