Learning Challenge - Year 1 Spring 1

Learning Challenge - Why, How and What

Why do we have a Learning Challenge?

• Foster love of learning - We believe that it is a vital way to foster a sense of inquiry in our children, to develop a curiosity about the world and to take pleasure in learning something new.
• Cultural entitlement - We believe that the our Broadford pupils are entitled to a wide range of cultural opportunities.
• Parental support - We believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how the children's learning can be extended at home.
• Celebration - We believe that we should be celebrating the work and projects that children choose to do in their own time.
• Challenge - We believe that we should offer enrichment that provides challenge for all learners (basic, advanced and deep understanding)

How does it work?

• Half termly - there is a new challenge each half term 
• Slow learning - because we always have high expectations for their work, it is anticipated that the children will take six weeks to complete the activities.
• Pupil choice - children can choose how they present their learning challenge outcomes to their teacher or class.

Year 1 Learning Challenge

Person: Captain James Cook

Painting:         

“The Great Ice Barrier” by Dr Edward Wilson.

 

Story: “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
What a beautiful day,
We're not scared.
Oh oh!

Grass,
Long, wavy, grass.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Swishy swashy, swishy swashy.

 

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
What a beautiful day,
We're not scared.
Oh oh!

Mud,
Thick, oozy mud.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Squelch squelch, squelch squelch

 

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
What a beautiful day,
We're not scared.
Oh oh!

A river,
A deep, cold river.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Splish splosh, splish splosh.

 

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
What a beautiful day,
We're not scared.
Oh oh!

A forest,
A big, dark forest.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Stumble trip, stumble trip.

 

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
What a beautiful day,
We're not scared.
Oh oh!

A cave,
A scary, dark cave.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Tiptoe, tiptoe.

 

OH NO IT'S A BEAR!!!
Quick!
Through the cave, tiptoe, tiptoe,
Through the forest, stumble trip, stumble trip,
Through the river, splish splosh, splish spolosh,
Through the mud, squelch squelch, squelch squelch,
Through the grass, swishy swashy, swishy swashy.
Run to the house, run up the stairs,
Oh oh forgot to shut the door!
Run back downstairs, shut the door,
Run back up, to the bedroom,
Jump into bed, pull up the covers,
WE ARE NEVER GOING ON A BEAR HUNT AGAIN!!

 

	Painting	Story	Person
Basic	Find out 5 facts about the painting/artist.	Know the story off by heart.	Draw a portrait of the person.
Advanced	Draw a picture in similar style	Write your own version of the story.	Write a letter asking them about their life.
Deep	Use the image as stimulus for a “100 word challenge”.	Find out about the person who wrote the story (Michael Rosen).	Explain how the world would be different without this person.