Show Time

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Show Time!

Taking part in a dance show at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Very brave to dance on the big stage.

We danced to Chu-Chi Face from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

I danced to Truly Scrumptious from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

  

What beautiful costumes. Well…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 12 October 2021

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Throwing and Catching

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One of our outdoor activities this week is to practise our throwing and catching skills. I have to say we do have some children who are very good at it!

  

The children then had a go at bouncing a ball, this was a lot harder!!

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 6 October 2021

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Comparing quantities

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This week we are comparing two sets of objects and saying which has more or less.

We have also been seeing if we can spot when the sets have the same amount.

Little Chicks are also learning to recognise the numbers 1-5 and count out the given amount of conkers from a large…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 6 October 2021

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Body Percussion

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Today we have been seeing what different sounds we can make using our bodies. We used our feet to stomp, stamp and tap.

We used our hands to clap and tap, our fingers to click with (that was really hard!). We found we could make sounds using by tapping our hand to our mouths as we breathed…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 4 October 2021

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Being Helpful

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We have had some super little helpers, helping to wash and dry the pots after this mornings snack.

 

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 30 September 2021

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A Busy Monday Morning

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We have had a busy Monday morning!

We have been counting out a given amount of objects.

  

We have been talking about the things a baby can do and bathing the dolls.

    

Imaginative play

  

Playing instruments in time to the rhymes we sang.

    

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 27 September 2021

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Monday morning outdoor learning

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Little Chicks have made the most of this lovely sunny Monday morning. 

We have been very busy sorting shapes.

       We can also sort by colour.

 Keeping our outdoor area tidy by sweeping up the leaves.

  Gone fishing!

 

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 20 September 2021

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Little Chicks and Ducklings Den Building

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We had lots of fun this afternoon out on the field den building. The children used poles and connectors to create a frame which they then covered with a ground sheet.

      

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 15 September 2021

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Using scissors

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This week we have been learning how to use a pair of scissors safely. It can be a tricky task to cut along a line for little hands! Little Chicks have tried really hard and quite a few have mastered the skill. We all still have all our fingers too!!!

       

Well done Little…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 15 September 2021

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Finding Frogs

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This afternoon we went out to the den building area with the intention of building den but, in the long grass we found some frogs! Mrs Stock and Mrs Richardson managed to catch some so that we could look at them.

      At first we put the frogs into a box but they kept jumping out! So we found…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 14 September 2021

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Outdoor Learning

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This mornings weather didn't put off Little Chicks from learning outside. They enjoy making mud pies in the mud kitchen!

    

Drawing on the painting window.

      

We tried really hard to balance and step from one dome to the next!!

Please can you ensure your child has wellies and…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 13 September 2021

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Camp Fire

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Some of our Little Chicks had great fun pretend playing camp fires this afternoon.

"Mrs Stock we're making a camp fire."

"Why do you need a fire?"

"Cos it's a hot day."

"So why do you need a fire on a hot day."

"Make marshmallows."

  

"J...., you can help us find…

Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:10 on 8 September 2021

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