In Year 4, we always try to link our reading area to our current topic. Children are encouraged to bring books in from home to add to our library and for others to enjoy.
As we begin our new topic, Life Forces, we decided to make the reading corner into a garden. We have created a calm, relaxing garden that is full of lots of reading resources linked to life. From learning about how your body works to leaflets from the local pet shop about how to care for various pets, we have the lot!
Alongside the reading, we also have some bulbs growing on the windowsill. These are amaryllis plants and are forming a daily observation. The children will observe these plants over time, record growth, photograph, note changes, observe the roots, check water levels and much more.
The bulbs were planted in different materials.
One is in stones, gravel and decorative pebbles and the other bulb is growing in soil, stones and chalk pebbles.
