Bears
- 03/10/23
All About Me
Our topic for our first half-term is All About Me. It is a perfect start as we get to know our new Bears, as they settle into school and make new friends. We are building our class community, and we are embracing our uniqueness and individuality too. We started our to...Read Full Story - 22/07/23
Mad About Dinosaurs
Inspired by the colourful, rhyming picture book Mad About Dinosaurs, the Bears finished their first year in school discovering dinosaur fossils and identifying dinosaurs. We played in a dinosaur museum role play and ventured into a dinosaur habitat on our small world. We pract...Read Full Story - 08/07/23
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
As part of our All Creatures Great and Small topic, we were introduced to a colourful but very hungry caterpillar. On our small world we retold and sequenced The Very Hungry Caterpillar story and in role play, we were scientists identifying, classifying and grouping minibeasts. Most of our mi...Read Full Story - 24/06/23
Our Trip to the Farm
On a hot sunny day, filled with excitement, the Bears boarded the coach to take us to Barleylands Farm. We were off on our first school trip. On arrival, we set down our packed lunches in the large Barleylands Barn where we would eat lunch. Then we began the general...Read Full Story - 24/06/23
The Enormous Turnip
We began our new topic All Creatures Great and Small with the Russian folk tale The Enormous Turnip. In role play, we have shopped and worked in a farm shop, learning about vegetables and farm shop products while developing our concept of money, creating price labels and working a cash till. On smal...Read Full Story - 31/05/23
Come Outside - The Tiny Seed
The Tiny Seed is a beautifully descriptive book that describes the journey of a seed as it survives through the seasons, to grow into a giant flower. It was the perfect finale for our Come Outside topic. Inspired by Eric Carle's front cover illustration, we recreated our own tiny se...Read Full Story - 13/05/23
Celebrating the King's Coronation
It is the King's coronation day and while the King is feeling rather nervous, Colin the king's dog, grabs the crown and runs away. The Bears have enjoyed learning about our coronation history and traditions, our royal family and the London landmarks, through the coronation caper - The K...Read Full Story - 30/04/23
Come Outside - Jasper's Beanstalk
We start our summer term with a new topic - Come Outside. Our classroom is looking lush and green with leaves, beanstalks and beautiful blossom trees. Our first story to explore is Jasper's Beanstalk written by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen. Jasper is a frustrated garde...Read Full Story - 01/04/23
Traditional Tales - Little Red Riding Hood
The Big Bad Wolf is back in our last traditional tale Little Red Riding Hood. Our role-play became Granny's cottage as we took on the character roles of Little Red Riding Hood, Granny, the Wolf and the Woodcutter. On small world we retold the traditional tale using a forest scene, Granny's c...Read Full Story - 01/04/23
Traditional Tales - Goldilocks and the Three Bears
No Big Bad Wolf in our next traditional tale, instead we have a golden haired girl on the rampage, breaking furniture and eating other people's food. Enter Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Our role-play area transformed into Three Bears cottage. Then one morning, our Bears arrived to scho...Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Traditional Tales - The Three Little Pigs
We started our Traditional Tales topic with the story of The Three Little Pigs. We discussed how a traditional tale is usually an old story that has been passed down for many years. There can be different versions, but usually some details remain the same, and there are often good and bad characters...Read Full Story - 05/03/23
World Book Day
On Monday, we received a visit from author and illustrator Emma Lazell. We started the day with an assembly. Emma shared her love for books, her journey to become an author and illustrator and the stories she has created. Later in the classroom, we watched, listened and drew along as Emma showe...Read Full Story