Beachcombers – Year 2/3Week 1

Art/DT

Make a miniature seashore garden, using natural

materials such as pebbles, twigs, sand and shells.

Science

Find out about the micro-climate of a rock pool. Draw a rock pool with labels and captions to show what lives and grows there. Find out

about who eats who!

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English

Write a story. Imagine you are a creature that lives in a rockpool. Think about what

might happen to you and draw out a simple story map

to plan before you write.

Week 2

Art/DT

Make a 3-D sea animal. You could use any material your like – perhaps papier-

mache, fabric, plastic bottles, clay, dough or Lego

pieces.

Science

Look at real shells or pictures of shells. Sketch the shapes and patterns

putting those that are similar together. Investigate which

animals originally lived in each shell and write about

these.

English

Make a word search with all the names of the living things you have learnt

about. Ask your family to try to solve it!

Week 3

Art/DT

Design, draw and paint a picture of a beach hut. Think

about what it would be made from and what you

would have in it to improve your stay.

Science

Find out about crustaceans: the Tasmanian giant crab, the Japanese spider crab,

thee mantis shrimp, the coconut crab and the white-clawed crayfish. Find out about what they look like,

what they eat and how they respond to their habitat.

Make a presentation or fact-file about what you have

learnt.

English

Plan a non-fiction book or fact-file about the seashore.

Think about what each chapter will contact and the

illustration that will accompany the writing.

Include a “fun facts” page.

Daily Skills And Drills

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