On Wednesday 11th June we visited Aldenham Country Park. We started our trip at the farm and enjoyed looking at and watching the different farm animals. We took around a clipboard and pencil to write down the animals we could see. This was very enjoyable practising our segmenting skills outside of the classroom. We stood and watched the piglets for a while as they were very playful and funny. We did not know how fast piglets could run, they were very quick. Some of the animals we saw at the farm included goats, sheep, lambs, ducks, rabbits, alpacas, chickens, and pigs.
After some lunch we began our ‘100 Aker Wood’ trail. This linked with our literacy focus text ‘Winnie the Pooh’. We were focusing on the different characters from the story and choosing our favourite characters and exploring and researching where they lived. This trail therefore helped the children see their favourite character’s house leading on to a design and technology project we are beginning in school. The children are designing their favourite character’s house and choosing what resources and methods to use to build and construct the house. For example, woodwork, cardboard boxes, and paper mâché. The children completed a tick list when walking around the 100 Aker Woods and showed a lot of happiness and eagerness to complete this. We had a super day!
