Good morning again, P1-4,

here are some activities for you to try today.

Literacy

Write a set of instructions for how to build a snowman. Imagine they are for someone who has never seen a snowman before – include lots of detail.  Try to use a different opener for each line.  For example:

1. First….

2. Next…

3. After that…

Numeracy

Symmetrical snowflakes – can you draw a picture of a snowflake which has one or more lines of symmetry.  Perhaps you could carefully cut one out of paper and draw the lines of symmetry onto it.

Click the link to go to Hit The Button to practice your maths skills.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Science

How much snow investigation

You will need:

2 containers that are the same, e.g. large yoghurt pots or butter tubs

snow

water

Fill one tub to the top with snow.

Fill the other tub with water.

Leave your tubs in a warm place until the snow melts.

What do you notice?

Try packing the snow into the tub by pressing it down. Weigh the tubs. What happens when the snow melts?

Do water and snow have the same volume?

Have a great day,

Mrs McKnight

Hello again P1-4,

Thank you to the Shirrans for sending in these lovely photos- I can see you are having fun in the snow. That’s a great snowflake picture too! We love to see what you’re getting up to. ❄️

And great photos from Oscar this morning, digging a snow tunnel in the field.

Mrs McKnight is ‘in class’ today and has asked that you have a look at the learning activities below.

Literacy

·      Think of an animal that lives in a cold or snowy place.  Draw a picture of the animal and write around the outside things it has to help it to survive the cold (e.g thick, warm fur).  Perhaps an adult could help you to research the animal online or in a book?

·      Adjectives are describing words.  How many adjectives can you think of to describe today’s weather?  Make a list to share with me when we are back in school.

Numeracy

·      Log into Sumdog and continue practicing your maths skills.

·      Measure the snow, in the same place somewhere in your garden at different times during the day.  Is the snow staying at the same depth or is it changing.  Can you make a chart to record your results?

Here is an example of how to record your data:

Depth of snow on the patio

P3/4 – can you work out the difference in snow depth between your first and last measurement?

HWB

·      Make up a dance routine to your favourite song.

·      Create a gymnastics routine using some of the balances, jumps, rolls and travelling movements we worked on last term.

Have a great day,

Mrs McKnight and Mrs Maclean

Good morning P1-4,

here are some learning activities for you to have a look at today.

Literacy 🐧

Follow this link to watch the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo and answer these questions.

(Click play and then click on the ‘full screen’ arrows in the top right corner.)

What are they up to?

Are they all the same?

Can you spot the one with a sore leg?

If you can’t see them, where do you think they have gone?

If you are very lucky, you might see a zookeeper with a white bucket. What do you think he has in the bucket and what do the penguins do when they see him?

What do you notice about how they move on land and how they move in the water?

Numeracy and Maths

Log onto Sumdog and practise your maths.

Curricular areas thinglink

Lots of learning and fun activities to try on this ThingLink, just follow the link and click on the icons in the picture. My favourites are GoNoodle dancing hiding on the rug, and the blob opera app, find it on the guitar! 🎸

See you soon,

Mrs Maclean

Good morning P1-4 and a Happy New Year!

Here are some learning activities for you to have a look at today.

Literacy:

(image from Pobble 365)

Question time

Use these sentence starters to write your own sentence or paragraph. Can you write or tell a story about Percy?

• P2-4 – The usual spelling practice and assessment has been set on Sumdog.  If you have done these already, you could do some spelling training.  There is also the Maths fluency option.  If you don’t have your log in details, email me and I can help.
• Share a book with someone at home, or read to yourself.
• Write a silly story using all of your spelling words.
• Practice number bonds to 10, 20 or 100 (as appropriate).
• Create a picture or a tiling pattern using only 2D shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, circle, oval, pentagon, hexagon etc).
• Create a winter wonderland picture.  You could use coloured pens or pencils, paint, or even create a collage.
• Think about what animals you have in your garden.  What are they doing in this cold weather?  Is there anything you can do to help them?  Perhaps put out some fresh water, or bird food, then wait to see who comes to eat or drink.  Can you identify any of the birds?