Hello and sorry for the blog delay – I was away for the weekend and no access to our school apps.

Anyway here is a very brief overview of some of the highlights of last week!  We started moving our OUT and ABOUT topic from the wintry weather to actually getting out and about – we focused on trains. We had a class discussion about trains,  stations and everything you might find or need on a train or in a station. The children were brilliant and came up with over 30 ideas – including the yellow line that you shouldn’t cross on the platform ‘ to keep you safe from the train line.’ We tried to incorporate as many of the children’s ideas as we could into our train role play area. The children made most of the resources they needed.

 

Painting the wheels for the train.

Painting the train.

Cutting out the tickets.

Eventually we had our very own train station.

Our stories for the week were The Little Red Train series of books by Benedict Blathwayt. They have fantastic illustrations, the children adore the stories and they inspired some lovely writing.  I can highly recommend them.

 

Of course the train track was out and the classroom turned into a huge track with multiple children, building and playing, using some fantastic language too. A few children said they had never been on a train – please do take your children on a quick train ride – they travel for free – show them the buffers, the tracks, signals, point and of course the yellow line on the platform!

Our fine motor work had the children weaving pipe cleaners  through colanders.The y all really enjoyed this and it is great for strengthening the muscles in the hands for letter formation.

 

 

We had a timed water tray activity – washing cars … it became quite competitive – it won’t be long until you can ask them to wash the family car!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This term we are doing  gym and last week we learnt pencil rolls and balances.

Sorry it’s brief – next blog at the weekend!

Thanks Erin Bibby