Staying safe in the dark

This afternoon Reception have been learning how to stay safe in the dark.

We talked about how day and night are different and how some things might be more dangerous when it is dark, like crossing a road or walking because you can't see as well in the dark.

We watched a film clip where some hedgehogs taught us to stay safe at night, singing "When it's not light, wear something bright."

We talked about what bright things we could wear and why it's important to be seen when you are out at night.

Then we explored lots of different materials and used some of them to decorate a T shirt so it could make someone really safe at night. We tested some of the materials by shining a torch on them to see if they were reflective and chose things that were bright and shiny, not dark or dull.

Dexter also made a reflective jacket of his own using paper and glittery, coloured card. We shone a torch on it to see how reflective it was!

After we had all worked together to make our super bright T shirt we went into Miss Groves' class to explain to Year 1 and 2 what we had been learning. We told them about staying safe when it's dark and how you have to wear bright clothes so you can be seen. Then we showed them the T shirt we had made, modelled by this week's star of the week, Jack. We turned the lights off in the classroom and shone a light at the T shirt to see how bright it was - it looked great!

Now we know that when we are out in the dark it's important to wear bright clothes and carry a torch so we can see where we're going and other people can see us. That way we can make sure we're safe!