Blog by Tag: Understanding the World
Summer
Our new theme of learning, for the next few weeks is summer. The Ducklings have been exploring the changes to an ice lolly on the investigation table.
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Our trip to the Vehicle Museum
The Ducklings had the most amazing trip to The British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland . They got to learn about engines and vehicles from the past, got to go on some amazing and unusual vehicles and do activities related to the things they had.
The children loved every moment, and to…
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The Commercial Vehicle Museum
We had a fabulous time at the vehicle museum today. The children were all amazing and so well behaved. They loved finding out about all of the different vehicles, their purpose, what they were made of, how old they were and how they were powered.
The best bits were of course our coach ride and…
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A Sikh Visitor
On Friday, we had a visit from Kash from Building Bridges, to talk to us about her Sikh faith. The children learnt lots about the Sikh traditions.
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A message by boat
As part of science week the whole school are doing investigations to pass on a message. The Ducklings explored sending their message across water. They had to create a boat and think about the materials they would need for this and how to get their boat to move. Once across the water a friend…
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A visit from The Bird Man
What a wonderful treat we had this week when we had a visit from Alan, also know as 'The Bird Man'. We got to meet a hawk, an eagle and a barn owl, learning all about their habitats, what food they eat and how they are adapted to hunt and survive. The even got to show off their amazing wings when…
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Connecting with the Outdoor environment
As part of Science week we have been connecting with our outdoor spaces to explore which creatures share these spaces with us. We found so many minibeasts, some in unexpected places, and loved finding out about their habitat.
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Making Connections
Our topic during Science week this week is exploring the concept of 'Making Connections'. The children have loved going outside and exploring and connecting with our immediate environment. We have been discussing the animals and insects that we might see in our surroundings.
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Bits and Bobs
The Ducklings have been using magnets to find out which bits from the tool shad are magnetic or not and sorting them. They have also been using their funky fingers to match the right nut to each bolt which was quite tricky and fiddly!
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Understanding the World Funky Fingers Science week 2023
Nature Detectives
The Ducklings have loved talking about the different habitats we might find around our school and what we might find living there. They looked under logs and rocks, in our pond, on the field and in the flower beds to see what living things they could find. They found worms, earwigs, spiders, ants,…
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Bird Man
Little Chicks had a visit from Alan the Bird man, Alan showed different types of birds of prey.
Hawk from the breed harris called Sybal.
Sybal comes from Mexico
Sybal is a carnivore and hunts for prey, she has no teeth so will swallow her prey. Sybal weighs 1kg and will lay four…
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Bird Man Visit
The Ducklings and Little Chicks loved our visitor Alan Ames (AKA The Birdman) today. He brought with him a hawk, a barn owl and the most spectacular bald eagle. They listened well and learnt lots of amazing facts. Ask them to tell you what they have learnt.
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