Stomp, crash, RRRAGH!
Watch out everyone – the dinosaurs are on the prowl!
They’re rampaging across the dusty earth, swishing their enormous tails and baring their fearsome teeth.
Let’s explore the Dinosaur Planet!
Imagine you’re a palaeontologist (that’s a scientist who studies bones and fossils). Dig deep and discover dazzling dinosaur facts. Create a dinosaur museum and invite visitors to see your awesome dinosaur artefacts. Which is your favourite dinosaur? The Tyrannosaurus, the Brachiosaurus or the Micropachycephalosaurus? Doyouthinkhesawus? Yes he did… RUN!
Making our own fossils...
To begin our learning about fossils and the discoveries of Mary Anning, we had an Art lesson in which we made our own fossils from salt-dough. We had to squash, press, knead and stretch the dough before pressing different objects into the dough to create our fossils.
Below are some pictures of us making them.
We have been blown away with the amount of amazing homework that Year 1 have been bringing in every week. It has been amazing to see the levels of engagement that the children have shown, not only in the classroom, but at home too. I would like to say a huge thank you to our Year 1 parents for encouraging all of this wonderful work!
Below are just some of the outstanding pieces.
Design and Technology
Our class DT project this half term has seen us creating our very own puppets.
The children learnt about different ways of joining fabrics without sewing, including gluing, stapling and pinning.
Then, they went on to design their own dinosaur puppet, before cutting their felt, and making the real thing. The children showed great resilience and creativity throughout the project, and they were very proud of their final pieces.
See below for some pictures of the final results...