This Friday we will be once again visiting the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh for our inspiration.
One of my favourite sculptures in the Gallery of Modern Art is ‘Vulcan’. He is an enormous figure constructed from steel, measuring 730 cm in height. He was created by the Scottish artist, Eduardo Paolozzi
Click on the Sway to find out more about your Feel-Good Friday activity! I hope you have fun creating it.
You may have seen on the Literacy learning grid that the Scottish Book Trust is holding a story-writing competition.
It is open to all ages, and there are 4 different categories – Adult, 5-11, 12-18 and Gaelic. Prizes will be awarded for the winning entries in each category, and they will also be published on the website.
You can find more details here: Entry Details and Entry Form
Click on the Sway to learn more, and also for some story-writing tips.
Remember – the subject must be ‘Fog’, the maximum word limit is 50 words and the competition closes on 30th June.
Good luck to everyone taking part!
Today, rather than posting a Sway, I’m going to share some art activities from the National Galleries of Scotland.
Each week, throughout the lockdown, they have been posting ideas for creative projects for children, including mud painting, spiral finding, map drawing, and bangle making.
Click on the link to find out more. Don’t forget to take photos of your artwork and tell your teacher how you got on!
Have fun!
Follow the sway below for activities…
We all love Methlick and there are many places to love Methlick. But each of us will have that one special spot. Somewhere that could have a great view or it could be somewhere that you visit regularly or somewhere that brings back memories.
In our writing we want to make a Mild guide of places to visit in Methlick, as described by you.
Follow the Sway below to learn more…
There is a PDF attached underneath which you can print or refer to in your writing. One side is for taking notes and planning and the other is for the your final writing piece…
My Favourite Spot Support Sheet
Here is the link to the unique address website.
https://what3words.com/
Can you tell me where I am?
You can search them on the website, can you try and read the map?
For this Friday’s creative challenge I was inspired by Mrs Fraser’s assembly on different types of art, also by a comment that Hayden made on the blog.
Today we are going to be creating pictures using small stones and pebbles. The subject of your picture is entirely your choice – it could be your family, your cat or dog, birds, flowers – anything!
Click on the Sway to find out more …
Don’t forget to take photos of your artwork and send them to your teacher or to me, so that I can make a gallery on Sway to show your creations to everyone. Have fun, and have a great weekend.
Happy Friday Everyone,
Have you had a go at this weeks community challenge yet?
Not to worry you still have time to bust a move or two and send it to your teacher.
I thought i’d help you with some suggestions of dance moves:
Want to keep learning and dancing away, how about you try out our Dance Comprehension work where you watch a range of dances and answer questions on them, click below to carry out this fun activity.
Now that the trees are in leaf and many of the flowers in our gardens are beginning to bloom, I thought we could try making decorative eye masks using natural materials.
Wearing decorative masks can be traced back to history of Venice and its carnival celebrations. The tradition of mask-wearing started in the 13th century when Venetians held many celebrations and parties. They would wear elaborate masks to hide their identity, just like you may do at Hallowe’en.
Click on the Sway below to find a step-by-step guide for making your own mask. It’s very simple, and you need only a few resources. Remember to ask for an adult’s permission first!
Here is another quick tutorial: How to make a Leaf Mask
Don’t worry if you can’t find any leaves or flowers – you could cut out leaf and flower shapes from coloured tissue or paper, or even draw your own.
Here is a link to a simple mask template which you can download and print out: Mask Template
Once your mask is finished, why not make up a short play and then act it out while wearing your mask? I look forward to seeing all your creations!
Today we will using our 2D and 3D shape knowledge.
But first lets enjoy some of our favourite shape songs, some you know, some you don’t. I know you will have a favourite. I’ve had one stuck in my head all week!
Enjoy some friendly competition with the family and review your shape fact knowledge.
For the BBC Ten Pieces she created a piece called ‘Connect It’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02flm24/player
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5cqg/player
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0295j47/player
I had great fun following the simple steps and copying the people on the screen.
