Reception – Growing

Reception – Growing

Project Overview

We came back from the Easter holidays to find something very exciting in our classroom – some hen eggs! We also had a letter from the hen asking us to look after them for her. The children loved watching the baby chicks hatch out of their eggs in the incubator. The children helped look after the chicks by feeding them, giving them water, changing their bedding, and of course, giving them lots of cuddles! We learnt that the chicks will grow up into chickens or roosters, as well as the names of some other baby farm animals. 

We also enjoyed planting our own seeds to grow some vegetables and flowers. We learnt that our seeds need light, water, soil and oxygen to grow! We made our own yummy vegetable soup which helped us practice our chopping skills, and some of us really enjoyed eating it! We learnt that we eat healthy food (just like our soup) to make us grow strong and have lots of energy.

The children have also made some fantastic art work this half term. They used paint to make some beautiful symmetrical butterflies, and during our learing about Claude Monet, they even created their own ‘Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies’ painting.