Today we had our demo comprehension lesson. We discussed how important it is to skim and scan for key words when answering comprehension questions. It was lovely seeing the children using these skills.
Skim and scan – demo
Category : Crew Shields Y4 (23/24)
Recycling
Yesterday we were lucky enough to have Doncaster council come in and give a presentation ahead of our visit to the recycling centre. The talk was very informative before children were given the opportunity to decide which bin certain pieces of rubbish would go in. I certainly learnt a thing or 2 as I’ve been putting some items in the wrong bin.
Directions on a compass 🧭
This afternoon we spent time learning about a compass and the different directions. We firstly looked at the cardinal directions: North, East, South and West.
Then we looked at the intermediate directions which are North East, south east, south west and north west.
Once we knew the directions, we played a game where we had to follow the directions and see where we ended up.
Orienteering 🧭
Yesterday afternoon, we braved the cold to go on an adventure. We had to use a series of instructions to guide us around the playground where we found some clues. When we returned to class, we worked together to figure out what they said. When we had finished, we discovered that the clues made up the guiding question.
The big reveal…
On Friday, we discussed as a crew what the guiding question could be for our Spring expedition based on the things we’d talked about and the activities.
We had some really good suggestions such as:
How can we save the world?
How can we save our planet?
How does climate change effect the planet?
How can we take care of our planet?
How does global warming effect animals?
Really impressed that children were able to suggest guiding questions similar to the one we’ll have.
Our guiding questions for spring will be:
Majestic Polar Bears
Amazing Fieldwork at YWP
Today has been such a wonderful day. Where we’ve seen lots of different animals however, the highlight of the day was definitely the polar bears. It was a privilege to see such majestic creatures. We look forward to finding out more about them and the reasons why polar bears need our help.
Polar Bear art
Our expedition working wall is an important feature in our classroom as it shows the journey of our learning. Therefore I needed some help to add some pieces to it. We’d planned to make some art using the the rubbish we’d recycled on Monday, however, we wondered how hygienic this would be. Although, we weren’t able to use the rubbish we collected we’d done a good thing by tidying up our environment.
Scotty’s Fitness
Lots of energy was used in out Scotty’s session this week. Children played some games to warm up and the. They had to run circuits by picking up the pace each time.
Let’s clean up our environment 🚮
This afternoon, Crew Shields set off with their litter pickers to start cleaning up our environment. We collected lots of rubbish which will be put to use in our next expedition task. What this space…
