We are continuing to think about Ourselves and what our bodies can do.
We have played tasting, touching, listening, looking and smelling games and linking our senses to the parts of the body we use.
We felt jelly and custard and described it as "cold" " slimy" and " gooey".
We smelled ginger, cinnamon and vanilla essence.
We listened to sounds around us and guessed what they were and tasted different fruits.
We also listened to the Five Senses song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXiyIGqliE&safe=active and joined in touching the right part of our body to match the sense. Why not try singing along at home?
We have started our busy fingers sessions which builds up our finger strength and control ready for writing.
We have used some of our busy fingers sessions to consolidate our maths learning, using and making shapes, describing them and naming them.
We had another visit from Ben, who played a chasing game with us, where some of us pretended to be rabbits with tails, and the rest of us had to chase the rabbits and catch their tails ( bibs stuck down the back of our shirts). This game warmed us up nicely for practising football skills and learning to strike with the laces so that we shot the ball into the goal with greater precision.
Here are some of the other activities we have been up to:
Making music with the lentils and pasta and using the language of capacity - full, half full, empty.
Using number jigsaws to count and match number to amount.
Making play dough faces, naming facial features and talking about how we look the same and different from each other and our families.
Counting animals
Making shape collages with the magnetic shapes and using the opportunity to describe and match shapes.
Next week, French day is on Monday October 2nd. The children will be listening to French songs and rhymes, making French flags and tasting croissants. Your child may wear red, white and blue instead of their school uniform on this day. Ooh la la!
Next week we are learning about Autumn and the changes around us. You could draw your child's attention to the colours of the leaves on the trees and what has fallen from the trees (acorns, conkers and leaves). Your child could bring in some autumnal objects to show us and leave in our investigation area.
Happy hunting!
