We had a great first week back! The children were refreshed and happy to see their friends again after the holiday.
This week we introduced our new Unit of Inquiry, thinking about the Central Idea that 'we move for different purposes.' The children were asked what they thought this meant and what we might find out about and they came up with the following ideas -
The children were given a mannequin to explore and think about how it moves. They talked about the different sports or positions they moved the mannequin into and made connections to their own bodies and experiences.
This week we introduced our new Unit of Inquiry, thinking about the Central Idea that 'we move for different purposes.' The children were asked what they thought this meant and what we might find out about and they came up with the following ideas -
- dancing
- moving your hands
- exercising
- swimming
- walking
- jumping
- running
- gymnastics
- skateboarding
- old people use a stick to move
- animals move on 4 feet
- some animals don't have feet, they slither
- bus, train, bike, scooter, motorbike, truck, car
The children were given a mannequin to explore and think about how it moves. They talked about the different sports or positions they moved the mannequin into and made connections to their own bodies and experiences.
Inspired by their ideas of different ways to move, we explored books and pictures of dancers. Some children shared their own experiences of dancing and talked about the different pictures they liked. They then recreated these movements on the mannequin and with playdough and recorded their favourite moves on paper.
On Friday, we worked with Mr Orgee to explore different ways to move in PE. The room was set up with different equipment and obstacles and it was exciting to see the children's confidence develop throughout their experience. Many tried different ways of moving and showed that they were risk takers and creative thinkers.
Finally, Anjali received this week's Learner Profile certificate for demonstrating excellent thinking skills when tuning into our new Unit of Inquiry, Well done, Anjali!