Spring Term saw the start of an exciting new activity in Foundation, every Monday morning the children go outside for ‘Explorer Time’. Dressed in waterproofs and wellies the children enjoy discovering the natural world, from the bottle greenhouse at the far end of the school field to the pond in the wildlife area.
This half term the activities have all been themed around Mr Phillips’ favourite book, The Gruffalo.
Spring Half Term 1
Session 1
Children explored the school field collecting leaves, twigs and sticks, which they used to create a Gruffalo art picture on the playground.
What do you think of our wonderful Gruffalo?
Session 2
For today’s session the children were set the challenge of making wax rubbings, from interesting surfaces around the school site. Could they create a wax rubbing which looked like snake skin, owl feathers or fox fur?
Session 3
The children were really lucky today, as they got to go out on the snow covered field to hunt for animal tracks. There were lots of tracks everywhere, including; cat, deer, bird, fox and Gruffalo. The children also had a go at making their own tracks…
What is this animal? It looks like a Giant Phillipsosaus has left a foot print in the snow….
Session 4
Today the children were greeted by a very sorry looking sight, the mouse from the Gruffalo. He was very upset as all the recent rain had washed away his house, so he asked the children in Rainbow class for help in building him a new place to live.
Session 5
Today the children were hunting for insects in the school wildlife area…
Session 6
To end a very successful term of Explorer Time sessions, the children enjoyed a campfire and singing songs today.
We are all looking forward to next term’s activities…
Spring Half Term 2
Session 1
Children went out on the school field to find food for birds, hunting for worms other insects.
Photographs to follow…
Session 2
The children were learning about life this week, so went to explore the churchyard and look at the grave stones.
Session 3
Children went out in the snow to make butterfly shapes and look for butterflies.
Photographs to follow…
Session 4
This week the children went to the wildlife area to look for insects and frogs.
Photographs to follow…
Summer Half Term 1
Session 1
Over the Easter Holidays the children created their very own Noah’s Ark with help from their adult at home. This weeks Explorer time was enjoyed by all as we tested the arks to check whether they floated or sank.
Session 2
This week the children were set a challenge, they had to work in pairs to draw and label a map of the school field.
Session 3
For this session the children went over to the church to study the stained glass windows and see if they could identify the shapes and colours.
Session 4
Children had a great session today, they lay on the field and looked up at the sky. Whilst looking at the clouds they tried to imagine what shapes the clouds could be…
Session 5
Photographs to follow soon…
It looks amazing! Well done for making it out of everyday objects and natural materials.
Thank you for your comment Jasmine, we really enjoyed making it.
Ladybirds and Bumblebees
That looks brilliant! I wish we could do explorer time in the Upper Juniors!
I love the Gruffalo picture Foundation made outside!!!!!!!! They’re better at art than me!!!!!!!! I wish we could do fun things like that in the Lower Juniors. I love the idea of exploring the field for footprints, it’s a great idea!!!!!!!!
It looks like Rainbow class really enjoyed themselves!
I love it so much ! It lookes great fun for everyone.
It looked like they had so much fun drawing the leaves and playing in the snow.
Looks like you had a great time having a mini campfire!
WOW it looks like you have had a lot of fun in frounght of the fire.
wow! that must have been such fun.
I think explorer time is good. It was great when my mummy came to explorer time.
WOW you must of been warm infronght of that boiling fire.
Wow, it all looks so interesting. I feel like I was around that camp-fire just by the pictures!
It all looks so fun and you are learning at the same time so that is a really good bonus. I absolutely love your gruffalo you have worked hard on it, you can tell I looks like the real thing (only it looks better than the real one… and scarier)!