Hello and welcome back to this week's class blog. This week we have been using the text The Smartest Giant in Town. This lovely story about friendships has helped us to learn to empathise and understand the needs of others. As always, we plan our classroom provision carefully so let's have a look at this weeks invitations to learn 

One of the first activities we explored this week was to write a speech bubble sharing something George the Giant said in the story. George was a very kind giant who gave away lots of different items of clothing to animals to help them. We talked about how helping others makes us feel. We have tried hard to think of others this week and give a helping hand. Take a look at some of our independent writing

We also wanted to gift George a new tie especially as he gave his away to a giraffe to help keep his neck warm. So we got busy in the creative area and made some amazing ties that George would be super proud to wear. Look at our designs. They look great don't they?

Our Funky Finger area has been super busy this week and we have been threading, hammering and using pegs all linked to our text of the week. These type of activities help to strengthen our grip and muscles and help us to hold our pencil correctly when we write

We also thought about how we use writing to create a list for example when we go shopping. In our writing area we have been wriitng lists of all the different clothing George gave away to his animals friends in need. 

At the end of The Smartest Giant in Town story George was given a party by his friends to help celebrate his kindness. We used the ipad to take pictures and then added our own crowns and decorations. This helped to remind us that when we work together and share we can achieve great things. Here we are with our decorated friendship crowns 

We also found time to order numbers beyond 10 on different clothing items just like in the story 

We continue our journey through our Julia Donaldson texts this Summer term and I am sure that you will agree that the work we have completed is pretty fabulous. Here are some of the displays showcasing the work we have completed 

That's all for this week. Next week we will be using the text The Snail and the Whale as the focus for our learning.

Have a wonderful weekend

Staff and children in RW