Well everyone, who would have imagined we would have spent the last term in P2, in such a strange way! I have missed you all.

Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the grown ups involved in helping you learn at home. Well done children too, I know there will have been times when learning has been tricky, but thank you for all your efforts too.

You will have also heard by e mail from Mrs MacPhail that Mrs Taylor is beginning a new adventure herself . She has decided to retire, and instead of being a teacher is going to be involved in lots of different activities , and hope to travel and see more of my grandchildren in England; although I will need to be patient for a wee while longer before I can do so!

I am sure you will all have such great fun with Miss Macdonald in P3. She is really looking forward to seeing you, and has lots of fun things lined up for you to do.

Now if we had been in school, we would have been doing lots of fun activities. So, this week I have put together a selection of activities you might want to try.

You are of course welcome to try any of the learning activities you have missed too.

Many of the following activities are from past posts, that you may have missed, along with some new ones too.

Grow colours

We tried this in the hub, and it was SO much fun!

Draw a flower on kitchen towel, leaving spaces between each line.

 

Now spray water onto the picture.

Wait…. and watch….as the colours mix together.

then

 

This also works well as  a rainbow picture:

Word of caution grown ups, the colours may also leak onto the surface below the kitchen towel, so easiest done outside.

Crafts

If you have an empty cereal box, you might like to make this with some adult help:Cereal Box Guitar – Craft Instructions

or  a trickier one :Cereal Box Weaving – Craft InstructionsCereal Box Teddy Bear – Craft Instructions

or another trickier one:Cereal Box Puppet Theatre – Craft Instructions

or maybe :Cereal Box Teddy Bear – Craft Instructions

Leaf rainbow prints       

We tried this in the hub too, and kept experimenting with different leaves.

Take a leaf and on the underside (not the shiny side,) colour between the veins with rainbow coloured felt pens.

Now, turn the leaf over and press down on a piece of paper, rubbing all over the leaf.(It is probably easiest to hold the stalk as you do this)

Take the leaf away , and………

you should have a lovely rainbow leaf!

 

Target games

Play a target game and add up your score:

Maybe use one of the ideas on past posts ( and if you are lucky enough to have garden, try playing outside).

Throwing and catching picture

We had fun making these in the hub too:

Draw 2 people facing each other. On a separate piece of paper, draw a football, basketball etc. Make 2 slits on the first piece of paper near the hands you have drawn. Insert the long strip of paper with the ball on, and move the ball between the players.

 

PE

There are daily PE activities on this site which you can do indoors or some outside if you are lucky enough to have  a garden:

https://ukactivekids.com/movecrew/

Design a home for a Superhero competition

Mr White kindly gave me the link to this competition. I know how much you like to design………

Closing date for Dundee entries is Monday 6th July. GOOD LUCK!!

https://dywda.co.uk/resources/

Make  a den or a play item:

How creative can you be with some ” junk” items to make a model or re arrange furniture to make  a den?

 

Wishing you a SUPER SUMMER!

All Best Wishes

God Bless!

Mrs Taylor  x

and a special wave from Ronnie (who will keep the classroom safe all summer!)

 

I am in the hub this week, so won’t be posting work daily.

Well boys and girls , you are nearly in Primary 3! How exciting!

What a strange P2 it has been !

As we approach the end of term, I will include some ideas as to how you can be ready for P3 and some fun activities , although perhaps a little different from those we would have done in school.

Remember also the “sports days at home” which  MrMcCormack posted on Friday.

 

Literacy

Reading and Spelling

Remember the daily Read WriteInc lessons on :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Writing

We are living in some very strange times . One day you will be able to tell people younger than you all about it. How amazing it would be for them to see and read  something you wrote during these times. Why not draw some pictures – maybe a picture of you doing your home learning, walking past something that is closed , your new hairstyle as hairdressers and barbers are shut,  something you have made, a game you have played or a video call you have made with your family. Add some writing to add an explanation. Mrs Taylor has been typing up about my experiences , as maybe one day my grandchildren who are still very young, may want to read them and hear what it was like!

Numeracy

Squares

Here’s a practice lesson on counting in 5s:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkvhscw

Then try these games:https://www.timestables.co.uk/5-times-table.html

You might also want to try the activities in the lessons mentioned for the triangles.

Triangles

Here’s a practice lesson on counting in 2s:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z693rj6

Then try these games:https://www.timestables.co.uk/2-times-table.html

And one on counting in 10s:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6dr92p

Then try these games:https://www.timestables.co.uk/10-times-table.html

Circles

If you have a printer, this is a fun colouring sheet where you can practice your adding:fish_maths_facts_colouring_page

Or try some of the activities mentioned previously.

Other activities

Being as independent as you can will be a great thing to be.

How are you getting on with tying laces / fastening buckles /fastening coats?

Have you become an expert at listening carefully ?

• We played “Simon Says” at school, to practise great listening.
• Try this adult says a word for example dog, you say a word beginning with the last sound in their word:  golf, continue in this way: fish, ship, pen, net, etc. It helps your listening as you need to listen very carefully to each word.

 

Materials

This lesson explores materials and has some activities similar to those we did in school:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh4xprd

Problem solving

Lamb is a strange spelling. Ask an adult to copy this Suduko grid for you to solve :spring_sudoku_easy

Scavenger Hunt

Do you have a paint chart at home?

Try collecting something to match each colour!

Sports and games

Have you invented a new game or learned  a new skill? Perhaps you might like to try and win a special Blue Peter 2020 Sports badge?

Details of how to apply :https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-sport-badge-2020?collection=blue-peter-badges

• Challenges – How about this one? :https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Bean%20Bag%20Throw%20Challenge.pdf or this one?: https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Tap%20Up%20Tennis%20Challenge.pdf
• Play Hopscotch! If you don’t have anyone to play with, then just try and beat the time it takes to complete the hopping, each time you play! There are many different sets of rules, but here’s one :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUi0V6_ROWA

 

Have a good week, and remember you can message me if you want to!

Good morning boys and girls, just because we aren’t in school doesn’t mean we won’t have our Sports Day. I’ve attached videos explaining the events that you can take part in. These events can be done inside, in your garden or in the park. I’ve attached a list of equipment you can use but don’t worry if you don’t have some just use whatever you have. Have fun and you can send your pictures/videos to your teacher and Mrs MacPhail on twitter!

Equipment:

Toilet Roll

Saucepan

Teddy Bear

Spoon

Kitchen roll/toilet roll holder.

Football/ball