Blog by Tag: Understanding the World
Different places and maps
As part of exploring and understanding the world around them, the Ducklings have been looking at maps of different places and interpreting information from them. They have also been talking about the different features or 'things' that you might find in different places such as in a town, in the…
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geography Understanding the World
Thinking about Transport in the past and present
As part of our topic this week we have been looking at what transport was like for people in the past and discussing similarities, differences and changes we notice.
Ask your child to tell you how bicycles and cars have changes!
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History Understanding the World
Out and about surveying traffic
As part of this week's topic we have been thinking about a range of different vehicles we know and listened to 'We all go travelling by'. We went out onto the grass verge outside school to do a traffic survey. We talked about the vehicles we saw most of, and ones we didn't see at…
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maths English Speaking and Listening Understanding the World
Transport Old and New
The Ducklings have been using photographs as a source of information to compare vehicles past and present.
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Little Chicks Map of the world/ Britain and Ireland
Little Chicks had a look at the maps and looked at where we are and how they would travel to a destination.
Miss Taylor “Where did you travel and why?
Henry “On holiday park in an aeroplane there was a play area and trampolines and there was a park outside, a cave, arcade, Luigi mansion…
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holidays Understanding the World
Life of King Charles
The Ducklings have enjoyed finding out lots of facts about the life of King Charles III. They have been able to order some photographs to create a timeline of Charles' life so far.
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History Understanding the World
Exploring vehicles
The Ducklings have been exploring with vehicles out in the sunshine today. They have been finding out what happens when vehicles travel down a ramp with different surfaces and they have been printing with the different vehicle wheels to see what effects they create.
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Understanding the World Creative learning
Coronation
Today we were very lucky as Scarlett brought in some very old and precious newspaper supplements about the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. We were able to use these sources of information to talk about the upcoming coronation and to compare and contrast how things have changed. Thank you so much…
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History Understanding the World
Islam visitor
The Ducklings were very good at listening to our visitor Samina, talking about her Islam faith today. They even managed to answer some questions correctly from their prior learning.
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World R.E.
Goodbye to the Ducklings
Today we said 'Goodbye' to our beautiful ducklings as they go off to their forever home. We have loved learning about them, petting them, caring for them and hearing how happy and content they have been during their time with us.
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pshe Speaking and Listening Understanding the World
Our New Arrivals
Today, the Ducklings got to meet three of our newly hatched Ducklings called Honey, Rupert and Margot. They are teaching us lots about life cycles, as well as just simply being gorgeous! They are now out of the incubator and are currently living in their animal…
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science Life cycles Understanding the World
Minibeasts
The warmer weather is bringing out all of the mini-beasts in our garden and the children are loving observing them. Today, they found slugs, woodlice, snails and centipedes.
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