Philosphy for children

We held some interesting discussions during philosophy in which we challenge our thoughts, listen to other people’s ideas and put forward our own thoughts. Here are some examples.

What rules would you make up if you were queen/king? Is it a fair rule?

“I would tell everyone to give me chocolate cake”
”I would give everyone a nice toy surprise”

Who’s job would you like to have at Berger and why?

What would you give up for a long time, if you had to choose between Tv, toys, fast food and sweets, ipad, or the park?

Autumn Trip

In order to learn about Autumn and how the season’s change, we took a trip down to Victoria Park. We explored leaves and the colours we could see. We counted them, compared them and discussed how they came to be on the floor.
We also enjoyed a snack and some drawing of what we could see.

Litearcy - Autumn 1

We have been learning to write the letters of the alphabet and to sound them out. We are also focusing on writing our names and listening to range of stories. We even act them out!

Learning through play - Autumn 1

We have loads of examples of how the children engage in their learning through play. Have a peek!

Autumn 1 - Math

This half term we have been focusing on numbers 0-10. We have been counting, ordering, decomposing and composing them. We have been going deep on subitising and matching amounts to numerals. Here are some of the activities we have been doing.

Autumn 1 - Now and Then wow Day

We started our year learning how we change with the passing of time. For our WOW Day, to introduce the tiopic, we turned our classroom into a nursery, so that the children could explore what they used to need when they were babies.
We tried some baby food and we also showed pictures of how they changed from babies to now.

Summer 1 - RE and PSHE

We leraned about Eid, mostly from our peers! We laso had the chance to practice basic first aid and learn about how to keep healthy by eating well and staying clean.

Summer 1 - Litearcy

We wrote about habitats, found rhyming words and made up some rhymes about certain animals. We read a lot of books about many different habitats and intricate stories that helped us understand what those habitats are like.

Summer 1 Maths

This half term we worked on number bonds to ten, doubles and addition and subtraction. We used a lot of resources to subitise and add on, or games that help boost our bonds memory. We also compared quantities and learned about greater than and less than and introduced the symbols for these.

Summer 1 - Free Flow

Our environments is made for children to choose what they would like to play and do. Here are some pictures that showcase wqhat we have been doing in class during this half term. We tend to choose creative activities that engage children and inspire them to become interested in the topic.

Summer 1 - Habitats- WOW Day

We launched our topic “Habitats” with a visit to the Hackney Marshes, were we explored the forest habitat. We made homes for mini beasts and explored the area. We also enjoyed a yuummy snack and drink.

Understanding of the world - Spring 2

We explored Spring, and how things start to bloom due to the sun and rain. We planted out own seeds to understand life cycles better. We had a good time in forest school, exploring the lanmd and making mobiles and painting with mud.

Spring 2 - Maths

We worked a lot on addition and subtraction this half term. Learning different strategies that would help them solve a problem, like using numberlines, concrete objects or their fingers!

SPRING 2- AUSTRALIA!

We started our half term with a wow day in which we tried different Australian foods. We made anzac biscuits, pavlovas and vegemite sandwitches. The children tried them all and recorded whether they liked them or not on a taste report.

We made some dot painting, painted bush fires, made koalas out of news paper and located Australia on the map.

We then explored Australian animals, read stories with different animals, wrote facts about them all and made it into a book. We finished up the topic by going to the London Zoo where we saw Wombats and Emus!

PSHE and P4C

We discussed emotions and how to recognise and manage them. We also discussed how we are powerful and what sort of power we have ourselves. Here are some examples of the many things we did.

Maths in Spring 1

This half term we focused on measurement. We explored weight, length and positional language. We used scales to compare weight and see what is heavier and what is lighter. They also tried finding the equal weight.

For measurement, we started by discussing why people measure things by reading “How Big is a Foot”.
We then made prints of our feet and measured things with them. We realized that this was not the best way to measure, as we all have different sized feet!
So we used cubes to compare and measure, and finally learned about rulers and how to use them.

We played games that entailed them putting beanbags on, in, next to, in front of, behind, between… etc. It was loads of fun! (sadly, I don’t have pictures to share for this…

Creative curriculum and free flow - Spring 1

We love play in the early years. We also love allowing the children to follow their curiousity and see how they apply what they know and what they learn to their play. Here are a few pictures showing what sort of activities we had out this half term.

Famous People - Wow day (Spring 1)

To really get into the author mentality, we hd a “Wow Day”, in which we turned into authors. We dressed up and came up to tell story ideas in front of each other. We wrote our own strories in groups, ilustrated them and turned them into a book that we shared with the whole class.
We also had a go at writing with quills, like old fashioned authors.

Free flow Autumn 2

As part of our EYFS curriculum, our children are encouraged to choose what they would like to play while they learn. Here are some pictures of the children during what we call free flow. As you will se, we like bringing out their creative side.