Blog by Tag: reading | Carleton Green Community Primary School

Blending and reading words

The Ducklings have only learnt a few phonemes (sounds) so far, but already they are able to use these to blend sounds together and read some words independently.

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reading phonics

Phoneme spotting

We love learning new phonemes (sounds) and spotting them and finding them around the classroom.

Category: Ducklings

reading phonics

The Life cycle of the Caterpillar was complete and today Little Chicks and Ducklings set them free into their habitat with hope that they will stay in the local area as it a flowered environment. The children were amazed at the life cycle and have been observing throughout the process.

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reading science outdoor learning Life cycles

CCVC word hunt

It was 'Game on!' last week, when the Ducklings were set the challenge of finding all of the CCVC words hidden around the classroom.

Get them to explain to you what a CCVC word is and to give you an example!

stop trap frog

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reading phonics

A giant? In our classroom?

The children were very surprised to find giant footprints, beanstalk leaves, a large golden egg, coins and feather all around the classroom. Who could have possibly made such a mess? And why?

The children looked at and thought carefully about the clues and concluded that it was the giant from…

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Elephant watch me grow

Little Chicks have been looking at non-fiction books, learning that they are books with facts and information. As we are learning about the Savannah and the animals today we looked at the DK book Elephants.

In the hall Little Chicks danced to Elephants have wrinkles, Nellie the…

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nonfiction reading dance rhythm

Homework at the beach

Look at this fabulous idea from one of our Ducklings! Doing their reading and phonics homework in the sunshine and fresh air at the beach. Well done J!

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reading phonics

World Book Day

The children have been very excited to share their costumes, stories and excitement with one another for World Book Day in EYFS.

We have drawn and written about our favourite places to read, designed front covers for our favourite books and shared our books and stories as part of topic…

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reading world book day

World Book Day in EYFS

The children have been very excited to share their costumes, stories and excitement with one another for World Book Day in EYFS.

We have drawn and written about our favourite places to read, designed front covers for our favourite books and shared our books and stories as part of topic…

Category: Ducklings

reading

Handa's Surprise

Little Chicks are learning about warm climates as part of this learning we have read Handa's Surprise we have looked at the different fruits and animals in the story. We looked at the setting in Africa and will learn about the country throughout the week.

Throughout the week Little Chicks will…

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reading pshe science Understanding the World story

Emotions and feelings

Little Chicks have been looking at their emotions and feelings each day we have read a different story and then discussed the way we feel with different emotions.