As this weekend is Remembrance weekend the Rainbows have been learning about "the past." One of the activities was revisiting the "Ourselves" topic and talking about changes over time. They talked about what has happened in their past and how they have changed.
They looked at pictures of different people throughout their life. They had to order the pictures to create a timeline. Rainbows remembered the vocabulary they learnt during the "Ourselves" topic. They could identify baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult and elderly people. They could use this vocabulary confidently. Rainbows ordered the photos and explained to their friend the changes from each photo. They talked about babies needing adults to feed them and that to communicate they cry and put their arms out. They said toddlers learn to walk and can make different sounds to communicate. They said children can walk and move in different ways, can talk and communicate in different ways and they are taller than toddlers. The Rainbows could describe the changes in each picture and were inspired to try and complete the activity independently during provision time. The Rainbows also focused on "the past" and were brought in a very strange object. First they held the bag and guessed what might be inside because it was very heavy. When they were shown the object they wondered what it could be. Lots of them thought it might be a type of door handle but some Rainbows guessed correctly that it was an iron! They compared the iron from the past to an iron in the present. The Rainbows found out it was made of metal, while the modern iron was mostly made from plastic. They talked about how the iron would get hot because it didn't have plug, and one Rainbow said they need to heat it up in flames. The rainbows all got to handle the iron (carefully) and told their friends it was very heavy and hard to push. They all decided that the modern iron was easier to use than the iron from the past.
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Today the Shooting Stars have begun their new theme for learning with a focus on Bonfire Night and Fireworks! The children were very excited to tell us all about the fireworks they had seen and heard over the last few days. At group time, they learnt the Makaton signs for bonfire and fireworks and they watched some fireworks on the interactive whiteboard. They talked about the colours and the sounds and they enjoyed pretending to be fireworks and blasting off into the sky shouting "boom, bang, wheee, wooosh and pop!"
Here are some of their provision activities so far this week: They have been creating firework collage pictures by sticking materials onto black paper using glue. Their focus words were "colourful, bright, sparkly and glittery" and they tried to use these words to describe their pictures. In their painting area, they have been creating fireworks using glittery paint to make them sparkle. They tried to create different patterns and used the words "circles, spirals, dots, zig-zags and lines." They used cotton buds to make their patterns which was really good for developing their fine motor control. Shooting Stars have also been creating fireworks using chalks in the mark making area. They tried hard to make lots of different patterns! To celebrate Remembrance Day, during their PSHE lesson, Team LF discussed the importance of remembering those who have sacrificed their lives for us and our freedom. They spoke about the phrase ‘Lest We Forget’ and how the words remind us not to forget those who have lost their lives in wars and conflicts while we live in peace.
As part of their discussion they also spoke about The Great War, Armistice Day, the Cenotaph, memorials, the significance of the poppy and Remembrance Sunday. They looked at photographs of the Cenotaph in November 1920, using their oracy skills to answer three main questions: What can we see? What can we infer? What do we wonder? Team EO started the week listening to ‘Sparks in the Sky’. They then learnt about the Gunpowder Plot.
The children know that it happened in the past and discovered that this is the reason that we celebrate Bonfire Night. They know that Bonfire Night is always celebrated on the 5th November. Some of their provision activities were about Bonfire Night so please check out their blog to find out more! Rainbows have been learning about Bonfire Night and why we celebrate it. They know that Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the houses of parliament. They know this was called The Gunpowder Plot and this happened long ago in the past.
They know this is why we celebrate Bonfire Night and how to be safe on Bonfire Night. Rainbows know this happened in the past. Please check out Team CW blog to see some examples of their learning. |
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