In our Real PE unit this term, we have been looking at footwork, co-ordination and balance. We have also been trying to work on personal goals such as trying hard, challenging ourselves and persevering when things are tough.  In our final session, we designed challenges requiring balancing on one leg and using our hands to pick up different objects whilst holding or manipulating others!

The children created varied heights using chairs and cones and they made the challenges harder by using objects that were trickier to hold on to.  They also used their non-dominant foot and changed the number of items!

When learning about four digit numbers this half term, some of us found the concepts a bit tricky. To help us understand ones, tens, hundreds and thousands we use manipulatives called ‘dienes’ or ‘base ten’ blocks. These show a physical representation of each number, really helping us understand the relationship between them.