Wagtails

This week we have been exploring sensory trays filled with feathers and sorting animals, with the added challenge of using one handed tools such as tweezers to pick up and transport materials and sort them into sets of colour.

We have spent some time colour mixing and identifying which two colours make secondary colours, observing the results of our actions.

We have explored the properties of different objects and have been sorting/counting objects according to simple properties.

We hope you have a FANTASTIC half term break and we look forward to welcoming you all back in June – eek!! Where does the time go?!

Team Wagtails

Our lovely Wagtails show lots of enjoyment in engaging in Stage 3 of what we call ‘Bucket Time’. This is where the adult leader demonstrates a simple activity, often modelled with another adult in the group. Some children are then invited to have a turn but only if they are comfortable to do so. Not every child in the group will get a turn, which then teaches important emotional regulation skills, as well as the essential skills of waiting, turn-taking and learning through modelling.

This week we took it in turns to choose a coloured paint, squeeze it into a paint pallet and then paint a flower petal. We received some ‘Wow!’ commentary, which was lovely to hear.

There are many Attention Autism recordings to watch on Gina Davies’ YouTube Channel – ‘Gina Davies Autism Centre’. Check them out! :)

Gina Davies Autism Centre – YouTube

Our current focus in Wagtails is ‘Paint a Rainbow: Colours and Flowers’. We have been very busy creating handprint animals from our book of the week ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’. We have also been selecting materials to collage a yellow duck and blue horse from the story, using different pieces and textures of the same colour.

Option 1: The Singalong Version!

The Brown Bear Rap | Miss Nina | Children’s Book Song | Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See – YouTube Kids

Option 2: The Read-along version!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see? Whiteboard Animation READ ALONG – YouTube Kids

Wagtails have read Brown Bear, Brown Bear as a class and have explored symbols, pictures and words linked to the story. Some of the children have been arranging different types of bricks to make houses for animals.

Enjoy the rest of your week! :)

Team Wagtails