Class One's Race Track Project

In Class One we have been working on our first group project. It began after a discussion when Rey suggested we make a race track in the garden. Some of the children got busy straight away with the big bricks and soon more ideas and plans began to form. In our project talks we are thinking about how to work together as a team as well as how to share our ideas and listen to each other. This week the children have chosen photographs and written a caption for the blog to show how the project has developed so far.

Abigail - I put the bricks in the trolley.

After building the first (and second) track in the garden Rafe said he wanted to build something to race with.

Soon everyone wanted to build their own vehicle and things took a new direction.

Everyone thought carefully about the type of vehicle they wanted and each one was completely unique.

We now have amazing trains, cars, buses, tractors and even a horse drawn carriage. In subsequent project talks we decided how all our different vehicles can race against each other.

Rafe - I made my model.

After finishing our models we told our friends how we made them. Some of us changed our plans and amended our vehicles.

Oliver - I showed my model.

Ewan - I showed everyone my tractor.

Erika - I painted three horses black.

Because this is our first project we also thought about the rules for group project talks and made a display to remind us.

Edward W - We made pictures to remember the rules.

Eleanor - We listen to each other.

Isabelle - I helped to make the signs.

We wrote our signs on the computer.

Rey - I shared my Thomas with Andrew and Rafe.

The project has developed in lots of different ways and we plan to have the "Big Race" on Monday afternoon.

Rosie - We made flags. We used colours to colour our flags.

We chose numbers for our vehicles and wrote them on the class list.

Edward R - The traffic lights say stop and go.

Andrew brought his traffic lights from home to use in the race. We practiced working them.

Harriet - This is my medal.

Harriet brought a medal from home for the winner.

Before the race on Monday we will have to decide the best way to time the vehicles. We will let you know how it goes!