It has been another busy and creative week in Dosbarth Pili-Pala as we continued exploring our nature inquiry and learning more about the fascinating minibeasts that share our environment. This week, the children continued creating their own junk model minibeasts using a range of recycled materials. After studying photographs of different minibeasts, the children carefully identified their key features, such as wings, antennae, shells, spots and legs. They then selected suitable materials to represent these features and worked hard to construct their models. It was wonderful to see the children's creativity shine as they explained why they had chosen particular materials and how their models represented real minibeasts. Some children even went on to create habitats for their creatures, thinking carefully about what they would need to survive. In literacy, we have been busy writing up our mud kitchen minibeast recipes, using our experiences from outdoor learning to create imaginative instructions and recipes inspired by the natural world. Our enhanced provision this week has focused on spiders. In the literacy area, the children created posters to help improve the reputation of spiders, using facts, illustrations and persuasive language to encourage people to be kind to them. They also shared their observations, questions and ideas about spiders, discussing what spiders need to survive and why they are important. In the playdough area, the children created spiders and webs, carefully adding patterns and details while considering what makes a successful web. In construction, they designed and built habitats for spiders, including shelters, hiding places and strong web supports, testing and improving their designs as they worked. In the maths area, the children explored number investigations through "spider number webs", choosing numbers and discovering different facts about them. They challenged themselves by doubling, halving and finding 10 more and 10 less, whilst explaining the patterns they discovered. It has been fantastic to see the children's growing curiosity about the natural world.