Blog by Mrs Stock
A visit from a nurse.
George’s mummy came in and talked to us about her job. She was wearing her uniform and she showed us some of the things she used.
When at work she may wear an apron, gloves and a mask, to help stop the spread of bugs, which make people poorly. She also showed us how she was trained to wash…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 17 November 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Action words
This week we are using verbs to describe what the person in the picture is doing. The verbs we have covered are, walking, swimming, eating, drinking, sleeping, painting, running, jumping, crying, laughing, sitting, brushing, washing, skipping and cutting.
Some children just named the action and…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 14 November 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Counting out stars
The children have been choosing a firework, saying the number on the firework and then counting out the correct number of stars. It is really tricky to keep track of how many you have counted, especially as the numbers get bigger. Some children just did numbers to 5 but one or two managed to go…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 9 November 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Firework Pictures
This week we are using paint, glitter, and toilet rolls to create pictures of the fireworks we have seen over the holidays.
The children have also been recalling their experiences to us.
To see more pictures please click on the link to the gallery: …
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 7 November 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Creative learning communication language
Scarecrow Mark Making
This week on the mark making table we are colouring and tracing the patterns on the scarecrow. Miss Taylor and I are looking to see how each child holds their pencil. The majority of the children appear to show a preference for their right hand, some haven’t full made up their mind yet and a…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 10 October 2022
Category: Little Chicks
fine motor Physical development mark making
Making Binoculars
The senses we are learning about this week are sight and touch. The children are making binoculars to look through and see what they can see.
The children were given tubes, string, ribbon, scissors, tape, dabbers, hole punch, stapler, crayons, wool and wax crayons to create and decorate their…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 3 October 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Sorting Jewels
This week we are looking at 2D shapes. We are sorting the 'King's Jewels' according to shape.
We are very impressed with the children's ability to name some common 2D shapes such as heart, circle, star, triangle, square and oval.
I wonder if you can find some 2D shapes at home and send me…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 3 October 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Cutting skills
This week we are looking at how well we can use a pair of scissors to cut along a line.
Some of us needed a little support to get the correct hold but once this was achieved everyone managed to cut the paper and even cut along the line.
Well done Little Chicks!
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Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 3 October 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Grandparents Afternoon
This afternoon we welcomed Grandparents into EYFS to come and join in our activities and see what we do at Little Chicks.
They .......
Read stories to us.
helped us play games on the interactive board.
watched us draw pictures.
played shops.
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After we…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 3 October 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Fun with shapes
This week we are looking at 2D shapes and seeing if we can match them. This afternoon we had the large glitter shapes out and the children not only matched the shapes but also used them to create patterns and pictures.
I was also very impressed with some children's ability to name some of the…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 26 September 2022
Category: Little Chicks
My Favourite Meal
This week we are looking at the senses, smell and taste. The children are recreating their favourite meal using, felt tips, tissue paper, wax crayons, gummed paper, crepe paper and crayons on a paper plate.
The children chose the different types of media they wanted to use and shaped and then…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 26 September 2022
Category: Little Chicks
Fun in the Rain!
Little Chicks and Ducklings had fun in the rain this afternoon!
We first made sure we all had on our puddle suits and wellies. It took us a while and some of us need to practise putting on our puddle suit, but once we were all ready we headed out onto the playground to jump and dance in the…
Posted by /blog/author/jstock/page:4 on 22 September 2022
Category: Little Chicks