🎅🏻🎄🎁 Christmas Around the World 🌍 2W ~ Peru 🇵🇪

Dec 22, 2023

This week, Year 2 have been learning all about Peru. Please take a look at the fantastic learning and work produced by 2W.

Monday:

To begin with, we read the storybook ‘Paddington’ as a class. What a lovely start to our project week. 😊

To start our project week learning all about Peru, 2W located Peru on a map. We found out the continent that Peru is in and the nearest ocean 🌊.
We also found out which countries border Peru.
These countries are Ecuador 🇪🇨 and Colombia 🇨🇴 in the East near Brazil 🇧🇷. This is in the South East by Bolivia 🇧🇴, in the South by Chile 🇨🇱 and in the South and West by the Pacific Ocean 🌊.

We learnt to describe and compare human and physical features of Peru.

We learnt to understand the climate in Peru.

As we researched Peru further, we discovered many interesting facts such as the capital city, the population and languages spoken.

Tuesday:

We shared the story of ‘The Stolen Smell’ as a class and understood the moral of the story. We then shared our likes and dislikes.

2W learnt to role play a traditional Peruvian tale. They worked in groups to act out scenes from the tale, using facial expressions and intonation to portray characters’ feelings. We used the values of teamwork and communication.

We learnt basic Spanish greetings. 2W practiced greetings such as “Hello”, “How are you?” and “What is your name?” with their peers.

2W created their own panpipes by cutting and measuring straws to correct lengths. They experimented with this, placing them in ascending order. The skills they learnt were measuring and using mathematical language.

We explored traditional Peruvian fashion using a range of materials.

Wednesday:

We researched the Amazon Rainforest. Please see our information video.

2W created a piece of artwork using oil pastels and a range of techniques.

Thursday:

We learnt to understand how Christmas is celebrated in Peru.

2W made sweet potato mash, a delicious recipe popular in Peru. We peeled, boiled and mashed the potatoes. 🥔

The children sang Feliz Navidad.

They created their own Christmas decoration using felt and decorated it with buttons and sequins.

Friday:

We finished our project week by comparing a Peruvian Christmas to a British Christmas. 2W prepared for a British Christmas party by creating decorations, decorating biscuits and carol singing.