ROOM ON THE BROOM

This week we have been reading a great rhyming story called Room on the Broom:
Room on the broom song

We wrote or drew our own magical potions.

We have been making magic spells like the witch and we are learning a Nursery Rhyme about how to cast a spell:
When you want to make a spell

We made a muddy bog just like in the story (using water, cornstarch and food colouring- apologies for any brown staining on hands!)

For a bit more about cornflour and water, click below!
CORNFLOUR AND WATER

And used measuring cylinders to pour out bubbling green potions.

We have been using story sequencing cards to re-tell the story.
In the gym we acted out the story and moved like the different characters.

We're about to fall off the broom!

We even tried balancing on each other to feel like flying and to make a scary monster!

In phonics we have been learning about alliteration; we used some toy animals to help us- dangerous Dave the donkey, Lenny the lazy lion, Carla the crazy crocodile and elegant Edward the elephant.

For maths we developed our measuring skills: we made a broomstick big enough to carry all of us and we had to make sure that there was room on the broom!

Homework:
Please have a look at the TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ post. Try to log in and create your monster and play the first game.
Have a go at measuring different things at home, you could use a tape measure but you could also use non standard measurements like lego pieces!
Choose one of the tasks and challenges and a story to listen to (links on the right hand side of the blog).