We remembered our learning from when we looked at firework poetry, and talked about how poets like to create a really clear picture in the reader's mind using very descriptive language.
The children listened to and read a range of animal poems then chose their favourite. We discussed why it is their favourite and which words made it interesting to listen to.
Later in the week, the children wrote their own poem about either a dog, cat, horse or rabbit. Ask your child which animal they chose and if they can remember any of their descriptive sentences.
The children were reminded that a poem doesn't always have to rhyme.
At home you might like to look at a picture of an animal and come up with three descriptive sentences about it. The children know that poets don't just choose the first word that comes into their head to describe something, they choose the best words.
Later in the week the children chose to work in groups of 2, 3 or 6 to learn and perform an animal poem that they had chosen earlier in the week. We discussed what makes an interesting performance and talked about expression, actions and confidence. At home you might like to find a poem and work on learning and performing it with your child.
Hewi - maths
During our maths this week we have been looking at the process of subtracting and adding and then representing this by using a range of resources to build and draw our calculations to help us solve them. On Monday we focused on the skill of building using concrete resources such as counters and tens frames and then our base ten cubes and sticks to represent the tens and ones.On Tuesday we recapped our building form the day before and then learnt how to draw each calculation in base ten and then used this to calculate the total. Wednesday's lesson was our in books maths pot challenge lesson where children used their learnt methods and strategies to solve a range of additions and subtractions and draw them in books using resource drawings and number sentences to record their learning. We discussed the concept of regrouping the cubes for a stick when crossing the ten and breaking sticks into cubes when subtracting by going back past ten.
At home you could record some base ten drawings of additions and subtractions using a vertical line for a ten stick and a dot for a ones cube. draw out the calculation and see if your child can draw the answer in base ten.
On Friday we had a very exciting visit from Ark Farm. The children were able to meet and learn about hedgehogs, a tortoise, a dog, a barn owl, rabbits, guinea pigs, hens, a rooster and sugar gliders.
Later they wrote sentences to compare and contrast the animals they had seen using vocabulary such as:
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Mammal
Reptile
Bird
Eyes
Beak
Snout
Ears
Ask your child if they can compare and contrast the animals they saw today verbally, using the vocabulary above.
