In 1 Red in LMTW ‘Unity in the Community ‘ we were looking at ‘Bird’s Eye’ views. We looked at various landmarks across the world from this angle and then the children discussed in depth what they could see. We then focused on our local environment and took a look at a birds eye view of our school. There was a lot of discussion and varying opinions about what the children could see. We then took it in turn to label parts of our school as if we were looking down on it.
1 Red have really embraced our current LMTW theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. They have shown so much enthusiasm both in and out of school producing some high quality pieces of work. They have taken their homework to the next level by making models, writing setting descriptions, describing the pirates and researching information about various foods animals from around the world. I am sure you’ll agree that their effort is superb!
Today in 1 Red we looked at foods from around the world as part of our LMTW theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. The children talked about different cuisines such as, Italian, Indian and Chinese that they had experienced and whether they liked and disliked them. We then focused on different bread from around the world. The children had the opportunity to try various types of bread, guessing where they originated from. They used associated vocabulary to describe the taste and textures. It was definitely a success and some children now have some other foods they are excited to keep trying.
This term in 1 Red we are focusing on the dance element in PE and how to be dance heroes. The children needs to be champion dancers by the end of the term which means they need to listen carefully, look and observe each other and move in various ways. Today we had to dance and freeze, when the music stopped the children had to freeze with various different balance poses and show each other how they did it. Lots of skill and precision was required. It was a successful lesson with many future dancers in the making!
This afternoon in 1 Red we revisited 3D shapes and talked about their properties and features. We compared the shapes and looked at the similarities and differences. The children were able to find many 3D shapes around the classroom environment and described what they noticed about them.
As part of our Learning Means the World theme, May the Force Be With You, the children carried out a fair test to investigate forces on different surfaces. We discovered that smoother surfaces create less friction enabling the car to travel further faster.
Today in English we introduced our new text which is ‘Goodnight Pirate’. The text also links heavily with our new Learning Means the World theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. The children will learn all about pirates as well as navigating the world using a compass and an atlas. To launch both our text and theme we played a game of ‘guess what is in the box?’ I described an object and the children had to identify it and try and say what it is used for or its purpose. We had a go at sounding out and writing the names of the objects too. It was a great lesson and a fabulous hook for the next few weeks. The children all seemed really excited, enthusiastic and ready to learn about it.
In Learning Means the World ‘Come Fly with me Arctic Circle’ we have been looking at the arctic habitat which is known as a tundra. The children learnt that the arctic tundra is cold and often made up of sea and snow. This week we have been focusing on the design and technology element of the curriculum. The children all drew their own tundras then created an animal slider to move on it. If it was a land animal it was on the snow if it was a sea animal it was in the water. The children all did an amazing job and had great fun designing and making them.
Today we launched our new theme in LMTW ‘Come Fly with me Arctic
Circle’. We started by discussing that frozen water was ice. The children found out that the Arctic was mainly made of ice and snow and that it is very cold there. We discussed that global warming is affecting the Arctic more and more each day due to climate change. As a class we decided to have an ice challenge to see who could hold the ice for the longest periods without it melting and used classroom objects to prevent it from melting too quickly. This was extremely fun but quite challenging. The children came up with some amazing vocabulary to describe how the ice felt.
In LMTW as part of Design and Technology we have been designing and making bags for a fairy. We looked at various styles of bags that we use to carry things but then we decided a fairy needed a small lightweight bag to carry as fairies are small and delicate. The children enjoyed designing, making and decorating their bags!
