Today we reached the end of a journey which in the words of Buzz Lightyear, has taken us ‘To infinity and beyond’. The children were looking forward to the session because it was a ‘real visit’, which means we get … Continue reading
Today’s session started with the children on the floor on a big carpet sharing their memories and thoughts with Sharon about what they enjoyed about their trip the previous Wednesday to the Planetarium in Armagh. The children were full of … Continue reading
For today’s session the children are going on a field trip to better understand the direction our Virtually There project has taken us. We began over 6 months ago looking at balance and control, and this led on to thinking … Continue reading
We started off today’s session by talking about what we see from earth when we look up at the night sky? The children all were asked to spend some time last night looking at the night sky for homework! Sharon … Continue reading
Today’s session began with a very quick recap on where we left off last week. It had been a very practical session with a lot of moving around and using our bodies to explore weight, weightlessness and gravity. We talked … Continue reading
We began the session by thinking about how our paper airplanes flew the last day. We talked about what made them fly. We talked about weight and gravity and how it might affect us. We discussed the whole idea of … Continue reading
The session began with all the children seated on the floor on a large rug so Sharon could get a bird’s eye view of everyone. We picked up where we left off last week with our discussion on how birds … Continue reading
We were delighted to welcome Sharon into our class today in the flesh.. And to move the project forward as our last session was before Christmas. There was a great sense of excitement at Sharon’s visit. We began by … Continue reading
We began as always by reviewing our work from the last session via the Kidsown website. The children love to see their work (and themselves) up on the big screen. We looked at the way our bodies bent and moved … Continue reading
We began today with a close up look at an artist’s mannequin, whom we named ‘Poser’. We explored all the different joints and ways the mannequin could be manipulated. We discussed all the ways which the body connects with each … Continue reading