# Cheeky Monkeys

During an outdoor lesson, the Cheeky Monkeys learned about warm and cool colours. They first identified warm and cool colours in their natural surroundings and then they collected leaves, pine cones, sticks and other objects to use to create their artwork. The...

During the chess lesson, the Cheeky Monkeys revised and learned about the value of different chess pieces and the difference between the files and ranks. They also learned about the positioning of chess pieces on a chess board through different games....

The Cheeky Monkeys children have been preparing for Valentine’s Day with some crafts. We have been making hanging Valentine’s wreaths for decorations. In maths, we have been learning addition to 40. The children learnt how to add without and with regrouping on a place...

Singing is a basic and beautiful form of human expression. The Cheeky Monkeys’ ability to be expressive in language extends to the exploration of their many voices, singing songs in a limited range, and emerging pitch accuracy. In keeping with the integrated...

During a chess lesson, the Cheeky Monkeys learned about the values and movement of different chess pieces through different games. They learned about the movement of the ‘Rook’ and ‘Pawn’ on the chessboard. Additionally, they also revised the...

We have been making headway in our mathematics curriculum by looking at our next unit, graphing and data handling. The children did an activity that involved rolling the dice and recording the data. Rolling dice to collect data is a great way to introduce the concept...