Year Six English Instructional Writing
Last week in English, we had to create a shoe from only recycled materials, and we had to write instructions explaining, step by step, how to build them. We had one week to complete this activity and in that time period many shoes were invented, and the students had so much fun. Overall, it was a great learning experience.
What we had to do:
Miss Nel gave us a week notice that we were going to build recycled shoes, which gave us plenty of time to gather our materials. First, we started brainstorming on an A3 piece of paper and listed our materials, which became our poster. Next, we picked a theme for our shoe and then started building them. After that, we wrote our step-by-step instructions explaining how to build our shoes. Last, we presented what we built to our classmates.
Results:
Our project was out of fifteen and most of the students received very good marks and should be proud of themselves.
Written by:
Juliette East
Year 6 Student
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Transport In Year 1 – Rockets
This term in Year 1 our History topic is Transport. The learning outcomes for this topic is for students to be able to identify different modes of transport through the ages and how they have evolved: road, rail, sea and air and to understand how transport has made a difference in our lives today.
We integrated our Transport theme into our Design and Technology lesson by challenging the students to design and make our own Rocket Ships during class time. Students were asked to bring materials to school and they needed to build their rocket ship by themselves.
The Year 1 teachers were very impressed at the unique and creative Rocket ships the students built.
Tayla White
Year 1 Teacher