To complete this pencil control activity, children can trace over the dotted lines to complete pictures of a variety of woodland animals. Cece: That's five. Then that's five. So, five add five equals ten, then ten add one equals eleven. So, we've got eleven. Autumn is a great time of year with loads of seasonal changes and interesting weather. When we're not teaching our children about autumn, their little minds are occupied with the changes in scenery. So, this is a great time to use some themed activities for subjects like maths. This Autumn Addition Activity is perfect for helping children with number recognition and adding numbers together.

Chantelle: When I'm out exploring, I love looking out for living things. And if you look carefully, you can find life almost anywhere. The place where an organism lives is called its habitat. So, this is a woodland habitat. Now what creatures might we find in a woodland habitat? Chantelle: Wow. What a list. And I bet you can't wait to find all the creatures that live here, but for now I have a mission. We’ve put together a list of common forest animals and animals in the woods, as well as some information about them: Chantelle: Kids. We've found so many different types of living things. We need to use a tally chart to record our findings. Grey squirrels. The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800s and ran the red squirrels right out of town!

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Chantelle: Gather round. This is a tally chart. Now you'll notice I've added in some of the animals that we've just seen. A butterfly, a woodlouse, a squirrel, an ant, a beetle, or a ladybird, a worm, a bird and other, which means something that is not on this list but is still an animal. Chantelle: Wow. Children what an epic animal hunt. Now it's time to count up our findings. So Ethan, every time we've put a gate, how many is that?

Here are some fantastic resources for children to practise their pencil control skills while getting creative: Foxes. Foxes are Britain’s only wild member of the dog family. You’re most likely to spot them at nighttime. Moles. Moles are small mammals that live underground. You’re more likely to spot a mole hill than one of these little velvety fellas!Learning pencil control at a young age can be very important for children to learn as they begin to form letters and draw pictures. Later on, it can help develop a pen or pencil grip for comfortable handwriting. Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). Tawny owls. You might recognise their famous song ‘too-wit too-woo’ that can be heard at nighttime. Our Autumn Vocabulary Poster is a brilliant visual aid to use when you're teaching your pupils autumn words. It features 24 words all together, and each one has its own hand-drawn illustration to match.