The children at St Oswald's have recently been creating their own ladybirds as part of a topic on minibeasts. They were highly motivated by their ladybird activities and, as they worked, they were able to cover many of the stepping stones towards the early leaning goals. As well as demonstrating their individual creative skills they counted spots, compared sizes and shapes, investigated ladybird features, read ladybird stories, sang ladybird rhymes and pretended to move like ladybirds.
The children were keen to share their interest in ladybirds with a member of the town council when he visited them while they were drawing and painting their models. He was fascinated to listen as they eagerly discussed their knowledge of ladybirds, and to observe how absorbed they became as they explored available art materials to create their highly individual interpretations.
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