Blog by Tag: Understanding the World
Belonging
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This week in RE the Ducklings have been thinking about the clothes that we wear that might show that we 'belong' to a family, a group, a club or a community.
We enjoyed listening to a story called The Swirling Hijaab. It was all about a little Muslim girl and the special scarf that she and her…
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Understanding the World community R.E.
Does the biggest mean the heaviest?
The Ducklings have been exploring weight this week. They were set the challenge of finding out if the biggest of objects is always the heaviest!
They have had great fun exploring this idea and using their home made balance scales to check their predictions.
What do you think they…
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maths weight Understanding the World activemaths
Chinese New Year
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We have been finding out who celebrates Chinese New Year and how and when they celebrate it. We have read some Chinese New Year stories and watched some video clips of real families celebrating. We have compared this special celebration to celebrations that we might experience with our own…
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music dance Understanding the World Creative learning Chinese new year
Day and Night
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As part of our What can we see? topic, we have been learning about day and night. The children have made pictures, used models and even made videos to explain how we get our day and our night.
We read a lovely story by Oliver Jeffers called How to Catch a Star. It was all about a little boy who…
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World Creative learning
Bird watching
Don't forget to keep spotting the birds in your garden for the Big Garden and Big Schools' Bird Watch!
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big bird watch Understanding the World
Planet Creations
The Ducklings have been busy today creating their own planets. They had to think of a name for their planet and describe what it might like. They have come up with some really imaginative ideas including a planet made of lava and one of jelly!
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Understanding the World Creative learning
Our Solar System
Look at what Rupert might see if he was a space explorer! An amazing picture with lovely labels of our solar system.
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writing Understanding the World Creative learning
Space Facts Quiz
Darcy is enjoying testing her knowledge of space by answering questions on the space quiz. Did you manage to get the questions right and launch the rocket?!!
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Are we any better?
We have enjoyed exploring and handling household objects from the past. We have tried to guess what some of the strange objects are, the materials that they are made from and how they work. We also asked the question, 'Are we any better today?' We all agreed that having radiators to warm our…
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History Understanding the World
Finding information
The Ducklings enjoy reading a range of books, of their own choosing, for pleasure, but also as sources of information to help them find out more about a particular subject. Here the Ducklings are reading in the home corner to help them find out more about different families and how some of…
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reading Understanding the World Diwali
Rangoli patterns
We have made a rangoli pattern for our Diwali classroom.
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Understanding the World Creative learning
Bhangra Dancing
The Ducklings have enjoyed trying out some Bhangra dancing as part of finding out about Diwali. They were brilliant little movers!
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