In English, Year Two have started to read their new class text – Hansel and Gretel.
For their book launch, the children made a gingerbread house. They painted half a paper plate brown before adding more detail to their work. The children were given a door, windows and chimney to ensure their cottage had the basic features it needed. Then, to transform it into the witch’s cottage, the children added a variety of sweets, including delicious lollipops. This made their cottage look colourful and enticing. The children then predicted what they thought their new book might be. Lots of the boys and girls thought it was The Gingerbread Man, however, some make an accurate prediction and said, Hansel and Gretel.
This week, the children have been thinking about how the character’s feel at different points throughout the story. They have also broadened their vocabulary and learned lots of new words, including famine, consented and fretting.
