We had a very exciting week this week as we went on our first field trip in K1. The children showed so much enthusiasm to explore light at the Art Science Museum. We were focusing on the Key Concept of Change and as the children predicted, there was lots of opportunities to see light change colour. It was a real hands on inquiry where the children worked on their fine and gross motor skills, observation skills and showed that they were risk takers. Back at school we reflected on the trip and one of the main observations was about shadows. We will continue to explore shadows further over the next few weeks.
One of our wonders at the beginning of the unit was about the sun being a source of light. We spent time exploring day and night and how the earth's movement causes this. The children showed some very impressive thinking and even demonstrated their understanding of day and night to each other.
The children thought about their daily routines and how they fitted into day and night. We looked at pictures of sunsets and the children found that a sunset is when the earth turns away from the sun (it's hard to believe they're only 4!!). We created some beautiful sunset art with darker images on the bottom, which represented the places that 'aren't getting much light.' A great intro into shadows!