Year 1 News

28th February 2025

In Art, the children created collages based on the texts we have read in literacy. First they created their backgrounds and then they added detail using different media. They learnt different techniques and how to create different effects before applying this to their own work.

Linked to our topic ‘Castles, Crowns and Carriages’, the children designed and created shoebox castle rooms. They looked at different castle rooms and worked in groups to design their own, thinking carefully about the furniture, layout and materials they would need. They then created their rooms by decorating the walls and floor, then they each made a piece of furniture to go inside using different joining techniques.

In History, the children learnt about old toys. They spent some time looking at and playing with them and they found out about how toys have changed overtime. They learnt about how we can find out about the past and sorted toys in chronological order.