A great
start to a new half term. We have been sharing stories about giants, inspired
by the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. This has led us down several creative
paths. The children have drawn and painted giants, created their own beanstalks
and written their own stories.
We recently discovered a bag of keys. We thought carefully and tried to work out who each
set of keys belonged to. We even worked
out which keys belonged to the giant!
We have
planted broad beans and will take care of them to ensure they grow into healthy
plants!
After
sharing the text: ‘ The Shoemaker Extraordinaire’, a story about a giant and
his shoes, the children embarked on an investigation about shoes. The story also inspired them to design a new pair of shoes.
The children measured their
own school shoes. They compared the size of
their shoe with others.
The children then explored and
investigated ways of making shoes and discovered an artist called Jennifer
Collier who makes shoes out of recycled paper. By looking at some of her
designs they discovered a way of making a high heeled shoe by using a cone and a cylinder.
The children practised
designing and making their shoes using plain paper at first. Then they chose to
use maps like the artist Jennifer Collier. Using the map of the British Isles
reminded the children of the story of the Giant’s Causeway running between
Scotland and Ireland.
We really enjoyed World Book Day!
We will shortly be exploring
the traditional fairy tale of ‘The Princess and the Pea’.
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