Toys of the Past
After completing their history unit of work and project on toys of the past, Year 1 have been visited today by a historian who brought many toys from the past for the children to explore and play with. The children loved the visit.
After completing their history unit of work and project on toys of the past, Year 1 have been visited today by a historian who brought many toys from the past for the children to explore and play with. The children loved the visit.
Following our history unit all about toys of the past, the children have completed projects based on their own research. They discussed with older family members the toys that they used to play with and thought about the difference in the toys from the past compared to toys today.
Year 1 children have explored Misty Copeland’s life and how she was the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. She has taught the children to dare to dream and be resilient when it comes to things they want in life.
Children loved using different colours and marks in their spirals show the contrast between black and white
Year 1 have been using their sense of smell and taste to experiment how strong their senses are. We investigated if our sense of smell is stronger when we are not using our sense of sight too. The children loved the investigation and findings.
The children have loved playing the glockenspiels, using the F, G and A notes, to learn their new Days of the Week song.
Year 1 have been working really hard in maths and are all maths superstars. Children have been working on the less than, greater than and equal to symbols and have shown real resilience with their learning.
Year 1 drew large scale drawings of spirals on the playground using chalk as their chosen media. We concentrated on our movements, the motion of the chalk and the pressure we applied to the chalk. The children were so proud of their creations and loved showing them off to Ms McIlroy. We discussed how our drawings were not permanent as they would wash away when it rained next. The children were so happy that it hadn’t rained by the end of the day and couldn’t wait to show their families.