To launch our exciting new English unit, Year 3 stepped into the shoes of inventors to bring a literary giant to life. Inspired by the opening chapters of Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man, the children used a combination of reclaimed cardboard and shimmering tinfoil to engineer their very own iron giants. There was a fantastic buzz in the classroom as they crimped, folded, and sculpted, focusing on how to represent the Iron Man’s massive, mechanical joints and his "headshaped like a dustbin." These gleaming figures now stand guard in our classroom, ready to inspire some truly "monstrous" creative writing as we dive deeper into this classic tale of mystery and friendship.
Y3 Iron Man
