5+aday

We have had a great time learning about our 5+aday. It followed on from a look at Healthy Habits and what we need to do to keep healthy and happy.

Then we were into composting and the reasons why it is important to us and the planet. We made our own compost in a plastic bag and weighed it each week for 4 weeks to see the change. We predicted as to whether our bags would get heavier or lighter and those that said lighter won. We had a look at our schools compost bins and talked about their benefit into growing great vegetables. Worms became our focus for a while and we enjoyed stories of Eddie Earthworm and all his adventures. We wrote reports on why worms are so important to us which you can see on our classroom wall.

We then had some fun around growing things. We grew mung beans, cressheads...

lettuce, carrots and different flowers which the children kept watered and well looked after. Our cress heads were so successful that we even were able to use them in our Discovery session on Friday when we made egg and cress sandwiches.

Sustainability was a theme that was woven throughout the topic and we discussed the importance of seasonal vegetables and buying those that were in season. We looked at the colours of our fruit and vegetables and made a rainbow with as many as we could think of. 

We talked about the importance of eating a range of each of them to keep us healthy and that 5+aday is actually 5 fist sized servings of fruit or veges every day.  

Making our beeswax sandwich wraps was a big hit with the children and a very good lesson around sustainability.  We created something special that we can reuse and that would reduce the glad wrap used to wrap our sandwiches in.     We wrote some great Procedures about the process.

How to make a Beeswax Wrap

You need beeswax, an iron, paper, fabric and oil.

First we get our fabric.

Next we grate the beeswax onto our fabric.

Then we put on the oil, but not too much.

After that we put the paper on top of our fabric.

Finally you take it outside and let the breeze get into it to dry it.

I can’t wait to use my fabric wrap.

Riley

How to make a Beeswax Wrap

We needed beeswax, paper, iron, ironing board, fabric and air.

First we have to choose the fabric we want.

Then we grate some beeswax on to it. Then put the drops of oil on it.

After that we had to put paper over it and then iron it to make it flat.

Then we put it outside to let it dry.

Finally we can use our sandwich wrap to wrap our sandwiches up in.

Annabelle

Making a Beeswax Sandwich Wrap

Before we start you need an iron, paper and wax.

First you have to get your fabric and grate some wax on it and make sure you have the right amount.

Then put a few drops of oil on it to make it more bendy so it can wrap around your sandwich.

Then get some paper, the right size, and put the fabric on top of it, then put another on top of the fabric, then softly push it down a little, then iron.

Finally leave it for a whole day, then it’s ready to wrap around your sandwich.

Maddy

We took our finished Beeswax wraps home on Friday with instructions of how to care for them and our cress heads to continue growing in order to make more delicious egg and cress sandwiches. 

We made our honeybee wrap out of cotton fabric, grated beeswax and almond oil.

We made it as an alternative to using glad wrap on our sandwiches because our honeywrap can be used over and over again.

To care for our honeywrap you just need to rinse it in cold water and leave to dry flat.

We are proud that our honeywraps are reusable, reduces waste and are great for the planet.