This half term the children in Reception are learning about the natural world around them. They will focus on the season of spring and the changes in the natural world around them. They will also observe and interact with natural processes such as ice melting, a sound causing a vibration, light travelling through transparent material, an object casting a shadow, a magnet attracting an object and a boat floating on water.
Here are some links online to support their learning at home.
What are freezing and melting? – BBC Bitesize
How are sounds made? – BBC Bitesize
Light and shadows – BBC Bitesize
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 42. Magnets
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 7. Floating and Sinking
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 2. Light and Dark
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 14. Liquid and Solid
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 23. Melting and Freezing
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 27. Fabric
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 28. Metal
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 29. Stone
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 30. Wood
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 31. Ice
BBC iPlayer – Kit & Pup – Series 1: 33. Paper
We are also learning a poem all about seasons, My Many Coloured Days poem by Dr. Suess.
My Many Colored Days – YouTube
Here are some other poems to watch, listen and enjoy.
Funny children’s poetry: “The worm that wouldn’t wiggle” – homeschool poems for kids – YouTube
Poems for children: “The fish that couldn’t climb trees” – funny kids poetry – YouTube
Steve Attewell – YouTube A selection of poems.
