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Session 10: Mythical Sea Dragons from the Indian Ocean Rim Countries, Walliston Primary School Year 5/6 Claire Davenhall and Nathan Bushby

by Claire,

Session 10: DATE 29.7.25

Warm Up

Following on from last week's research project, Mythical Sea Dragons from the Indian Ocean Rim Countries. Their stories are part of the local culture and often connect with water, weather, or protection. The warm-up was locating their research from last week to use in the main activity. It was a shortened lesson as it was early close today.

Main Activity (one photo)

Students will use 3 creative methods to develop their own mythical creature using ideas from: Myth, fact and imagination.

Firstly, students sat back to back to read out their research from last week and share it with their partner, who in turn drew each other's mythical creature using scratch paper and sticks/feathers.

Next they will use their imagination to draw a creature from an ink blob

Finally research real underwater creatures such as giant squids, Ore fish and angler fish and create a black silhouette or shadow shape of the creature.
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They created a wall of inspiration ready for next week, when they would turn their 3 creatures into one!

Reflection with the students (one photo)

Colour in the Great Wave with the creative colours we used in today's session.

Paste your photo here.

After the session:

Planning with the Teacher
(refer back to your original Term Plan document, discuss successes, explore challenges and make changes.)

How cute were their drawings! They looked great on the wall, we didn't really get a chance to look at them properly, but I know if they are up all week, they will have have chance.

Working with students
(what is emerging, what is engaging them/not, what’s making them curious.)

They are very engaged, it will be interesting to see how they develop them next week into their character and construct them from black card.

Ideas moving forward
(ideas for next session, future lessons, discussed with teacher, do you need the teacher to do anything before you return.)

Template for character - say how they developed their own unique mythological creature.

Resources
(do you need anything, who will source it?)

Black card - Nathan
Split pins - Nathan
Masking tape -Nathan
Bamboo sneakers - Nathan

Shadow box - claire
Light - claire

How can you share learning outcomes/stories of transformation with the wider school community (e.g. Connect newsletter, staff meeting, school newsletter, school social media platforms)

Showcase on the last day - filmed for parents' night.