River Walk

Year 3 have started learning about rivers as part of their 'Go With the Flow' learning unit. To get some inspiration for what a river environment is like, we took a walk through Manor Farm Park this week to look at the River Hamble.

We used our senses to reflect on what we could see, hear, smell and touch near the riverside. We will be using some of these ideas to write some river poetry.

We used keys to identify the different trees and plants we could find that were near the banks of the river. We needed to look carefully at the plant shape and the types of leaves.

We noticed that the river bank has lots of browns and greens. To help broaden our vocabulary to describe the environment, we used colour charts to identify the names of different shades.

We also had the opportunity to do some sketching near the main channel of the river.

We had a great time exploring a river which is only a short walk from our school! We now have lots of ideas we can use as part of our learning this term. Thank you to all of the adults who also supported us on our visit.

Stone Age Pottery

We've been busy practising the coil method to make our own stone age pottery in Year 3. We needed to make sure that we attached the coils securely so that they did not fall apart when the pots dried. Some children kept their coils as a design feature, others decided to smooth the gaps to make smoother sides. The size of our coils would change due to the shape of pot we were making. Depending on the purpose of our container, some of us also needed to make lids and handles.

After our pots had dried, we painted them to make them look like artefacts from the stone age itself and added a glaze to give them a shine.