Purple Mash

Monday, 25 October 2010

Creative Development

Using 2D shapes to create pictures.

Sam visited us from the 'big school'.
She was really kind and helped us with
some fantastic art work for our walls.




Mathematical Development

Using our white boards to practice number formation.

Creating repeating patterns with colours and shapes.


Learning 2-digit numbers.

Investigating 2D shapes.


Creating our own repeating patterns.

Shape lotto.

2D shape jigsaws.



Colour by numbers.


Language, literacy and communication

Having fun working on letter formation.


Jolly Phonics. Letter recognition and formation.

Enjoying fiction and non-fiction books.

Using our threading letters helps us develop our fine motor
skills and letter recognition and formation.

We have been looking at stories with predictable,
patterned language in our book corners.

Re-capping the sounds we have covered so far.

Using a variety of writing implements
on our mark making table.

Working on writing patterns.


Beginning to write using dictation of sounds.


Sunday, 17 October 2010

Other images of the week.




Mathematical Development


Using the 'Beebot'.


Counting conkers and combining sets of numbers.



Creative Development


Woodland animal masks.



Stencils and collage materials of the animals from 'The Little Leaf' story.


Colouring inside the lines and choosing colours carefully.


Making animal models from clay.

A fox from our story.



Language, literacy and communication


Sequencing events and characters from familiar stories.


Using non-fiction books to find information. We have been finding out about Autumn.


Jolly Phonics actions and air writing with our 'magic fingers'.


Acting out scenes from our story 'The Little Leaf'.


Labeling animals and their homes.


Writing lists of Autumn colours in Welsh and English.