A short and sweet week this week contained a walk to the field to see how it had changed since we had seen it in autumn 2 to learning the difference between fiction and non fiction texts!

The children returned full of fizz and excited about their Christmas holidays but after sharing what they were lucky to be given they got on to learning.

On the field they looked at changes, the children noticed all the leaves had fallen from the trees, the field was muddy and one child even saw a fox lurking in the bushes!

For maths we looked at numbers to 50 and helped to fill in the missing tiles on a snakes and ladder board to 50.

English this week we looked at the difference between fiction and non fiction texts. They children started to identify some of the features, such as a heading or a real life photograph.

We explored forces for science, looking at push pull when playing with toys.

Next week:
Topic – Terrific Toys

Maths – The children we will be learning how to count in 10s to 100. The children will begin by grouping objects in 10 and then place it above the 10 on the number line before counting in 10s.

English – We will continue to learn about non fiction texts and why they are important. The children will also be learning about the features of a non fiction text (heading, real life photographs, labels, paragraphs and questions) and being able to identify them on a page, as well as telling what they mean.

How can you help at home?

If you know your child is struggling with recognising numbers or counting reliably please practise this at home.

Find a non fiction text at home, can your child identify any of the following: heading, real life photographs, labels, paragraphs and questions.

Have a discussion about the toys you played with when you were younger. What were they made from? Can you think of any adjectives to describe what they were like? Did you have any toys that are similar to the ones your child has?