Early Learning Centre

Pre-Reading : 

Clapping out the syllables in their name

Listening to the Year 6 students read stories they had written

Borrowing books from the ELC library

Looking for the story contained in the illustrations of a book

Pre-Writing: 

Signing themselves in on arrival each day

Developing and refining their fine motor skills through a range of activities including threading, peg boards, playdough, cutting with scissors, tearing paper, pipe cleaners drawing and painting 

Using Tommy Turtle to develop their understanding of how to form letters

STEM  : 

Continuing to develop an understanding of the concept of subitising with the use of dominoes

Exploring patterning

Understanding programming with the BeeBots 

Inquiry : 

Exploring the Unit of Inquiry: Light has an impact on the world around us 

Group discussions and wonderings are explored 

Exploring light, colour and shadows with the use of the overhead projector, light table, fairy lights and torches  

Social & emotional learning : 

Cosmic kids yoga 

Listening to different types of music and focusing on how these make us feel  

Practicing different calming techniques