We have been learning al about different turns – full turn, half turn, quarter turn, three quarter turn. The children practically turned objects, shapes and themselves in different directions. We then looked at describing position and used the language left, right, forwards, backwards. They then followed directions to create a model using cubes. The children […]
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In Year 1 we have been learning all about multiplication and division. We have been counting in groups of 2’s, 5’s and 10’s using lots of different resources. We can recognise when a group is equal or not equal. We have been using stem sentences to explain our work – There are 20 apples. There
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What is Phonics?Children begin to learn phonics (sounds) in early years, both nursery and reception. Once children begin learning sounds, these sounds are used orally to identify and make words. They will then begin to learn the letters which make each of the sounds and these are used to read and spell words. What is
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In year 1, we were learning about different animals and we grouped them based upon what they eat: carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We investigated ‘animal poo’ and tried to figure out which type of animal it belongs to.
Pupil composed a piece of music using long and short sounds. Then they played it on a percussion instrument.
This term we are learning how to compare and measure length and height. We are learning to use and understand the language of length such as long, longer, short, shorter, tall, taller. We are also learning to understand that height is a type of length. We have really enjoyed measuring lots of different items in
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