We have spent the week learning about termites and their colonies. Our children have been inspired and each break time they go termite hunting and bring them back for us to study under the magnifying glass.
In order for our classes to understand the concept of the termite colony, where working together is paramount, Gill and I decided to get our children to work together on a frieze where everyone's input would be vital for it to be a success.
We divided our classes into three. One group would be designing and making the termite mound using torn egg boxes.
Another group made termites by first finger printing their bodies and then drawing in the legs and feelers.
The last group drew the aardvark and its surroundings.
Once each group had completed their task, we started putting everything together.
Once we did this, the excitement levels rose as everyone enthusiastically helped stick on the ants, made eggs for the queen and generally gave advice on the arrangement of everything.
I was so pleased with the way the children worked so beautifully together to create a magnificent end result. They all agreed that working as a team was important and were so proud of the end result.
It was a highly successful lesson where we more than achieved our objective. Gill and I were both blown away with how well our classes rose to the challenge.
Dear Mrs. Whillier,
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