All Creatures Great and Small

Reception had a fabulous day out at Beckenham Place Park as part of their topic 'All Creatures Great and Small'. The focus was on animal habitats and the children had great fun exploring different areas of the park, looking for minibeasts! First they learnt how to sweep nets through the long grass to find which minibeasts lived there. Then they ventured to the forest, to discover which minibeasts lived in darker and damper environments, using spoons! Finally, they created an artwork of their favourite minibest, using leaves, sticks, twigs and other foraged materials.