Blog by Tag: geography
Different places and maps
As part of exploring and understanding the world around them, the Ducklings have been looking at maps of different places and interpreting information from them. They have also been talking about the different features or 'things' that you might find in different places such as in a town, in the…
Category: Ducklings
geography Understanding the World
Africa fascinating facts
Little Chicks have been learning about Africa.
Animals Egyptian Pyramids Victoria Falls
Serengeti National Park African Safari …
Category: Little Chicks
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Arctic Presentation Mr Redman
Little Chicks and Ducklings were introduced to Mr Redman whom has spent 15 years in the Arctic in Norway.
Arctic is the North Pole
Antartica is the South Pole
In Winter it is dark all day/night and in Summer light all day/night.
What do you wear in the Arctic thick socks, warm…
Category: Little Chicks
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Learning about the Arctic with Mr Redman
Today the children got to experience what it is truly like to live in the Arctic through friend of the school and ex-parent, Mr Redman. As he lived in the Arctic for 15 years, he brought along an amazing collection of photos, food and drink, artefacts such as animals skins, clothes and a wealth of…
Category: Ducklings
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Scishow kids Arctic North
Sci show kids
As part of our learning about the Arctic the children watched Sci show kids it taught us about the Arctic. Little Chicks have been asked to ask a question about the Artic to learn to use questions in conversation. 15.1.22
Georgia “Do their noses turn to ice Polar bears?” …
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Scishow kids Arctic North
Little Chicks have been learning about the Arctic North the children learnt about the animals, the habitat, what food the animals hunt for and what the weather is like in the Arctic North.
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The thickness of the ice, Walrus, Seal, Arctic Fox.
Little Chicks used the role…
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Kestrels Water Cycle Facts
Kestrels - please comment on this blog with your Geography homework facts about the Water Cycle.
Thanks
Mr Cooper
Category: Kestrels
Parrots' Art linked to Geography
The children in Parrots learnt all about the different flags for the United Kingdom. They learnt where these countries are located on a map of the UK along with which flags belong to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Then the children used various different art techniques and re-created the…
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Hawks fracking debate
For or against fracking? You decide!
In Hawks, we have been learning about fracking in our local area. We debated to see if our class were for or against fracking.
Are you for or against fracking? Explain your reason with evidence.
Category: Hawks
topic hawks English geography KS2 year5 year 6 seaside fracking debate
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
In Hawks we began our new topic using drawing and shading skills.
What image did you choose? What did you enjoy about this lesson? What challenges did you face?
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Titanic
In Hawks, we have started learning about the disaster of the Titanic. What do you know so far?
What do you want to find?
If you have any non-fiction books about the Titanic or any other disasters, please bring them into school.
In art we created images of the Titanic sinking using a range…
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United Utilities Workshop
This week Kestrels enjoyed an interesting and interactive afternoon with Jayne from United Utilities.
Jayne spent the afternoon teaching the children all about the water cycle and discussing different ways we can all save water around the home and school.
The children found the afternoon…
Category: Kestrels