What we have learnt so far… 18 th – 29 th September 2017 ZooLab Visit We had a visit from Zoolab, where ranger Joe, introduced us to various creatures including an African land snail, a giant millipede, a tarantula, a hissing cockroach, a rat and a hermit crab. Apart from the tarantula and hermit crab, the children were allowed to either hold or touch each creature. 3 Little Pigs Danger Detectives Learning – developing concentration, learning how to hold creatures, finding out about creatures and how they live, listening, asking questions, developing confidence, learning new vocabulary, following instructions, waiting for their turn. The children decided to build a house of straw one day, which was followed the following day with a house of sticks and one of bricks. As they built each house, they were able to re- tell the story, taking turns to play the different characters and then demolishing the houses when they became the wolf! Learning – literacy skills – remembering and re-calling, supporting other children to help them tell the story; working together as a team; physical skills in building; mathematics – measuring, talking about heights and sizes, using mathematical language – more, enough etc; using positional language – next to, on top of, behind etc; creativity and imagination

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What we have learnt so far… 18th – 29th September 2017

ZooLabVisit WehadavisitfromZoolab,whererangerJoe,introducedustovariouscreaturesincludinganAfricanlandsnail,agiantmillipede,atarantula,ahissingcockroach,aratandahermitcrab.Apart

fromthetarantulaandhermitcrab,thechildrenwereallowedtoeitherholdortoucheachcreature.

3LittlePigs

Danger Detectives

Learning–developingconcentration,learninghowtoholdcreatures,findingoutaboutcreaturesandhowtheylive,listening,askingquestions,developingconfidence,learningnewvocabulary,followinginstructions,waitingfortheirturn.

Thechildrendecidedtobuildahouseofstrawoneday,whichwasfollowedthefollowingdaywithahouseofsticksandoneofbricks.Astheybuilteachhouse,theywereabletore-tellthestory,takingturnstoplaythedifferentcharactersandthendemolishingthehouseswhentheybecamethewolf!Learning–literacyskills–rememberingandre-calling,supportingotherchildrentohelpthemtellthestory;workingtogetherasateam;physicalskillsinbuilding;mathematics–measuring,talkingaboutheightsandsizes,usingmathematicallanguage–more,enoughetc;usingpositionallanguage–nextto,ontopof,behindetc;creativityandimagination

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PlantingaBeanWefoundabeanpodwhichthefarmstaffhaddropped,soweguessedwhatwouldbeinsideitandthenopenedituptofindout.Wetalkedabouthowitcouldbeusedandwhetheritcouldbeeatenraw.Onechildwantedtoplantit,sowediscussedwhatplantsneedtogrow.Weplaceditinaclearpotwithkitchentowels,watereditandhaveplaceditinalightareatofindoutwhatitdoes.Learning–discoveringandfindingoutaboutplants,sharingourknowledgeastowhattheyneedtogrow,usinglanguagetoinformanddiscuss

DinosaurWorldsTherehasbeenagreatinterestindinosaursthislastweek,sothechildrencutdownsomewillowstemsandleavestomakeadinosaurworldinthesandpit.Laterintheweek,weheldatalkingtimeactivitywherethechildrenwereabletostandonacut-outofatriceratopsfootandexamineareproductionofaT-rexclawandatriceratopstooth.Learning–usingimagination,beingcreative,discussingideas,adaptingtheirworkandmakingchanges,measuringskills,comparingsizes(offootprints,teethandhands),listening,sharingideas

UsingFoodImaginativelyWehadsomesparefennelfrondswhichthechildrenusedtopaintwithandalsotouseintheirimaginativeplayinthemudkitchen.Somechildrencutthefennelwithaplasticknifeanduseditintheir‘recipe’,orplaceditintheplay‘fridge’.Somechildrenusedrecipecardswehaveandtalkedaboutwhattheyneededtomaketheirdishandwhattheyweregoingtoputinnext.Otherchildrendugupabeetrootinthevegetablepatch,examiningsomeofthe

cropsgrowingsuchasthesizeofthepumpkins.TheythenhelpedtocutthebeetrootintoquartersandusedittomakemarksordrawpicturesonthewoodentableLearning-showinganunderstandingofhowtostoresomefoodsandwhatyoucandowiththem,finemotorskills–cutting,painting,gripping,tearingetc,discoveringcrops,comparingsizes,mark-makingandearlywritingskills,talkingabouthalf,quarterand

CourgetteCakesThechildrenwerecompletelyinvolvedwitheverytaskfromscrapingandpeelingthecourgette,toweighingtheotheringredients,tousinganelectricmixerandplacingthemixtureinthecakecasesLearning–weights,measures,comparingtextures,lookingatarecipe-learningthatprintcarriesmeaning,ICT–usingthewhiskcorrectly,listeningandfollowinginstructions