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Let’s Build (Materials) – Matching Materials
Objectives
To understand that objects are made of different materials and they have simple properties.
To understand the difference between an object and a material.
Resources
A collection of objects made from different materials and with different textures | a metal fork and a wooden spoon | 📄 Frère Jacques materials song
Vocabulary
rough/smooth | flat/bumpy | sharp/blunt | wood | metal | glass | plastic | rock | materials | properties
Today's Lesson
What to Get Ready
Ahead of the lesson, make sure there are objects made from different materials available around the room.
Main Activity
Show your student a metal object, for example a metal fork. Ask what material they think it is made from and where that material comes from? Talk about how it has changed from its original state (the metal comes from the ground and is melted at high temperatures to reshape it).
Show your student a wooden spoon. Ask what material they think it is made from and where that material comes from. Talk about how it has changed from its original state (wood comes from trees that are cut into blocks, then cut to size and shaped into new objects).
Apply
Ask your student to choose an object that is made from a material they want to think more about. If the object is made of more than one material, ask them to identify which material they are going to focus on.
Emphasise that there is a difference between an object and the materials from which it is made.
Explain that they are going to write a song about their chosen material.
Sing the tune Frère Jacques or play a video or audio recording of the song. Sing the tune together (just humming or using 'la la', instead of words) until your student has remembered it.
Then challenge them to write their own materials song to that tune (see the 📄 Frère Jacques materials song). Their song should include a line about the simple properties of their chosen material. If they are struggling to include this in their song, ask them to remember the properties and to just speak them before they sing it.
If appropriate, encourage your student to perform their song to a friend or a small group.