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As our Exit Point to our ‘Toys’ topic, KS1 visited Abbey House Museum. We wanted to learn more about old and new toys and Abbey House Museum have a fantastic toy museum which we could explore. After embarking on a very exciting coach trip (always a highlight) we spent the day accessing toy workshops, exploring …
As part of our topic learning, the children have been learning about the evolution of toys. We have focused on 3 centuries from the 19th century through to present day. We used a simple timeline to identify which elements of this time were ‘within living memory’ and ‘beyond living memory.’ We learnt that in the …
In Maths, we have been learning about place value and have been comparing numbers within 10. Using the vocabulary of ‘greater than’ and ‘fewer than’, the children sorted numbers accordingly. Some children completed a dominoes investigation whereas others had to pick up an amount of objects and, using their mathematical skills, identify which image had …
Today, our Year 2 children used their knowledge on place value to add multiples of 10 to a number. The children worked with practical apparatus initially and once they were confident, moved on to adding using pictorial representations. The children demonstrated a fantastic understanding of our learning and impressed us with their enthusiasm.
In KS1, we have been designing and making our own toy cars. The purpose was to design and make a functional and appealing toy car which would carry a Lego figure. Our toy cars had to have a chassis, four wheels, two axles and a body. We used card, sellotape, glue, paper, wooden wheels and dowels. …
In KS1, we have been designing and making our own toy cars. The purpose was to design and make a functional and appealing toy car which would carry a Lego figure. Our toy cars had to have a chassis, four wheels, two axles and a body. We used card, sellotape, glue, paper, wooden wheels and dowels. …
Following on from their work in Reception, the children in Year 1 have a daily ‘shared reader’ lesson. Through these lessons, the children have a book for the week which focuses on the key sound being delivered in phonics lessons. The children read chorally, in pairs and develop their understanding of the text through comprehension. …
In maths today, the children in Years 1 and 2 have been learning about place value. Year 1 have been finding one less and Year 2 have been identifying tens and ones in a two digit number. The children have thoroughly enjoyed their practical maths session today where they utilised concrete apparatus to help them …
In art today, the children have been identifying the 3 primary colours – red, blue and yellow. Using these colours, the children then went on to mix the secondary colours – orange, purple and green.The children loved to experiment and recognised that whilst they were all mixing together the same colours, they were all creating …
In Maths today, the Year 1 children have been representing numbers to 10 in different ways. Having been given a picture, the children had to accurately count the number of objects, record the number, build it and draw it. The children thoroughly enjoyed investigating their numbers and did a fantastic job of working independently. Well …