Blog by Tag: English

Following on from our work on the Naughty Bus, today the children worked independently to build their own road and then placed passengers at the bus stop waiting for the bus. A lovely example of children developing their skills through child initiated play, highlighting the importance of allowing…

After reading Naughty Bus the children decided to create their own bus in their independent learning. More and more children were finding chairs to pull up so that they could have a place on the bus.  The children began singing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ song.  

Today in class we practiced grammar with a twist.

The children worked in small groups to answer a range of grammar questions whilst one of the group was secretly a ‘traitor’ trying to fool them by choosing the incorrect answer.

This week, we have been creating poems based around Norse mythology.

The children explored the classroom adding noun phrases, similes and metaphors relating to each animal, object, setting or character.

They then took those ideas and used them to form their poems.

This week we have started our new book ‘Naughty Bus’. We have explored some of the famous landmarks in London as part of our work.  The children have loved taking this into provision and building their own versions. 

We use our phonics knowledge to help us make and read words independently.  

Such lovely afternoons spent with our friends reading books and enjoying each others company.  #specialtimes

Our nursery is full of invitations to play, learn, investigate and explore but first thing in the morning we vary what we have out on our carpet area. Recently, the children have loved mark making and exploring shape on large sheets of paper.

This week in our literacy work, the children have joined the Drawing Club! Our Drawing Club has been based on the book ‘The Christmas Pine’ and the aim is to spark the children’s imagination and develop language through creating “magic codes” like letters or words into their drawings. First we…

The week we have been reading the Christmas Pine. The book tells the story of a Norwegian pine tree chosen to be the annual Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The story’s meaning symbolises peace and friendship as the tree is a gift from Norway to the UK. This week the children designed their own…

Year 1-English-Command words
 

We have had lots of fun today learning about command words in English. We rolled the dice in pairs and followed the different commands. 

”clap your hands” “stamp your feet” “bend your knees”

Communication & Language, Physical Development, Literacy

We are reading ‘I’m Going to Eat This Ant’ by Chris Naylor which is a story about an anteater who is tired of eating ants all the time. This week the children have looked at different images and clips of anteaters. We then asked them to…