The magic paintbrush
We have had a fabulous start to the new year!
The Bears came into class to discover they had been left a magic paintbrush and special scroll that explained that they should only use the magic paintbrush to do good for others.
After some really good discussions, they painted pictures of things that they thought would be useful for those in need, painting: food, clothes, shoes, drink, houses, tractors and choppers. They then wrote a sentence about their pictures.
On Tuesday, the Bears were surprised to find that their pictures had come to life! They discovered a book in the classroom called ‘The magic paintbrush’ which is set in China and tells a story of Shen, who is also given a magic paintbrush that should only be used to do good.
The children have really enjoyed reading the story over this week, making predictions and discussing what they think Shen should when she is faced with difficult decisions.
We have been learning about China in lots of different ways.
Chinese restaurant role play.
Small world China
This afternoon we celebrated Shen’s bravery by throwing a party using the pellet drums we made to make music and ‘ate’ ‘moon cookies’ we made out of playdough.
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