This week we have been continuing our research into our second case study: what builds a community?
At the start of the week we donned our high visibility jackets and ventured out for a walk around Carcroft to explore our community in more detail. Together we made many observations such as buses and bus stops, road and street signs, shops, lamp posts and parks. The children also wowed us with their previous learning of different styles of houses, pointing out flats, bungalows and terraces.
Upon returning to school we thought carefully about the purpose of each aspect and how they help to support our community. The children also shared their knowledge with each other by helping to answer each other’s interesting questions. Victor wondered what the poles with wires were, to which George explained that they give our houses electricity. We also reflected on our walk to help us produce some gorgeous writing!
We have also spent time exploring a range of maps and globes. The children really enjoyed looking at them and noticed interesting details such as the country borders and names of places. When looking at a map of the United Kingdom, Nolan asked how long it would take to drive from the top of Scotland to Penzance on the tip of England. The children placed guesses ranging from 8 hours to 50. Thanks to trusty Google maps we found out it would take around 13 hours!
Later in the week we looked at places a bit further from home! We used the globes and maps of the world to look at other countries such as those that other children in our Crews are from.
What a fun week we have had in Crew FE!
