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Our Outdoor Learning Journey Part 7

In Primary 5 we have been learning more about newspaper reports and what is included in them. We have been learning about the terms eye witness account, reporter, direct quotes, indirect quotes and opposing opinions so we took our learning outside and planned, recorded and reviewed news reports of our own based around finding a dino egg in the school grounds. We all got involved and had different roles to play in the news report. We then gave some positive feedback to other groups after watching their recordings. For maths we had to solve a problem methodically. We had to create as many different natural faces and record them but the main aim of the challenge was to have a method of changing the face to a new one without getting confused or repeating a face we had already created. We set ourselves a success criteria to work from in order to show how successful we had been in the task. In the afternoon we took our learning outside again and used the loose parts play equipment in the park to find solutions to small challenges we set ourselves. Each group had a different challenge to solve with a pile of given resources. The groups solved the challenges in different ways and we learned the importance of communication and cooperation to ensure we were all understanding each other. It was a great day of learning.

Our Outdoor Learning Journey Part 4

P3 seem much further down the outdoor learning journey.  Having worked outdoors last session we immediately organise a time in the week where we can do this again, we will be outside for almost 1.5 hours, giving us more time to practise and develop our skills.  This year I am linking each piece or block of learning to a book or books.

We started with the story ‘Tidy’ by Emily Gravett.  This allowed us to have a discussion about the importance of being tidy while also discussing the importance of various seasonal happenings e.g leaf litter and falling seeds.

We mapped out garden area and Primary 3 came up with a list of ideas of things they would like to do and be able to play while outside.  We began to action our plans and decided we needed some signs.  Bringing in sandpaper and pieces of wood was the first venture into ‘risky’ activities and the children rose to the challenge.  A risk assessment was completed, complete with additions due to COVID-19, goggles and gardening gloves were donned and the children rubbed down pieces of an old fence to use as panels for garden signs.  The signs have since been designed and painted using Posca Pens.  Primary 3 this term have created some great woven shapes and have begun planting up the tyres.  We have plans to lay down membrane over our garden area, spread our stones and create an outdoor kitchen and shop where the children can engage in role play.