Year 2 have been enjoying exploring materials out and about. In particular, they have been finding out about the properties of a variety of materials and thinking about the suitability of different materials. They have been learning to use lots of new words such as transparent/opaque, absorbent/waterproof as well as flexible/rigid. They are great scientists!
The children have also enjoyed thinking about what it would be like if an unsuitable material was used for a particular object. Inspired by the poem, Woolly Saucepan by Michael Rosen, they created their own unsuitable matches! Here is just one of the poems created this week.
Chocolate Door by Mahdi, Rosanne and Rosie
Could I have a chocolate door
a metal biscuit, a fabric window
and a brick hammer, please?
Er, sorry, I mean a plastic mug
a cardboard table, a wooden blanket
and a glass hat, please?
Er, sorry, I mean … oh no!
You know what I mean, don’t you?