As part of our Scotland topic we have  looked at different Scottish castles and the features of a castle. We listened to a powerpoint about the different parts of a castle and used the information to create labelled diagrams. Then we drew our own castles and labelled its parts. We watched a video with lots of pictures of castles as inspiration for our own castles.

We used all of our new knowledge, plans and junk to create our own castles in a team.  We worked together to build a base, think about the parts of a castle, use the correct terms and most importantly work the sellotape! We then gave each other feedback on what was good about the castles so far and how they could be made better. After a run around and thinking time at snack we came back and improved our castles. Time for the lift test- had we done enough sticking to allow our castles to be lifted from the table? If not we improved this. After lunch we discussed colours and design and got painting. Finally they were finished and we took some photographs using the IPAD.

It was a very busy day filled with lots of learning opportunities! The task allowed for creativity, challenge, enjoyment and most importantly a time for them to put their knowledge and skills together. It led to lots of discussions, cutting, reflecting, sticking, problem solving and team working-  very important skills for learning! The children will be displaying their hard work at the community café on Thursday.