As part of our learning about the water cycle, we made our own water catchment area to investigate what happens to water run-off following precipitation. We also investigated how pollutants enter the water cycle. Children arranged bottles and cartons under plastic bags to create areas of high ground. When it 'rained' they looked at where the water went and if rivers or lakes were formed anywhere. We added pollutants in the form of powdered paint, and were shocked to see how easy it was for the pollutants to enter the water cycle.
Year 6 have been practising their -ant, -ance, -ancy and -ent, -ence and -ency spellings recently. One fun way we found to practise was by playing a matching game. Children had to turn over a word card and a definition card and see if they matched. If they did, the children had to try to spell the word without looking at the card. If they were correct, they kept the pair of cards. The winner was the player with the most pairs!
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