Blog by Mrs Catterall
Measuring length
We have been using different objects to measure the length of our friends.
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Ordering by length
Today the Ducklings have been sorting and ordering different objects according to their length.
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Making trains
The Ducklings have been making junk model trains and enjoying reading the story The Train Ride.
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Measuring
Today we counted how many hands or feet long our talking partners were. We tried to estimate first and then checked by counting.
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Traffic surveys
The Ducklings have been watching the traffic passing by our school and recording what they found on tally charts. They recorded the colour of the vehicles or the different types of vehicle.
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maths data handling Understanding the World
Shape vehicles
The Ducklings have been using 2D shapes to create vehicles.
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The Journey Home From Grandpa's
The Ducklings have enjoyed reading the lovely story 'The Journey Home From Grandpa's.' They then pretended to be the family in the car and the rest of the class asked them lots of different questions!Category: Ducklings
reading stories drama Creative learning Role-play
Mud Bike
A big thank you to Freddie ( and his dad!) for bringing in his mud bike to show to the class. He was able to tell us lots about it!
Look at the photo gallery here....https://www.carletongreen.lancs.sch.uk/admin/galleries/view/25662
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World
Pancake Day
The Ducklings enjoyed reading and following a recipe, making pancakes and eating them with lots of different yummy healthy toppings! Which topping was your favourite?
Look at the photo gallery here...https://www.carletongreen.lancs.sch.uk/photo-galleries/ducklings-celebrate-shrove-tuesday
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Understanding the World Pancake day
All aboard the reading train!
The Ducklings and Miss Kerrane have been busy creating a train for the reading area this week. It has certainly proved very popular and has encouraged the children to enjoy reading books of different kinds!
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Transport PE
The lovely weather has meant we were able to do PE outside again this week. We explored moving like different vehicles and used the colours of traffic lights to tell us when to stop, go, slow down or speed up!
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Investigating Distance travelled
The Ducklings have been investigating sending vehicles down ramps to see which vehicle can travel the furthest distance. They then came up with the idea of checking by measuring. They were able to describe what effect changing the steepness of the ramps made or the type of vehicle that they used.
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