Fiadh asked two questions ,,, “How do we make a paper dinosaur with a hat on? How do you make a unicorn with a blanket on?” Today we are going to explore this. First the children will need to decide whether they would like to work with a dinosaur or a unicorn. Then they will need to cut out their image. Adults will ask the children to remind each other about safe use of scissors and will model how to hold and use them correctly. Then the children will need to select a hat or blanket template. They will be able to choose the collage materials that they would like to use to decorate their hat or blanket, there will be paper, foil, stickers and fabric to choose from. They will need to use glue spreaders with care to apply the glue before adding their chosen resources to create an effect they are happy with. Once these are dry they will be stuck onto the dinosaur or unicorn that they cut out earlier.

Brodie asked “How do you open an apple seed? How can we make a flower? We will begin today by opening a seed and using the visualiser to look inside it. Then we will move on to making flowers, reminding the children that these grow from seeds. First the children will need to snip round the edge of their flower template, they can select the colour that they would like to use. Adults will ask the children to remind each other about safe use of scissors and will model how to hold and use them correctly. Then they need to add the centre of their flower. We will remind them how to use glue ticks with control . Then we will place the flowers in the middle of the table and will introduce ‘five frames’. Adults will model how to represent a group of five flowers using counters on the five frame. Then we will create a small group of flowers on the table and will challenge the children to represent this on their own five frame. We will repeat this with different small groups, talking about ‘how many’ each time. to 

Today we have the dress rehearsal for our performance of the First Christmas. The children have been working hard at learning the words for the songs.

Today we have our performance of the First Christmas. This will be part watching a film and part live. We hope that you can all come and watch - and join in with some songs!

Friday

Sebbie asked “Where does the sound come from in a ukulele?” Today we are going to explore the science of sound. We will begin by watching a video to learn about the sounds from the strings on a ukulele. We will find out how some other instruments create sounds too. We will talk about sounds we like and those that we are not so keen on. (We will talk about what is the same, what is different and what they notice). Then we will ask the children to think and talk about how they could create an instrument using the junk materials that they have brought in for show and tell. They will be able to carry out their ideas (thinking about vibrations as they work).