Team CW - Learning about the Past

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!