Year 6 tackle bar models to support problem solving

Some of year 6 have created 3D Scene Models based on the BFG. We started our models with copier paper boxes, to which we added paper mache to add texture and build structures. Once this had dried we painted our scenes and added figures of the BFG and Sophie, as well as the other giants. We based our...

In readiness for our next writing task - describing a nightmare - the children became dream mixers today, to develop their range of descriptive language.  In 6Y we made nightmare jars based on the book the BFG. We used a range of different materials including spiders, cockroaches, gravestones a...

Inspired by our work on the BFG, we have created our own Nightmare jars. We put many spooky and frightening things in them such as insects, ghosts, graveyards and even animated dolls! We are going to be using these to write some terrififying nightmare narratives later this week! We are ready to frig...

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