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Year 2 Purple Mash

In ICT, Year 2 have been creating their own branching database about minibeasts, The children worked in pairs, using their growing knowledge to ask questions such as, Does it have wings? and providing answers such as butterfly for yes and worm for no.


In ICT, Year 2 have been creating their own branching database about minibeasts, The children worked in pairs, using their growing knowledge to ask questions such as, Does it have wings? and providing answers such as butterfly for yes and worm for no.

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