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Mild literacy, Outdoor Learning, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Literacy – Reading – Dragon Tea – Illustrator Challenge

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Enjoy reading Part 2 of Dragon Tea.

 

Practise recognising those long vowel ‘ee’ sounds and the alternative versions – are you getting better?

Did you notice that there is no illustration for the last page of the story?

I am challenging you to make an illustration using natural materials to help finish the book.

Many of us will be celebrating V.E. Day. You might be having a tea party. Would that give you any ideas?

Please send a photograph of your idea to Ms Rossvoll or Mr Mutch and they will be added to the book!

Dragon Tea Part 1 – just incase you missed it!

 

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Mild HWB and Numeracy – The Pollinator Promise Area

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The BEE CAUSE – Let’s help to protect pollinators.

Thank you so much again to Evie and Finlay and their family for helping us to learn about their bees and the importance of pollinators, I learned so much. It was just fantastic.

Bee Identification

They spoke about the different types and variety of bees.

The Friends of the Earth website has a useful bee identification guide.

To find out more about pollination visit The Eden Project website.

I hope you enjoy learning about how to measure area while creating a special outdoor space to protect creatures who help to pollinate our plants.

Keep hunting for those dandelions!

The competition is open until next Friday 15th May.

Thank you to everyone who has shared their information.

Health and Wellbeing, Mild literacy, Outdoor Learning, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Health and Wellbeing – Wander in the wild!

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When I wander I always spot a change of some sort or other. I love picking natural things up and collecting.

I wonder what you might collect on your wander?

Primary 1 made fantastic dragons and fairies after collecting in the school grounds!

Primary 1’s great ideas inspired me to go out and collect to make a reading book for you. Can you spot what I have collected to make the pictures with?

 

Now when I think about what I have learned about dandelions I would like to have a lion; and a sun in the grass would be a portal to somewhere special in my next story!

What ideas do you have?

This mild challenge encourages you and your family to investigate the different types of plants, creatures and their habitats – where they live – in your local area. These plants, creatures and us depend on each other to be healthy and survive.

A love of being outdoors and being curious about where we live and what links all living things is a never ending source of learning.

We hope you have enjoyed learning about dandelions – more information to follow!

 

Health and Wellbeing, Mild Numeracy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Numeracy – Tallest Dandelion Competition!

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We are learning about biodiversity. Living things depend on each other to be healthy and survive.

I can see dandelions appearing in my garden and on my daily walk.

I often spot creatures sunbathing on them or with their head in the centre doing something.

Competition Time!

What is the length of the tallest dandelion you can find?

Use numeracy skills – counting, tallying, measurement and information handling to investigate and win the competition!

Leave a comment on the blog or in SeeSaw telling us about what you find – photographic evidence would be great to see!

 Some more questions for you to investigate

  • Do dandelions grow in your garden?
  • Where do they grow?
  • Do the dandelions you find grow in groups or are they on their own?
  • Why do so many dandelions grow in one area compared with another area that is quite close?
  • Why are some short?
  • Why are some very tall?
  • Why are some closed and others open?
  • Why are there some patches that only have leaves?
Can you think of any more questions to investigate?
Health and Wellbeing, Mild literacy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Literacy Challenge – Send a hug

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What a lot of effort you have made learning to write letters.

At this time when we are apart from so many people we care about I think that it is such a lovely thing to send a letter.

Here are some new ideas to have fun with.

A BIG CHALLENGE

If you have been collecting natural materials you might like to decorate a letter with them. Have a go at hitting the petals, leaves with a hammer to add their colour to the pages etc – have a look! You might need some help from an adult with needles and hammers!

Health and Wellbeing, Mild literacy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Literacy – Let’s learn to write a letter.

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On Tuesday Mr Mutch asked you to think about

  • why each crayon was quitting
  • how they were feeling
  • what problems they had

Let’s try and get the crayons to stay by writing a letter back to them.

Which crayon would you write to?

I am writing to Pink crayon.

Read the letter and think about the problem Pink crayon has.

Click on the letter to make it bigger. 

Please read the letter I have written.

This book also helps you learn how to write a letter.

You could use this idea to help you write to one of the crayons.

The best crayon in the box

Do you think I will get Pink crayon to stay in the box?

On Friday I will share different types of letters and envelopes you can make but let’s focus on the writing first.

Mild Numeracy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Numeracy – Sharing – using symbols

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Thank you so much for all the photographs you have sent  showing you sharing an amount of objects equally.

Let’s think about sharing a box of crayons.

Dividing a box of crayons equally between jars.

We can write number stories using symbols.

This is the symbol we use for sharing.

÷

There is one dot on each side of the line. Both have the same.

I think it looks like two people sitting across from each other, ready to be kind and share with each other.

Have a look at these examples.

 

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Literacy mild challenge – Happy Lists

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We are learning to write lists.

As an adult I write lists all the time.

With so many different things happening lately I have found it helpful to write  some happy lists.

This has helped me to focus on what is going well and worry a little bit less.

Happy List Ideas

  • This Week’s Happy Moments

  • Happy Places

  • Happy Moments or Memories

  • Happy Songs

  • List words about a friend or pet that makes you happy.

I have had a go at writing some Happy Lists  in this book.

I have filmed some of my happy places to share with you.

Take a moment to look and listen.

I wonder what you might make happy lists about?