This half term, Year 6 have been learning about different types of shelters. From bus shelters to bombing shelters, from tents to umbrellas - the children's understanding that a shelter is a means of protection against weather and danger has certainly developed.
Firstly, the children began by investigating the supporting structures around which shelters are made. Next, they investigated which materials would provide the most effective and waterproof protection. Finally, the children spent an afternoon building shelters based upon designs which they had researched.
Trial and error played a large part but they all got there in the end!
