Year 1 continued with their ‘Brainwave’ topic by learning all about how the brain makes connections and sends messages throughout the body to control us. The children were fascinated by a video of neurons connecting in the brain and could physically see the connections becoming longer and longer. To reinforce this idea, the children used pieces of the train track to build lots of new connections, joining on piece after piece. They soon realised that the train could travel further and work best when all of the pieces were connected successfully, just like how humans learn best when all of the information in their brain links together. The children then enjoyed making and using their own string telephones to send messages to each other, similarly to how the brain sends messages through our bodies to help us move, breathe, learn and control our emotions.