We have been learning all about shapes and their properties since we came back from the Easter break. Here are some of the activities we have been doing.
We went for a “shape” walk to look for 2D shapes around our school.
We worked together to complete tree diagams for the properties of 2D shapes.
We made lift the flap books about 3D shapes.
We learned about nets and made our own 3D shapes from nets.
Our favourite activity was this one – making 3D shapes from cocktail sticks and marshmallows!
Our new topic for this term is Ancient Egypt.
Last week we learned where Egypt was by looking at pictures and the globe. We discussed the meaning of ancient and modern and made a wallwisher about some of the things we thought we already knew.
We learned why the River Nile was so important to the people of Ancient Egypt.
We found out that the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile to irrigate their fields to grow food. We were a bit unsure about the meaning of “irrigate” so Mrs Stewart showed us in the sand tray!
We found out thet the Ancient Egyptians also used something called a shaduf to lift water from the banks of the River Nile up to water their fields. We looked at some pictures of a shaduf online and then worked together in groups to make our own.
Mrs Bailey, our lovely classroom assistant, had already made one to show us. We tried it out in our newly irrigated sand tray!
Then we set to work ourselves.
We did a great job.
Keep reading our blog to see what else we find out about Ancient Egypt.
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