We’ve attempted Stage 4 of bucket time. This is where each person is given a box, with a simple activity in, to take to the table. They complete the activity at the table and then show it to the teacher. So far, we have tried sticking stickers onto paper and using tubes of icing to squeeze onto a plain biscuit. We will continue to practice with similar activities!

This term, we’ve been reading ’Handa’s Surprise’. We used our senses to explore the fruits from the book and matched the animals to fruit that they take!

In the forest area, we collected natural materials for our nature tray! We are practising the makaton signs for ‘leaf’ and ‘tree’.

We practised pouring water and we explored filling and emptying containers. We saw what ‘empty’ and ‘full’ look like.

We made Father’s Day cards during bucket time! We took turns to stick a yellow ‘yolk’ onto our cards.

On number day, we engaged in a range of activities including numicon, number blocks stickers and numbered stepping stones! We listened to some songs on Ten Town and counted using

In Summer 2, we will read Handa’s Surprise and We’re Going on a Lion Hunt. We will explore all our senses, including tasting fruit, and we will learn the names of some of the animals in the book.

We have been using PE resources, including hoops, balls, beanbags and skipping ropes, to build up our awareness of the space around us and others. We have practised aiming and throwing, and showing control of our actions.

We have been taking part in group activities including: music sessions, parachute time and sharing books and new toys. We have exchanged interactions when exploring the resources in tuff trays and practised communicating with each other through sharing and turn-taking.

This term, we have been building up our confidence in the water. We have used floats and toys when going swimming and practised moving around the pool safely.

Our topic this term is ‘Down in the Jungle’. We have named different animals and accessed art activities, such as painting and colouring. We decorated binoculars with stickers and used them to look for animals in the jungle!

During Stage 3 of bucket time, we take turns to complete a simple activity. Some of our bucket time activities have included: catching bubbles, fishing magnetic fish and waving a flag for St George’s Day. We’re able to practise waiting, listening for our name, watching others take their turns, following instructions and stopping when our turn has finished.

We read ‘the colour monster’ and took part in a range of activities linked to the book. We had sensory tuff trays with materials and sensory bottles to explore. We also had colourful spaghetti, stickers and colour monsters to play with! Some of us decorated cupcakes. We had some of our favourite books out over this week.

We made Mother’s Day cards by cutting the end of a piece of celery and printing flower shapes! Happy Mother’s Day!

We have been exploring shape using lots of different resources, including magnetic shapes, puzzles, a post box, joining cubes and giant numicon!

We went swimming this week! We had a range of objects in the pool, including floats and toys. We practised moving our arms and kicking our legs in the water to get around the pool.

This week, our Makaton sign was ‘ice’. We felt how cold ice is when we played with it in a tuff tray, along with some penguins! We also explored sensory snow scenes.

We joined in with ‘dough disco’ to develop our fine motor skills. We used different movements, such as squeezing and rolling, to change the shape of the play dough.

We went into the forest on Tuesday afternoon! We explored the nature in winter and noticed how the trees had no leaves!

We enjoyed our Friday afternoon ICT hour! We practised choosing apps and we shared some interactions with each other.

Our new topic is ‘Penguins and Polar Bears’. The weekly Makaton signs that we will be focusing on are: Cold, Ice, Polar Bear, Penguin, Snow.