This half term, we are learning all about minibeasts!

We kicked off the term by exploring bees. We danced to Flight of the Bumblebee, read lots of bee-themed books and even built our own hives. Our story of the week was Bee and Me, a wonderful wordless book. We became authors ourselves, creating our own words and stories to match the illustrations.

This week, we have been learning about spiders and enjoyed reading Aaaarrgghh Spider! We discussed whether a spider would make a good family pet and created a tally chart to show how many children liked and disliked spiders. It turns out that most of us do like spiders! We went on a web hunt, made our own spider webs and even took part in some spider yoga.

We also enjoyed Forest School this week, where we made our own natural paints using chalk, flower petals, beetroot, paprika, and charcoal. It was lots of fun experimenting with different colours and materials from nature.

In phonics, we learned the 'h' sound along with the mnemonic, “down the path and over the hill.” See how many things you can find at home that begin with the letter 'h'!

Summer 2 Week 1 and 2 - Bees and Spiders