IDL – The Vikings
Primary 2/3 were introduced to their new IDL topic today which is the Vikings.
Firstly they learned about stereotypes and discussed the stereotypes they have about different people in society. To do this, we made links to our learning of the visualisation strategy in literacy and by visualising different people in society we were able to discuss how we thought these people looked and acted then noted the pupil’s thoughts on the board.
When the pupils were asked to explain what a stereotype was in their own words they said;
‘it is your way of describing a certain person’ (Jessica)
‘it is basically how you describe someone but it is not always the truth, it’s your opinion’ (Eve)
‘it is for example a teenager might be sassy but not all of them might be sassy’ (Riley)
Next, the pupils discussed their stereotypes of Vikings which we recorded on the board before drawing how we thought a Viking might look.
Finally we discussed why it is important to know about stereotypes when learning about history. The pupils identified that if we always have stereotypes it means we will not fully understand what actually happened or how things actually were.
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
Well done to these two super star pupils for their hard work recently when they decided to make a model at home which represents our current topic ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.’
They chose to do this in their own time as a surprise to bring in to share with Miss Thomson and the rest of the class. We were all super impressed as were the rest of the school when they shared it during our Teams assembly last week.
Outdoor Learning
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
As part of our IDL topic we are focusing on the book called The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. Today we took our learning outdoors and discussed the different things that Mrs Grinling included in Mr Grinlings lunches. The pupils were able to identify the healthy lunch items and the not so healthy lunch items. Following this, they learned about different vegetables that can be planted at this time of year and how they grow. Pupils then followed instructions to prepare the soil and plant seeds (runner beans, carrots and parsnips) which we will continue to look after and harvest closer to the summer.
The pupils also had excellent fun using the mud kitchen to retell different parts of the story. Some pupils made coffee and peach surprise just like Mrs Grinling did for Mr Grinling.
‘Go and get more water for his coffee!’
‘We are going to make the best peach surprise ever for Mr Grinling.’
‘We need fruit for our peach surprise. Look at this!’
We linked our IDL and Numeracy and Maths today, when we were challenged to complete the symmetrical drawing of either the lighthouse or Mr Grinling’s picnic basket.
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