Spending time outdoors is important for our mental and physical health at the best of times, and is becoming an even more vital part of people’s day when other activities are restricted. To mark Children’s Mental Health Week, we have put together a suggestion sheet of easy, resource free, quick things to try which could be carried out on winter walks, in local greenspace or even in gardens. The aim of these activities is to have fun, slow down and take notice of the world around you. Learners and their families can choose which activities to do, how many times they do them and which order they do them in. You can find the suggestion sheet here: Winter Walk Fun
Happy to share some fantastic work from across East Ayrshire schools in partnership with the John Muir Trust. Lorna Sloan supported Shortlees Primary and Galston Primary to engage with nature and to write some fantastic poems based on the Lost Words Spells Book. Check out the good news story and examples of work here: The Red Fox Poems – huge well done to all involved!!
Starting a new week by sharing a new resource with you. ‘Using tallies to complete a survey’ will help first level learners to sort and categorise objects in the world around them and to use tally sheets to record what they have found. The resource comes with a sheet for recording, suggestions of assessment questions to further learning and links to other resources to take the topic further.
New resource alert! We have updated one of our existing resources with a ThingLink interactive image. You can now share this image for our ‘Outdoor Workout’ activity with your pupils. Pupils can click on the tags and find exercises that they could try outdoors, with options for challenges to make them more difficult! Check it out here: Outdoor Workout ThingLink
Happy Friday, all! Another week has been and gone again. We hope you are all continuing to do well. Looking ahead to next week, we have a collaborative Eco Schools webinar open to all practitioners across the SWEIC. This webinar is the first in a series which will support and upskill staff to complete the Eco Schools process for the benefit of the whole school community and the environment. So, if you are looking for some info/help/advice on your Eco Schools journey, then this is the webinar for you.
This webinar and all in the series will be delivered on Google meet on Wednesdays starting at 4pm. You can find further information, the series of dates and joining links here: Webinar links
Lots of us are wishing we could get out on adventures just now, and while that is still limited for the time being, we can still use our imaginations! We have put together two adventure story writing activities, focusing on developing use of descriptive language, which are suitable for First Level learners but could be differentiated to suit Second Level.
To support your remote teaching and learning, we have also created two Sways to supplement the activity and which can be shared with pupils: Create your own story
It is Wednesday today, which means it is newsletter day! Our latest issue should have landed in your inbox this morning, if you are signed up! It is full of ideas and resources this week to support you on your remote learning journey, including, new Sway resources for literacy, ideas to mark the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and more!
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We at LOST are very excited to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. All you need to do is sign up and then spend an hour watching the birds in your garden this weekend and report back. You can find out more about the event and sign up here: RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
If you are encouraging your learners, or are getting involved yourself, why not make one of these bird feeders, to see what bird visitors you can attract to your garden: Make Bird Feeders
Happy Burns Night! Remember, we have created a literacy outdoors resource with Burns themed activities to help you celebrate, including letter hunts, street name hunts and acrostic poems, perfect for use on daily walks! The activities can be easily differentiated to suit all levels of learners: Celebrate Burns Outdoors!
Our Exploring Symmetry remote learning activity uses natural materials and materials found around the home to create symmetrical patterns and pictures. It can be differentiated to suit Early, First and Second Level Experiences and Outcomes and photographs of completed work can be taken and shared.
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