Week 4 Topic

Week 4 Project

Project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about life in and around the sea. Learning may focus on the strange and wonderful creatures and plants that occupy our oceans, their habitats and how human beings affect this environment. 

After listening to the story, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ (see reading task). 

● Take your child on a snail hunt around the garden. Can they think about the places a snail might want to live? 

● Show your child a picture of a sea snail. Ask, how is it different from the snails they found in the garden? 

● Have a Snail Race- Use chalk to draw out lines on the ground (or sticks to mark out the lines) to create a race track. Place your snails at the starting line and watch them go! You could give your child a timer to measure how long it takes for the snails to make their way across.  

Make your own ‘Under the Sea’ Scene/ Talk about the animals you may  see. What are the animals called? ● Use junk modelling or craft items you have around your house to create the scene. You could even add in natural objects e.g. grass as seaweed.

Counting Undersea Creatures ● Show your child how to play this game. There is a simpler version with amounts to 5 and a more challenging version with amounts to 10. CHALLENGE: Support your child to create a record of how many of each creature there were. 

Make your own Fishing Game ● Make a fishing rod using a stick or similar (a wooden spoon would work well!). Tie some string on to one end and tie a magnet onto the end of the string (you could use a fridge magnet).  ● Using the rod, your child could explore which items are attracted to the magnet around the house

Explore Floating and Sinking ● Fill up a bowl, sink or basin and provide your child with a range of objects to explore. Which ones float and which sink? Ask them why they think they float/ sink? CHALLENGE: Keep a record of the objects that float and sink?