This week we have been comparing traditional and modern fairy tales. Using our core text ‘Into the Forest’ and ‘Shrek’ we have looked at the similarities and differences between traditional stories such as ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and fairy tales that are written today.
Next week we will be writing our own version of a modern fairy tale by retelling the story of ‘Into the Forest’ by Anthony Browne. This week the children have planned their story using a story map to sequence the events.
In science we enjoyed learning about the parts of a plant you can eat, although not everyone was a fan of the radish!
In maths we have been comparing number sentences using the mathematical symbols < > =.
E.g.
13 + 5 > 16 – 4
12 + 3 = 20- 5
On Thursday 13th February we will be making a fairy tale story box. The week commencing Monday 10th February the children will need to bring in a shoe box (or a small box) that can be used to create the fairy tale setting. A few examples are below:
This week’s book recommendation is written by Daisy.
“I am recommending the book ‘Sharing a Shell’ by Julia Donalson. This story is about a shell. A crab wants it, then an anemone comes and stings a big fish on the nose. I like this book because it’s about sharing, if people want the same thing they can share it like if they had a skipping rope then two people can swing the skipping rope and one person can skip over it. That’s sharing.”
Next week it is the turn of Emi, Lily, Kieran and Lizzie for Show and Tell.
We hope you have a restful weekend,
The Year One Team