Clay Monkeys - Year 5

 After planning clay monkeys last week, this week year 5 got out the clay and made their sculptures!

They loved the feel of the clay and the freedom to be as creative as they wanted! 

It must be Christmas

The children were very excited to change the role play area into Santa's Workshop.
There were busy elves wrapping and boxing presents for Santa.

They used clay to create candle holders.
When the clay had dried, the children used their creative skills to decorate the pots and insert a candle.

The Christmas tree was put up in the classroom.
The children chose decorations and used their fine motor skills to hang them on the tree.

The story telling table enabled the children to tell festive stories with their friends.

The children used their phonic knowledge to write simple words related to the Christmas season.

Tracing festive pictures supported the children with their fine motor and creative skills.

The children independently wrote letters to Santa.

During Maths, the children were learning to continue and create patterns.
What comes next in this pattern?

The children used Busy Things to read simple words to help Santa deliver his presents.

While KS1 and KS2 were at the local church, Reception children sneaked into the Y6 classrooms.
They sat at the Y6 desks and created Christmas cards.
They left the Christmas cards on each desk to surprise the Y6 children when they returned.

Merry Christmas!

 

Art - Natural sculptures

 This term our Art topic is Nature sculptures

We have made clay sculptures of natural objects.

We made hedgehogs, leaves and flowers.

Year 5 Art - Clay Monkeys

Last week, Year 5 were able to make their clay monkeys. This was part of the topic "South America" and children had spent the previous lessons planning how to make it and watching video tutorials. It seems as though the children had lots of fun and to quote Sahej from Nightingale "It was lots of fun and I learnt how to manipulate the clay to make different body parts".