Year R paint watermelon
Year R were practising their observational drawing and painting skills today. Working in small groups, the children painted slices of watermelon. They carefully looked at the melon before sketching its shape with pencil. They were introduced to primary colours and mixed their own secondary and…
Year R observational drawing
This week Year R have been practising their observational drawing and painting skills. The children painted aubergines in small groups. They carefully looked at the aubergines before sketching their shape with pencil. They were introduced to primary colours and mixed their own secondary colours…
Year R paint pears
Today Year R were practising their observational drawing and painting skills. Working in small groups, the children painted pears. They carefully looked at the pears before sketching their shape with pencil. They were introduced to primary colours and mixed their own secondary and tertiary colours…
Reception make pop-up pictures
Reception classes have been practising their fine-motor skills again over the last two weeks. Pupils have been constructing pop-up pictures of animals. They have been learning about tabs, designing, colouring, cutting out and sticking. This was a challenging task and Year R have worked very hard.…
Hanging out with Russell
In Reception this week, pupils have continued to improve their fine-motor skills by making paper snakes outside in the autumn sunshine.
Pupils folded paper to make the body, then cut out shapes for the head and tongue. Many of the snakes are now happily hanging out with Russell in the…
Reception learn to weave
Reception classes, enjoying the sun on the autumn equinox, learnt how to weave this week. Weaving is a great activity that helps to develop fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination and concentration. Many of the children created patterns within their weaving, consolidating their learning about…
