Pattern

During week before half term, the children have been exploring and recreating their own patterns.

On the tree using pastels.

Jorge's repeating pattern tie.

Even using letters.

Charlotte counted in twos, making a number pattern.

Chinese New Year

As part of our topic of celebrations, we learnt about Chinese new year. The children were especially interested in the dragon dances. I brought in my very own dragon from home (a bearded dragon).

 This inspired Dylan to make his very own Chinese dragon.

"It doesn't need any wings, it doesn't fly."

We also listened to some music and the children made their own ribbons for the ribbon dancing.

The children also enjoyed tasting the noodles and prawn crackers.

 The children collaborated to get the house clean for Chinese new year.

3D Shape

After looking at 2D shapes, we looked at 3D shapes. We found out about cubes, pyramids, cones, cuboids, cylinders and spheres.

The children investigated which shapes could roll and which ones couldn't.

A cylinder!

A cube!

The brick is a cylinder.

Kai made a house of shapes.

Mouse Shapes

I read the children the story 'Mouse Shapes'.

 

 

The children were inspired to make their own shape pictures.

 

More 2D shape fun

The children have spent another week investigating 2D shapes.

 

Making them with rubber bands on the geoboards.

Making them out of straws

We also went on a shape hunt around the classroom.

Squares in the tennis racket

Rectangles and circles.

A well spotted semi-circle!

The cushion is a square!

 

Hanukkah

On Monday, we learnt about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, as part of our celebrations topic. The children enjoyed playing with the dreidels in the afternoon.

 

 



Kandinsky

Linked to our learning on 2D shapes, we looked at the work of the Russian artist, Kandinsky. Some children experimented with watercolour paints to produce an interpretation of one of Kandinsky's paintings.

 

 

The finished result, when everyone's work had been combined.