1st March - In History, Team EO have continued our learning on the Great Fire of London. This week they have been ordering the events of the fire. They know that the fire started in a bakery shop on Pudding Lane as the oven fire wasn’t put out correctly and a spark fell onto the wooden floor. They know that it spread because the houses were close together, made out of wood and that it was windy! They also discussed the effect the fire had on London – like houses being built out of different materials and further apart!
15th March - In History, Team EO have explained about how they know about the Great Fire of London. They discussed the different sources of information and know that cameras were not invented in 1666. They identified sources which are most and least helpful such as dairy entries and paintings or coins. 12th April - In History, They have looked at the changes that were made in London after the fire. They know streets were made wider, houses were built further apart and that they were made out of brick.
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Nursery have been learning about changes over time, an important skill and building block for history.
On Monday, Shooting Stars had a delivery of 5 live caterpillars which they are hoping to look after and watch them grow into butterflies! They looked very carefully at them and noticed that they were very tiny and very still! During the week, they kept watching them and they cannot believe how much they have grown already! Shooting Stars have also noticed that they are eating the food in the bottom of the pot and are now doing lots of moving around too! They are looking forward to checking on their progress after the weekend. Rainbows have been exploring an object from the past. They began by guessing what the object could be. There were some really good examples including a coffee pot, kettle, lamp and a teapot. There were some really interesting comments from the children including "This is old" and "it's old because it is dirty." They learnt the word "tarnished" and discussed what material the teapot is made from. The Rainbows passed it around the circle and said that it felt warm so they also discussed that metal can heat up when touched by people as their body heat does this.
They discussed how the teapot looks different to some teapots today and named the legs, feet, handle, lid and spout. They also discussed how before teabags were introduced, loose tea was used and it used to take longer to boil water without an electric kettle. Here they are exploring the teapot! Team JD had a jam packed day experiencing how the Ancient Greeks lived.
They looked at Ancient Greek puzzles and designed their own Greek shields using the laptops to research designs and implement them to their shields. They investigated the Greek flag, spent the afternoon food tasting and doing their very own Greek Olympics! They created a taster table and marked each food out of ten. They got to try eight different Greek foods such as, olives, figs and feta cheese. Looking at their photos they weren't very sure of some of the food they tried! Team JD really enjoyed dressing up and spending the day doing lots of exciting learning. This week Team CH had the most amazing time at the National Emergency Museum. They have learned so much about the Great Fire of London and really enjoyed travelling through history. Thank you to their special people for making this visit possible!
Here they are in action, getting to see everything they have been learning about over their history topic this term. Well here they are! Team JD's magnificent Greek pots!
They are super proud and impressed with how they have turned out! They really enjoyed planning and creating these master pieces! Their beautiful geometric patterns they had researched and practised previously were added and aren't they amazing! Before the holidays the Rainbows were learning about changes. They decided to observe some bread, a carrot and an orange from the snack area over time to see how they changed.
After a couple of weeks the Rainbows were excited to talk about changes they had seen. They were surprised that the bread didn't look any different but it felt a lot harder. They described the carrot as "brown" and "mushy" and noticed that the top of the carrot had started to sprout and was growing leaves. We talked about moisture in the bag and that the bag was placed in the sunlight. The final piece of fruit had changed the most. The Rainbows described the orange as "green and white" and "fluffy." They learnt the word "decompose" and know this means that the fruit is breaking down into parts and has changed to be mouldy. They spoke about how important it is to not to waste food and eat it before it starts to change and break down/decompose. The Rainbows thought the mouldy food looked disgusting! As part of their history learning, Team JF had the exciting opportunity of experiencing a 'Great Fire of London' workshop. The day started in the hall as they interactively explored the timeline of events. From this, they split into groups to complete a carousel of activities. These included games, quizzes and they even had the chance to re-enact life during this time! The children thoroughly enjoyed the day, made some great memories and enhanced their knowledge of this time! The gentleman was also VERY complimentary of their behaviour too! Well done Team JF!
The Rainbows revisit their learning lots and lots to help consolidate it so they can move their learning on. Learning is revisited within lessons, throughout the day, at the end of the week and throughout the half term. Rainbows display a learning journey in the classroom that showcases some of their work including writing, photographs of their learning and pieces of artwork.
These visual aids help the children to remember the skills they have used and the knowledge they have learnt so they can explain their learning. They can see how their learning has progressed as they have developed their knowledge and skills, and how much they have achieved over a day, week, month, half term, term and school year! Here is their display from last half term where their topic was "Magical Storyland." Although Team CH have been focusing on their art skills, it has been great see their history shining through in their work.
They have been learning about the Great Fire of London over the past few weeks and have been studying what the houses looked like in 1666 and the materials they were made from. In art they have produced some fantastically detailed paintings of how they think the fire actually looked. In these paintings you can see how secure their knowledge of historical buildings are with the wooden frames and designs. |
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