by Maurteen Taylor | Apr 3, 2019 | Class 5J, History, Keystage 2, Topic
Today we made videos of the children using their shadow puppets to reflect the lives of various levels in the Shang Dynasty. They first created a story map and using their story created a production enacting the lives of the people during the Shang Dynasty.
by Maurteen Taylor | Mar 20, 2019 | Class 5J, English, Topic
‘As part of our English topic, Persuasion, we looked at the various techniques and used Bill Poster’s 6 tips: Adjectives, rhetorical questions, play with words, benefits, exaggeration and snappy sentences. Equipped with these, the children devised...
by Maurteen Taylor | Mar 13, 2019 | Class 5J, English, Keystage 2
As part of our Persuasive Unit, last week the children worked on understanding the various techniques to persuade people to agree with one’s opinion, should they disagree in the first place. We looked at the six elements that help with persuasion: Adjectives...
by Maurteen Taylor | Feb 28, 2019 | Class 5J, Classes, Keystage 2, Science
Our Topic ‘Forces’ covered gravity, push and pull. To apply the knowledge they acquired, the children constructed parachutes changing variables to improve the efficiency of their parachutes.
by Maurteen Taylor | Feb 28, 2019 | Class 5J, Classes, Keystage 2, Mathematics
In Maths, the children used multilink cubes to visualise fractions and understand better than a fraction is the representation of a part of the whole. The use of concrete apparatus helped with the visualisation of the fraction making it easier for the children when...
by Maurteen Taylor | Feb 28, 2019 | Class 5J, English, Keystage 2
As part of our persuasive unit, we looked at the features of persuasion. the children worked in pairs to highlight all the features they learned in class. The work will lead to the children taking part in a debate defending and convincing others to adhere to their...
