{"id":18015,"date":"2026-01-14T16:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=18015"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:26:33","slug":"clay-birds-at-portpatrick-p5-6-creativity-in-action-%f0%9f%90%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=18015","title":{"rendered":"Clay Birds at Portpatrick \u2013 P5\/6 Creativity in Action \ud83d\udc26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Primary 5 and 6 pupils at Portpatrick enjoyed a hands-on clay workshop where they designed and created their own clay birds. Inspired by local wildlife and the natural environment around us, pupils experimented with shape, texture and detail to bring their ideas to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this activity, learners developed important <strong>metaskills<\/strong> such as creativity, collaboration, problem-solving and resilience as they tested ideas, supported one another and refined their designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session also linked to the <strong>UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong>, particularly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SDG 4 \u2013 Quality Education<\/strong>, by providing creative, meaningful learning experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SDG 15 \u2013 Life on Land<\/strong>, by encouraging appreciation and respect for birds and nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SDG 12 \u2013 Responsible Consumption and Production<\/strong>, through careful use of materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Children\u2019s rights were at the heart of the learning, reflecting the <strong>UNCRC<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 12<\/strong> \u2013 the right to express their views and ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 29<\/strong> \u2013 education developing talents and abilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 31<\/strong> \u2013 the right to play and take part in creative activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2026\/01\/14154528\/IMG_2715.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"17970\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2026\/01\/14154528\/IMG_2715-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17970\" 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Inspired by local wildlife and the natural environment around us, pupils experimented with shape, texture and detail to bring their ideas to life. Through this activity, learners developed important metaskills such as creativity, collaboration, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=18015\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Clay Birds at Portpatrick \u2013 P5\/6 Creativity in Action \ud83d\udc26&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15710,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15710"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18016,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015\/revisions\/18016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}