Morning Meet

Who can remember what we have been learning about? Jungle Animals! 

So far we have learnt all about Monkeys, Elephants, Snakes and Tigers. I wonder what animal we are going to look at next? Let’s sing this song to see if it gives you a clue!

‘There’s a Spider on the Floor’

What animal did we meet? A spider! 

I know a lovely story about a spider, let’s share it together.

The Very Busy Spider

Eric Carle

Shall we sing the 'Incy Wincy Spider'

Did you know that spiders have LOTS of eyes? 

Let’s play this fun maths game together. 

Read the number on the card, count out the same number of eyes and put them on the spider!

Our jungle animal this week is a …spider. I wonder what the Makaton sign for spider is?

Makaton Spider Sign

Let’s share this spider story together:

Incey Wincey Spider

Do you remember our Incey Wincey Spider song?

Incy Wincy Spider

Let's have some fun singing the song in different ways.

Try to sing fast and then slow, use your low and high voice.

Let's go on a minibeast adventure with Jess and meet her tiny spider friends.

Mini Beast adventure

Now, it's our turn to go on a spider adventure!

Let's go outside and check if we can find some spiders or some insects too.

What's our jungle animal this week? Yes, a spider!

That’s right, spiders!

Let's find out some more from this factual book:

Spiders

Spiders spin the most beautiful webs, let’s watch a spider spin one:

Spider Spinning a Web

Let's explore our potato mashers. Can you stamp them on the paper? 

What shape do they make?

If we add 8 legs. 2 eyes. 1 mouth… What is it? 

A Spider! 

What animal are we learning about this week? Spiders!

Today we have a very special visitor. 

This guest has…

8 legs

fur on his back

Venom in their fangs

What is it...it is a tarantula! 

Let's make sure we use our quiet voices so we don’t scare the spider!

That was so exciting. Did it look like the tarantula from our book? Let’s have a look and see.

Spiders

Let’s make our own spider. 

We can use a potato masher and then stick on their eyes. 

How many shall we give them?

Let’s check out our Makaton Signs for the week: Broccoli, Carrot & Tomato.

Makaton Signs of the Week

Let’s take a look at this week's preparation for writing programme - Wiggle me into Squiggle. This week's action is:

Shake (2)

Wriggle me into a Squiggle Song Sheet

Our 'Sound Song' this week is for the letter 'P'

This week we will be observing what each child is showing an individual interest in.