ter, then it goes to the taps and you can drink it.”
“That pipe is from the toilet. That goes to the big pipe under the house and that pipe is for the water coming into the house.”
“The poo goes out of the house down the pipe, then it’s cleaned and then it goes into another house.”
“The white bits are clean water. I’m going to use curved bits of pipe.”
“The Indian people had to collect water in pots and hold it on their heads.”
“Some people don’t drink healthy – it was on the telly. If they don’t have clean water they will die.”
Following instructions using the Beebots.
We used just the colours red, black and gold to create artwork inspired by the Chinese.
Finding the difference.
House models – this involved lots of measuring and checking for a good fit today - and delight when it worked!
"I've persevered... lf you persevere, you get better and better. If you don't, you don't get better."
"My dad can do anything - more than builders can!"
You must be just like your dad.
We introduced real coins this week and practised using it in our role play shop.
Cookery this week was Chinese spring rolls.
“Vegetables are good for you because they make you really strong.”
“3 little pigs – eat the broccoli!”
We looked at the chopsticks…
“How do they cut things?”
“I think they get a piece of wood and make it sharp – scrape the wood onto some more wood.”
then the filo pastry…
“It feels like towels.”
“It’s softer than us.”
“Did you get it from China?”
“Did they use a rolling pin?”
“I would say they used a machine to squash it down.”
“A hammer…it looks like a book…Once upon a time there were 3 little pigs..” (everyone spontaneously joined in with the story telling.)
“You can see right through it.”
“When you put oil on, it makes it brighter.”
“The oil’s soaking in.”
The children were keen to try all the vegetables.
“I’m going to have a nibble of everything.”
Beansprouts: “Good and crunchy!”
Carrot: “They’re so good for you.”
“Can we have just a pinch?”
“I tried a leaf and it was really yummy.”
We looked at our finished rolls.
“You can see the food through it!”
In the afternoon the children ate the spring rolls and we had a Chinese tea ceremony. The children were very interested to find out that the Chinese nod their heads or tap their finger on the table to say ‘thank you’.
“How do you say ‘cheers!’ in Chinese?” We googled it… “Ganbei.”
The children remembered that Chinese people drink out of bowls, so held their cups like bowls.
We practised tying knots using crepe paper to make cherry blossom!
Investigation: how to make paint textured for the wolf’s fur.
“Look! It’s all fluffy…Now it’s soggy. Oh! It’s gone! Can I have some more? I think it’s going to be really sloppy in a minute.”
“Mine is really lumpy! I used some of it all. I mixed it then it came lumpy.”
“I’ve put flour in mine.”
“This doesn’t feel like a wolf – it’s all crunchy…I’ve put flour in…it’s not smooth enough…I’ll try another thing.”
“I’ve got loads of lumps!
“This might work…maybe if I put loads of flour in it might work…It’s gone really thick!”
“Mine looks really grumpy and lumpy!”
More work on our house models:
“I’m not giving up!”
A cowl proved problematic. The plastic lid chosen for the job would need to have holes in it. “maybe I could use cardboard and draw round it and cut it out – I can make holes in cardboard.”
“Are you having trouble? I’ll hold it for you…just a second… hold it there. There!”
“This roof’s not big enough. I’ll have to make another one for the other end…I need to measure... There’s a ruler in my pencil case.”
“This drain pipe is too short…I could stick two together.”
This week we thought about healthy lunchboxes as we had a feeling the 3 pigs weren’t very healthy. The children suggested ham, tomatoes, salad, cheese, cucumber… We decided these were healthy as there was no sugar in them.
But the 3 Little Pigs don’t like healthy food. They love sugar and they eat it all the time.
“Oh! Their teeth will fall out.”
What else could we think of with lots of sugar in?
“Nutella, lollipops, sweeties, ice cream, jam…”
It turned out that the 3 Little Pigs always 