In the Spring term, Zayit and Seorah class worked on an extended project across the two half terms. This focused on the topic ʻTransport and Spaceʼ and was linked with learning related to our big question ʻHow could we journey to space?ʼ In this project, the children designed their own alien friend who came to Gesher to visit us, and in return, invited Zayit & Seorah to visit them in space. We explored the theme of a journey to space and examined the different transport we would need to use to go and visit our alien friends. The different weeks were sectioned into the various parts of the journey. Within this project, the children looked at mapping different sections of the journey, identified different types of transport, wrote descriptive captions, created freeze-frame images of their journey, used a range of materials to create a rocket, and wrote a non-fiction report about space.
Teacher’s Reflections
“I think overall the project went well! I think it worked really well using the iPads for
creating journey maps and planning our space non-fiction writing. The rocket launch and
junk modelling rockets was certainly a highlight. At the end of the project we used the screen screen and I think next time it would have been good to do more learning around what the green screen is, how it works and getting the children to do some filming
– Lucy Robinson
Students’ Reflections
“ My favourite part of the project was making the junk modelling rockets.” Harrison
“It was very good and we had fun making space art” – Seth
“I learned about about different transport.” – Leora
