Today we explored our new balance scales, thinking carefully about how the scales moved, ‘heavier’, ‘lighter’, ‘the same’ and what it meant when they were balanced.
We then talked briefly about the origins of Pancake Day and looked at different types of pancakes across the world; from Russian blinis to the Irish boxty. All of them were circular shapes. Fancy that!
The children told us all about the pancakes they had eaten over the holidays.
Autumn used some super sentences. She told us, “I had strawberry pancakes.” “I had pancakes at home and at Nana’s.”
Oliver said, “I had jam on the other one and nutella on the other one,” as he counted on his fingers, showing us two.
We looked at the recipe book and measured out the ingredients using our new scales then poured it into the mixing bowl.
Blake added a pinch of salt then Jax started to mix everything together. “It’s mixed in the flour,” he told us.
Myla knew that they needed cooking ‘in a pan’. So Mrs Silverwood got cooking.
Nearly everyone thought they were tasty.
“They’re delicious,” said Jacob.
“Really nice, me eat it all,” said Blake.
“Nice,” said Arlo B.
“I just like them,” said Jax.
“I want another one,” said Arlo R.
“I like it really good,” said Nevaeh.
