This week, our new literacy topic—Pirates—has launched with a bang, and the classroom has been transformed into a pirate adventure zone! When the children arrived on Monday, they were greeted by pirate flags featuring skulls and crossbones, a treasure map, and even hidden treasure scattered around the room. The excitement was immediate. For our literacy lesson, we went on a pirate hunt around KS1 to see what posters we could find that represent what a pirate needs.
During child-initiated, the children immersed themselves in a range of pirate-themed activities, including going on a word hunt, creating parchment paper for their own treasure maps, building big pirate boats outside, and designing their very own pirates. They also followed step-by-step instructions on how to be a pirate, fully embracing the role with enthusiasm and imagination. Every day their curiosity grows, and it’s been wonderful to see their love for learning shine through this new topic. Most importantly, they have loved saying “Aye Aye Captain”!
We have also been learning about the artist Tinga Tinga and exploring his unique, colourful painting style. The children were fascinated by his use of bold spotty patterns and bright colours, and they used this inspiration to create their own sea creatures.
How you can help at home:
– Read some pirate themed books and see if your child can spot any harder to read and spell words in the book.
– Ask your child to go on a treasure hunt around the house to find a specific amount of objects for example, can they find 5 objects that are blue.
– Please continue reading the phonics book with your child as this will help them to build fluency with the new sounds we are learning.