The children
have settled back into the school routine really well after the Easter break.
They have approached their learning with enthusiasm.
On Monday we
found a large set of keys and through shared thinking time we discussed who
they belonged to and what they were used for. We have tried to imagine what
kind of door the keys open, into which kind of building and to think about the
story behind the door.
Many of us
believed the keys belonged to a giant which led us onto discussing a familiar
story which involves a giant : ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We realised we already
know quite a lot about this story!
We created a
story map.
To our
amazement a beanstalk appeared in our classroom. We decided to extend it by
making our own beanstalks.
Evelyn had
an idea. She thought we should try and make a potion or a drink for the giant.
So we set about gathering ingredients from outside, filled up buckets of water
and gathered pestle and mortars and other containers and assembled them around
the new mud kitchen the parent support group have bought for the Foundation
Stage. We were involved and concentrating as we designed and created our
potions and special giant drinks. Some of us wrote down lists of ingredients
whilst others followed verbal instructions shared by their peers.
We have also
been drawing what we think the giant might look like!
Next week we
shall be looking at giants in the animal kingdom as well as further exploration
of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
