We also explored how oil pastels can be used to create a different effect. We decided that these were great for adding feather details to our owl sketches. Here we are combining different media

We explored what the owls said in the story and the potential places their mum may have gone off to. We decided to write down some of our ideas using our initial sound knowledge. Our writing is coming on a treat!

We have explored lots of different themed challenges in provision this week. We have been ordering numbers to 10 and identifying missing numbers as an extension 

We used mini hammers to hammer golf tees into a pumpkin. A great funky finger activity and one that has been good for developing our hand-eye coordination and our strengthening our fingers in preparation for writing 

We have also been threading! We have learnt about the motion of moving the lace up and down and how to use our other hand to held keep the owl still. Tricky to begin with but practise makes perfect!

And by the end of the week when we had become super familiar with the story we were able to retell it using props and our own words. We make great story tellers and it has been lovely to listen to the children use their voices in different ways to represent the characters from the story

We also fed the owls worms - remembering to say a number name as we counted. We used pincers to pick up the pom poms and added them to the pot and then counted them to see which little owl had the most. A fun and excitign way to learn about numbers in play

We hope that you have a wonderful half term

Reception W staff and children