This week the children have been learning about ‘Change and Adapt’ through difference experiences to celebrate ‘British Science Week’.

In the creative area the children were involved in junk modelling. We looked at some pictures of animals and different environments, thinking about how creatures are suited to where they live. The children chose junk modelling and collage materials to create their own animals. Including different body parts like legs, tails, mouths and eyes.

The children used cookie cutters dipped in paint to print animal pictures. As we made our pictures we discussed how the different animals are suited to the environments they live in.

We accessed the internet and discovered many of the birds are busy at this time of year adapting their environment to support incubating eggs and raising their young by building cosy nests. Following on from this, the children had a go at creating their own nests outdoors.

Outdoors we have been exploring the change in weather and the seasons throughout the year and the impact this can have. We explored different leaves, flowers, pinecones and petals, we used these to discuss and identify which season we think we are in and also identified which season each of these items would be from. We used these loose parts to make some transient art pictures, allowing us to make and remake different pictures.

The children took part in a volcano experiment. Beforehand we discussed what a volcano is and what might happen and how this will change the environment after it erupts.

The children took part in  underwater yoga, copying the poses from ‘Cosmic Yoga’ on YouTube. The children were learning how aquatic animals adapt and change in their environment for e.g. octopus and fish use camouflage changing colour to help them blend in with their surroundings.