It is time to Label!
Lets add to your fact file with a correctly labelled diagram.
Follow the sway below to learn what is important when it comes to labelling a picture or diagram.
We look forward to seeing and hearing about how you got on.
Category Archives: Literacy
Meat Free Meal
Following on from Mrs Taylor’s lovely recipe I hope some of you have managed to think about the idea of a meat free meal.
I’m sure many families have meat free meals at various points without realising it – for example Macaroni Cheese or even a salad. Those of you that are vegetarian or vegan will be doing this daily.
The idea of ‘Meat free Monday’ is a interesting debate as it opens up some good questions about whether or not it is good for the environment. (It doesn’t have to be on a Monday you do this)
Have a look at the website and read some of the ideas, some of you might need some adult support –
http://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/meat-free-mondays/introduction#section
Task 1 – Write a short report sharing your view on Meat Free Monday. You may have to research the website and note down some ideas before you start a report.
Remember to include your feelings and thoughts. Is your report for or against Meat Free Monday?
These questions may help –
- Do you think Meat Free Monday will make a difference to climate change?
- Do you think it will affect farming? Would this affect farming in our area?
- Do you think it will improve health?
- Do you agree with the information on the website?
Task 2 – Design a menu or recipe sharing your Meat Free meal. Did you make it?
Feel free to try one task or maybe some of you will manage both.
Remember to comment on here or share with your teacher we would love to see your ideas.
Literacy- Newsround Article- Quiz- Reading- Hot
Hello Everyone !
Nice quick and easy activity today:
Step 1:Climate Change in Africa (Newsround Article)
(Read the article, write some notes then close the website down)
Step 2:
Close down the article and take the Quiz, I have created a range of reading comprehension questions (13 questions, multiple choice)
Close down the article and take the Quiz, I have created a range of reading comprehension questions (13 questions, multiple choice)
Literacy – Hot – Persuasive Writing – Follow-up task
Hello everyone,
Last Tuesday, Miss Deans posted a lesson on how to write a persuasive speech. Hopefully many of you have completed this activity and are now ready to complete this follow-up task. If you have not completed the writing activity set by Miss Deans, follow the link below to do so –https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/as/methlickspring/2020/05/05/literacy-hot-persuasive-writing-interactive-lesson-with-a-sweet-treat-twist/
Today’s task will explain how to deliver a powerful and impactful speech. We will look at some famous speeches and think about what makes a presentation memorable. Our very own Mrs Webster took part in last week’s writing lesson and has already recorded her speech. Mrs Webster’s speech, along with everything else you will require to complete this activity, can be found in the Sway below.
Literacy: MILD: Pete’s Emotions
Time to look closer into our Featured Story ‘Tidy’
Take the time to read our featured story again, but this time pause each time when something new happens to Pete.
If we think back to our last featured story ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’, each crayon wrote a letter expressing their personality and emotions. But in ‘Tidy’ we don’t really get a chance to hear from Pete and how we is feeling.
That means we need to look at the pictures and words more closely.
Pete goes through quite a variety of emotions and there are many examples in ‘Day the Crayons Quit’
An activity you can do is ‘Hot Seating’
The person who goes into the chair, becomes one of the characters in this instance it could be Pete or one of the animals watching Pete in the forest.
Whoever is not sitting in the hot seat can ask you questions relating to what has happened in the story.
Think of a variety of questions that start with the W5 (Who, What, When, Where, Why)
Another activity is ‘Thought Bubbles’
You can take the emotions you were discussing with family in hot seating and use them in creating a thought bubble.
With a bit of paper draw out a thought a bubble and write inside what Pete or one of the animals might be feeling. Remember to explain why, when we discuss the answer to why it is a good idea to use the word ‘because’.
I have given this activity an attempt taking a photo of me holding the thought bubble and showing the emotion to match.
Can you guess which part of the story my photos match to?
I look forward to seeing how you get on, send in your photos of your thought bubbles or add them to your sway.
FIND THE MISSING LINKS
As tomorrow is a holiday, we won’t have another Feel-Good Friday activity until next week. However, I thought I’d set you a Literacy challenge to keep you going over the long weekend.
Today’s challenge is all about finding one word which links with each of three other words.
Click on the Sway below to access the quiz and to find out what to do.
It’s a tricky one, so good luck!
Have a lovely weekend. 🙂
Mild Literacy – Reading – Dragon Tea – Illustrator Challenge
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!
Anagram Challenge- Mrs Black #PSATakeover4
Last week you had a Methlick Primary School Wordsearch, this week Mrs Black has created an Anagrams Challenge related to Methlick School.
Let us know how many you get!
Be a Wildlife Detective
Hopefully you have read the Spicy task on the grid about tracking animals. I know my children have been more vigilant during our walks and spotted nature changing around. We have also been lucky to spot lots of wild animals so I know some of you will be interested to identify what we see. Choose 1 or more tasks below for your home learning.
Sometimes the animals are well hidden or run away at the sign of any humans so we have to look closely for evidence. Here is some evidence we have found in our local woodlands.
Task 1 – Can you guess what we spotted?
Here are some hints –
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/02/animal-tracks-id-kids/
Task 2 – Find some prints
Sometimes the animals leave tracks behind and this resource from the RSPB is very interesting, it shows the actual size of animal prints you might find.
Look closely on your next walk for animal tracks and take a photo or draw an image of what the print looks like, estimate the size so you can compare it with others. Has anyone been lucky and spotted any footprints?
If you have been like us and not spotted any tracks this resource might might help you spot some other animals that like to hide away.
Draw a picture or write a short report on your animal findings, can you accurately identify the animal? How did you do this?
Task 3 – Make an animal tracker
If you want to take this activity further you could try making an animal tracker to see if anything visits your garden. See the link below.
Good luck detectives, remember to share any photos or work with your teacher or leave me a comment below with your guesses for Task 1.
Literacy: MILD: Bee Fact Files with Special Guests!
It’s time to get writing!
I have enlisted the help of some amazing bee keepers to help us with this grid task. From just a small request they have produced an amazing amount of videos filled with lots of facts for us to listen to!
To help with writing the factfile there is also the youtube link on the grid. In the sway at the beginning you will see a checklist you can use when watching the videos. When we are listening out for facts it is always a good idea to know what you are listening out for.
Please enjoy the interview with our special guest!
Bee Keepers Go LIVE!
Are you ready to start writing?
In your journal you will need a blank page.
You can save the top of the page for when we do our picture and labelling next week.
You can choose how many sentences filled with facts you would like to write.
If you are describing the bee…. your sentence may start with.
It has…
The bee has…
If you are telling us about where it lives… your sentence may start with.
It lives in…
The bee stays in…
You can find bees in…
If you are telling us about what the bee does… your sentence may start with.
The bee will…
The bee must…
Bees can…
If you are telling us some interesting facts… I’m going to leave that to you as you might find a fact our bee keepers or myself have never heard of.
