We have been learning about hieroglyphics. Everyone wrote their name in hieroglyphics.
We also created our own “papyrus paper” which we will use next week to create artwork of Egyptians gods.
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P3/4 – King Tutankhamun
We have been working hard to use different sources of information to create an information sheet about King Tutankhamun. We were amazed that he became king at 9 years old. The same age as some people in our class!
P3/4 – Egyptian Society
We have been learning about the different social groups in ancient Egypt from the Pharaoh to the slaves. The class created a social pyramid showing the different groups, an explanation about them and some illustrations.
P3/4 – IDL/STEM Challenge
P3/4 have been learning about the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians. They learnt that they used a device called a shaduf to help collect water from the river.
The class worked in groups to design and create their own shaduf. 
P3/4 – New IDL Topic Collaborative Working
To begin our new topic, The Egyptians, every child was allocated a number and then collaborated on a shared document in TEAMS. They added what they know and want to know about the Egyptians. The table on TEAMS updated in real-time showing all the learners everyone’s ideas.
P3/4 – Inheritance
As part of our IDL Topic, My Body, we have been learning about inheritance and characteristics that can be inherited.
We learnt about inherited characteristics in humans, animals and plants. Lots of great discussion took place!
MONSTER INHERITANCE CHALLENGE: To explore inherited characteristics, learners chose 2 monsters and then had to identify characteristics that could be passed onto their offspring. They then drew what the offspring could possibly look like. P3/4 excelled themselves and their monsters were ROAR-some!!
P3/4 – IDL
We used a range of non-fictions books about the body to find out information about the liver and the kidneys.
We used our literacy skills to use the contents and index to locate the correct page. Once we found out facts, we noted them down and then search what we had learnt with others.
We were amazed to learn that an adult’s liver in roughly the size of a rugby ball!
P3/4 – The Lungs
We have been learning about the lungs and explored the movement of air in and out of our bodies.
P3/4 – IDL – The Brain
We have been learning about the brain and its functions.
We made a paper maché brain and identified the different parts of the brain. We used coloured tissue paper to distinguish the different lobes and their functions.
P3/4 – Padlet KWL – My Body
When we start a new topic/IDL, we like to complete a KWL (what you KNOW, what you WANT to know and what you have LEARNT).
Today, the class logged into Glow, open their emails and used the link sent by Mrs Conetta to a KWL Padlet on My Body. It is like an online post-it notice board that updates in real-time! Everyone was excited to post on the Padlet and read everyone else’s posts about the body.
We will revisit the Padlet and add what we have learnt at the end of the topic.
