The breadcrumb trail ...

Hansel used breadcrumbs to help remember his route through the forest. You could use landmarks or memorable objects to help guide you. These could then be used to create your own map of Syndenham Hill Wood.

Here are some landmarks from the wood, can you remember any more?

Snooping around Dulwich

No sleep for the hungry

One night, when too hungry to sleep, Hansel and Gretel heard their stepmother convincing their father to leave them in the forest the next morning. "They will never find their way home, and we'll be rid of them," she said.

Why do you think the stepmother said this? How do you think the children felt?

What would be your advice to Hansel and Gretel?

How would the children have felt on that long, cold night?

A Road to Dulwich

Finally, we got to see the painting by Nicolaes Berchem called the A Road Through a Wood, at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Would the picture have looked any different 450 years ago when it was originally painted? 
How did you feel when you saw the painting in real life?

Sydenham Hill Wood

Sydenham Hill Wood, a set on Flickr.

Check out our flickr page for photos of our trip to Sydenham Hill Wood.

When 3 went down to the woods today

What a lovely day we had visiting Sydenham Hill Wood. Can you remember any landmarks from your visit, that we could use to create a map?

Describing a scene

We have started to explore Anthony Browne's version of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

Anthony Browne is famous for his wonderful illustrations and this is where we have started.

Can you describe the scene below? Think about what you can see and how it makes you feel.  Remember to use descriptive language and write in short sentences.

What might the children hear and feel in this scene?

Welcome to the Year 3 blog

We are all really excited to have the blog up and running. Now we can begin to share all the things that happen in our world! All the Year 3 teachers (Mr Highman, Miss Collins and Miss Lawrance) are really looking forward to reading your comments and sharing all our ideas and work online. So . . .

Ready, Steady, BLOG!