This week in Rabbit Class, the children have started to think about the farm.
They have started to think about the 'jobs' on the farm and why a farmer has such an important job to do.
They came up with a list of jobs that a farmer has to do.
'Clean the animals, to keep them healthy and safe'
'Get up really early to collect the eggs from the chickens'
Sheer the sheep!'
Muck out the pigs!
'Plant and harvest crops'
Use machines to get the vegetables and milk the cows!'
In turn, they explored what this meant for them and how important it is for a farmer to do his job to ensure that we have enough fruit, vegetables, meat and milk. Not only that but we need animals for the materials that we wear and what keeps us warm in the Winter!
They used phonics knowledge to write their ideas into a well formed caption or sentence, promoting independence as we approach the transition into key stage one.
In the library, children explored the meaning of non fiction texts and found our the differences between them and fictional stories. They enjoyed gathering information from them and using their iPads to research some more!
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To support their learning and to help their imaginations grow, they used the text 'What the Ladybird heard' which is based on a fictional farm. The story allowed for the children to explore morals when two pesky thieves planned on stealing the fine prize cow!
The children used role play to recall the story and to remember the beginning, middle and end of the story. They designed their own farm and labelled the characters, and spoke to their friends throughout, discussing their opinions and finding a lot of the story quite comical as they discussed the way that the Ladybird was super clever and formed a plan with the animals, using his amazing listening skills to catch the thieves out!
In maths, children used ladybirds to consolidate their learning on odds and evens and as an introduction to doubling. Children excelled in this and they loved the practical maths activities using their ladybird cushions from 1-10. So many of the children can now talk about doubles with confidence.
In PSHE they used 'Chinese whispers' to pass on a message, just as the ladybird passed on he plan to the animals. All of the session, they expressed their morals and explored the true meaning of the story when thinking about taking something that is not yours. They passed messages around the circle such as 'you cannot steal', 'its not fair', its wrong to take things'.
In Music, the children learned the 'What the Ladybird Heard' song- ready to perform next week. They practised their listening skills and even practised using instruments- thinking of the different sounds made and keeping in time.
Children will continue to think about the jobs of a farmer in different seasons next week. ( And also have a tasty treat on Shrove Tuesday, introducing the importance of different religions and celebrations as we approach Lent.)