As people across the country looked forward to heading out into the cold, Autumnal nights to keep warm around the bonfire and watch the night-sky light up with fireworks, we were busy enjoying our very own firework display and campfire in the classroom! Don’t worry, we all kept safe with the firework display provided by several youtube clips on the interactive whiteboard and the campfire consisting of wooden logs, orange tissue paper and lots of imagination!
Several weeks ago, we had noticed that the children were particularly interested in the idea of “going camping”. So, we decided to support their learning through play with the creation of a campsite complete with tent, sleeping bags, camping pillows, camping chairs and, of course, torches!
The children absolutely loved their campsite and quickly set to work, rolling the playdough into sausages, ready to be cooked on the open fire…
…making sure there was plenty of firewood to keep the fire going…
…and even reading a story or two by torchlight in the tent…
Our camping chairs provided the best seats in the house for the firework displays…and a quick chat on the phone!
And the firework displays inspired our very own firework mark-making in coloured sand…
We read the story of Bernie Sparks and Rocky the Rocket on Bonfire Night to help the children understand about how to keep themselves safe on the real Bonfire Night.
And, following on from last week’s excitement 🎃, we also read the story of Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. This charming book tells the tale of Cat, Duck and Squirrel as they learn about friendship and sharing by working together to make their favourite pumpkin soup.
You can revisit the story below. Try turning the sound off and reading it aloud yourself.
The Little Acorns had a go at creating their own pumpkin recipes…
And back in the classroom, Mrs Morris came up with this rather novel use of an old pumpkin!
Have a lovely weekend everyone and thank you for all the wonderful contributions to our nature table – it is really looking beautiful! 🍁