Northern Lights

As part of our minibeast topic this half term, we have been looking at butterflies and learning about pattern and symmetry.

During topic, the children cut out a butterfly and painted a design onto one wing. They then folded up their butterfly before opening them out again to reveal a beautiful, symmetrical pattern.

The children were amazed at how the paint imprinted on the other side and the different colours mixed together to create new patterns and designs.

Charlie was particularly impressed with his butterfly, telling Mrs Joyce excitedly that "It looks just like the northern lights".

"Art takes nature as its model" - Aristotle