We had such an exciting day when the ducklings came to visit us in Year 1! Year 2 were kind enough to let us have them for the day so we can share in their experiences. We loved watching what the cheeky ducklings got up to when we took them out of the cage and we even got to hold them! Eddie said, " I feel so lucky because I have never held a duckling before." We remembered to be calm and quiet so we didn't scare them. They made quite a lot of noise and tried to peck the tea towel and the mat! We drew the ducklings and labelled our work with adjectives to describe them.
Miss Kilby shared a video of one the eggs hatching with us, which was incredible! We realised that we had so many questions that we didn't know the answers to, so we wrote them all down, and after lunch, some Year 2 duckling experts came to see us so we could ask them! We also watched a very cute video of the ducklings having a swim in Miss Kilby's bath!
It really was such a special day, so we decided that we should write about it in our special diaries. The children worked extremely hard on their diary writing and used lots of recount writing features, as well as trying to remember all the usual capital letters, finger spaces and full stops!
In science we have finished learning about animals, including humans, by investigating birds and their main features. We zoomed in on feathers, making comparisons between different feathers and what parts of the bird they come from and what they are used for. We measured some feathers in cm and in cubes, as well as making scientific drawings and describing them.
To complete our science learning journey, we wrote riddles about an animal and the rest of the class had to guess which animal our clues were describing! The children had to try to use scientific vocabulary in their clues. They were brilliant and yet again, the children worked diligently with their writing.
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