The topic for our project week was “Aeroplanes”. First, the children brainstormed what they knew about aeroplanes.
Isabelle – It can fly.
Charlene – The pilot flies the aeroplane.
Jasmine – The aeroplane uses its wheels to land.
Xin Zhen – When the aeroplane goes up, it does not use its wheels.
Audi – The aeroplane has wings and windows,
Asher – Aeroplanes are big.
Aamnah – The air steward gives food to passengers.
Ali – Aeroplanes take people to other countries.
Sara – There are toilets on aeroplanes.
Christopher – The engines help aeroplanes to fly.
Cathy – The aeroplane has a tail.
Yu Heng – The pilot presses a lot of buttons.
Sofea – Aeroplanes fly over mountains.
The children watched short clips of aeroplanes landing and taking off. They learnt that the aeroplanes land on their rear wheels which then led us to exploring the concept of wheel and axle. I provided them with paper plates, straws and scissors and challenged them to make a wheel and axle with the materials. The children worked together and created their own wheels. They made a hole in the middle of the paper plate and inserted the straw through it to make an axle. They were excited when they were able to rotate the paper plate!
Next, they drew objects with wheels. Some drew different kinds of vehicles, while others drew everyday objects such as strollers and even shopping trolleys.
For numeracy, they created graphs to find out what their friends and teachers like to do in the aeroplanes when they fly. They gather their answers, record their findings and shared it with the class.
The following week, we had a special treat for Show and Tell. Sofea brought a pilot and it was her dad! He talked about his job as a pilot and answered a lot of questions about aeroplanes! Thank you so much, Sofea’s dad!
We continued exploring and reading books and magazines about aeroplanes. The children learnt to make origami aeroplanes and played a fun game of flying the aeroplanes through holes of various sizes on a big paper sheet that was hung on the ceiling. They also tested how far their aeroplanes could fly outside the classroom.
What a great project! Well done, K1s!
