This week we continued with our designs. We took our basic pattern of seven overlapping circles, each with the same radius. Next, we looked within the 6-pointed florette for geometrical shapes. We began by joining the points to create a regular hexagon. Next, we formed equilateral triangles by joining every second vertex. Then, we joined [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Learning about Islamic Art, part 2
Posted in Art and Design on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Illuminated Manuscript
Posted in Art and Design, History on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It took little longer to complete, but it was worth the wait! Here is “A”’s illuminated manuscript:
Learning about Oil – 1859 to post WWII
Posted in Environmental Science, History, Science, Technology on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In science this term we have been learning about geology, with a particular focus on rock types and the rock cycle.
This week we will be looking at oil – from how it is produced to its place in the global economy.
Today we found a fantastic documentary on Teachers TV which dealt with both the early [...]
Islamic Art – An Introduction
Posted in Art and Design on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This term we are studying Medieval history and our latest focus is on the Crusades. We will be making links between various curriculum areas: Christianity and Islam in RE; Medieval paintings, illuminated manuscripts and Islamic art in Art and Design. Today we began our studies into Islamic art by making use of “Islamic Art and [...]
Character Study – The Perfect Quote
Posted in Art and Design, Language Arts, Reading : Reviews and Analysis on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This term we are reading and studying together L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz”.
Today we read chapter three : How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow.
I asked the children to scan back through the first three chapters until they found a passage which described a character of their choice in such detail that they might be [...]
Illuminated Manuscripts
Posted in Art and Design, History, Museums and Galleries on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whilst studying Medieval history this term, we have been looking at illuminated manuscripts. Following a visit to the British Library in London
http://www.bl.uk/, we were inspired to have a go ourselves.
“M” and “A” have been learning about the importance of parables in Christianity, so we thought it appropriate to use a parable as the subject of [...]
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