Toys! Toys! Toys!

We like toys! This week we have been looking at old toys that our great-grandparents, grandparents and parents played with. Here we are investigating these toys.

Victorian Hoop and Stick

Jacob's Ladder

A timeline of Toys

Old Fashioned Roller Skates

Barbie

A Wooden Moving Toy and Whip & Top

Pick up Sticks

Shove Ha'penny

Russian Dolls

We really liked the metal roller skates and the Jacob's ladder. Which toy is your favourite?

In our discussions we compared toys from the different eras and came up with some good questions:

What is it made from?

How much did it cost?

Was it popular?

How did children play with them?

Impact: We understand that toys have changed over time and that there are some similarities and differences between the toys that our grandparents played with and those toys we enjoy today. 

Spring has Sprung!

Our first week back has flown! We started our new topics in Science, Geography, History and continued our work in Maths. There has been lots of investigation and super questions. 

What's in a flower? 

We took a closer look at daffodils and wondered... What's inside a flower? 
What are the parts called? How does it work? 

Over this half term we will be learning about the parts of flowering plants and what plants need to grow. Hopefully the sunflower seeds that we sent for homework on Wednesday are getting the warm, water and sunlight that they need. Remember to write what you observe each week. 

In six weeks we will see who has grown the largest plant!

Around the World

Our summer term adventures in Geography have begun! We're learning about the continents, oceans and each fortnight we will be exploring interesting facts about the continents like languages, culture, foods, flags and much more. 

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Continents song

We've been working on our typing skills using Microsoft Word. 

If you have a computer at home to practise typing, we're learning how to use the spacebar, shift key and return keys. 

  

Class 1P has many keen story writers who bring in their latest pieces of creative writing. Would you like to try typing them? 

We look forward to seeing what you bring!