This term Year One are learning about toys – old and new. During our art lesson, Pufferfish class learnt about the history of the Teddy Bear and how it was named after the American President Theodore Roosevelt. The President, whose nickname was ‘Teddy’,  was on a bear shooting trip and was about to shoot a bear when he looked him in the eye and feeling sorry for him decided to spare his life. News of this spread around the world and the toy ‘Teddy’ bear was created.

The children studied  a variety of teddy bears, some over fifty years old! They felt them and discussed how to draw the fur on them.  The children experimented with chalk and pencil and then chose which one they preferred to draw their bear with.

They all look fabulous, but do you have a favourite?