P1/2 chose the zoo as our class topic for this term. The zoo corner is a very popular play area in our classroom so we looked at how we could develop this area and learn more about the zoo.

We began by adding some “mountains” to the animals’ enclosures using materials around the classroom.

Then we made a grand entrance to our zoo using some of our numeracy resources!

We also used the blocks to keep the animals in their enclosures.

We made lots of artwork inspired by our zoo topic. We made a display above our zoo corner. We also read stories about the zoo and learned lots of zoo animals. We also did writing about our favourite zoo animals, bringing literacy into our play.

We discussed our key questions and wrote them in the floorbook to focus what we wanted to learn about the zoo for our topic. Now at the end of term, we have been reflecting on what we have learned and what we enjoyed!