Our Trip to MOTAT

On Tuesday we had a Junior Syndicate trip to MOTAT. The focus of the trip was to learn about how toys had changed over time. We had the chance to play with and learn about some very unusual toys.

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The Best Loved Bear

Last week Mrs Moselen shared a very special teddy bear. She used to play with it when she was a child. The arms and legs move and some of the stitching is coming off. We can tell that she hugged it a lot because some of the fur was coming off!
We thought it looked like the bear in the story titled "The Best Loved Bear" written by Diana Noonan.
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Can you see where the fur is coming off?
Can you see where the stitching is coming apart?

Mrs Rennie Shares a Special 'Friend'

Today Mrs Rennie came in with a special friend. It was a China doll that was more than 70 years old. The face, arms and legs were made of china, the body was made from material. The hair was painted on and we could see little cracks on the head. It is a special doll for Mrs Rennie and she told us how she used to play with it when she was a little girl.

Mrs Smith Shares a Favourite Book

On Friday Mrs Smith shared a very old and precious book with the class. She had it when she was a young girl. The pictures looked different compared to books we have now.

We listened to her read a poem from the book

Michael's Story about a Bear Who Loses His Ball.

This is Michael's narrative about a bear who loses his ball. Listen carefully to his story can you answer these questions?
Where was the bear going?
What colour was the ball?
What happened to his ball?
Who found the ball?

Finding Ways to Classify Our Toys

This week we looked at how we could classify the toys we had in the classroom. The children used a programme called Inspiration to classify their selected toys. look to see how the children have classified their chosen toys. Click on the pictures below to make them bigger and get a closer look.

Chalmers

Joel

Rio and Esuru

Michael

Thomas

Esuru

Our 'Toy' Wordles.

Some of the children listed their favourite toys on Wordle. They designed the layout and chose the font and colour. If you look carefully, you will see the child's name.
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