World Book Day!
As always, what a huge success World Book Day was at Kingsteignton School! It kicked started with a mini assembly where we were able to share some very exciting prizes! Children across the school were chosen to win a £5 book voucher to spend at their leisure on a brand new book! The winners in…
Making our Hand Puppets!
This week, the children have been very busy creating their 3LP inspired hand puppets. Using their designs, they have cut out the different shapes they needed, used a glue gun, sewed on buttons and used a running stitch to finish their puppet, securing the front and the back together. We cannot…
Making Schools for the 3LPs!
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been busy working in terms to create our schools for the 3LPs. The children had to use all of their knowledge that they have learnt throughout our Big Question to create a school that was waterproof and could cope with the Big Bad Wolf's huff and puff! The…
Investigating Friction!
Today, we investigated the effect of friction. We looked at different surfaces and predicted which surface would create the most friction. We spoke about how to make sure our experiment was a fair test and decided that we would only change one variable (the surface). We measured how far a car…
Andy Seed
What a fantastic day!
We have all been inspired to get reading by the wonderful author, Andy Seed! He had us all giggling away as we recited poems, played with language and learnt what it takes to be an author (especially with the perks he mentioned like… being your own boss and eating biscuits…
Exploring Nutrients!
After exploring different nutrients, it was clear that we needed some more practice in exploring different nutrients that food provides. We decided to make our own healthy meals to explore nutrients further. We discussed what nutrients were provided by different foods and tried to make sure our…
Children's Mental Health Week!
This week, on top of Safer Internet Day, we have also been taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week, which, we are sure you will agree, is extremely important. As you know, human beings are intrinsically connected to each other, and these connections are vital for the wellbeing of all…
Safer Internet Day!
Yesterday, we had an assembly all around being safe on the internet, in preparation for today, which is Safer Internet Day! The learning main topic of conversation around this has been based around this year's theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
In…
Experimenting with materials and their properties!
When looking at properties of materials, it was clear that the children weren't so secure on their understanding of waterproof, absorbent, transparent and opaque. We decided to set up an experiment that would enable us to test and observe these properties of materials. Within this experiment, we…
Birdwatchers on the loose!
Before bird watching, we talked about how many different birds we knew. With over twenty different species I was very impressed! Answers ranged from sparrows, woodpeckers and kingfishers to flamingos, penguins and ostriches! This led to conversations around which types of birds we would be likely…