In Year 1 we have been enjoying our science lessons. We have learnt what science is and have been keen to learn more about ourselves and the seasons.
We learnt that science is:
When learning about our senses we found out that living things, like humans, have 5 senses. We identified the body parts that link to each sense and we are enjoying learning more about each sense.
Whilst thinking about sight we were interested to look at each others’ eyes and find out what colour they are. We learnt how sight helps to keep us safe, and how it helps us in everyday life. We thought about what it would be like if we couldn’t see, and how it might make some things a bit more tricky. We learnt that people who can’t see sometimes have a special dog called a guide dog to help them.
We experimented with our sight by throwing bean bags in to buckets. First we did it using our eyes as normal, then we challenged ourselves to do it with 1 eye covered up then both eyes covered up. We noticed that it was much more difficult to do when we couldn’t see at all.
We have been continuing our learning about senses during our English lessons. We learnt a senses poem about the dining hall and have been working together in our classes to plan a senses poem about the forest. We particularly enjoyed tasting hot chocolate to help us come up with some ideas for the taste part of our new poem!
How to support at home
- Visit the library and look for books about the 5 senses
- Learn a favourite poem by heart and practise saying it with fluency and expression
- Think of different ways you could test your senses
- Choose a new place e.g. the kitchen, think about the different things you can see, hear, smell, touch and taste. Use your ideas to write your own poem.