Year 1: What We Are Learning

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

In Art this week, we have been diving into the fluid and

experimental world of watercolour. The children have been

exploring how paint behaves when it meets water,

discovering that art can sometimes be a series of

"happy accidents".The children experimented with

several professional techniques:

Wet on Dry: Painting onto dry paper

for sharp, controlled marks.Wet on Wet: Dropping paint onto damp paper

to watch the colours bleed and bloom.

We have looked at the work of professional artists

Paul Klee and Emma Burleigh. By discussing

their styles, the children learned how artists use watercolour to

express feelings and tell stories, which they then applied

to their own explorations.

This week in maths we have been focusing on halves and quarters through engaging and practical activities! We started with some paper folding and cutting to master the art of making two equal halves. Next we used playdough to introduce quarters to the children, as they found different ways to cut the playdough shapes into 4 equal parts. This allowed the children to investigate various methods of partitioning. Next we will move onto finding a half and a quarter of a quantity! 

In History this week, we learned about why the World Wide Web is important and how it helps us find information quickly. We tried different ways to find answers like using books, iPads and asking an adult or a friend. We talked about what was easy or tricky and discovered that iPads can be the quickest way to find information while books and asking others can also be helpful but be more challenging and time consuming.

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!