{"id":1838,"date":"2020-06-17T08:14:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T08:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/?p=1838"},"modified":"2020-06-17T08:14:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T08:14:54","slug":"virtual-school-trip-to-edinburgh-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/2020\/06\/17\/virtual-school-trip-to-edinburgh-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual School Trip to Edinburgh Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/trip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Hi P2,<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Your teachers all thought that it would be a lovely idea to plan a &#8216;virtual school trip&#8217; for you to do at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Before lockdown we were all learning about Scotland, so we thought that a great place to go would be Edinburgh Castle!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Maybe you have been before?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Maybe when we are allowed to go on &#8216;real&#8217; trips again it is a place you might think about visiting?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">First of all you could think about your delicious packed lunch or picnic that you want to take on your trip. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">I always loved school trips because I got THE BEST PACKED LUNCH EVER! to take on my trip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">You&#8217;ll also need to pack your imagination and use it today!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1848\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_IMG_4205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\">Once you have <strong>helped<\/strong> make your packed lunch or picnic then it&#8217;s time to pretend to get on the &#8216;bus&#8217;!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_IMG_4208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">All you need for this is to put some chairs out in rows so they look like a bus and find something in your house that could be a pretend steering wheel. Now it&#8217;s time for you and your family to get on the bus to Edinburgh Castle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">One of the fun things we do on the bus is sing silly songs; so here&#8217;s a P2 favourite to sing along to-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ye cannae shove yer Granny aff a Bus\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3-cEsqc4vY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">WOW! <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">That was a quick trip because WE&#8217;RE HERE!<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Edinburgh Castle!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1856\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_IMG_4209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Now that we are here Mrs Banks and I have got some fun facts about Edinburgh Castle to share with you-<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edinburgh Castle Facts.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3YRq7YMyYc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">It&#8217;s time for the trip around the castle to start. <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We have a new pupil with us today-<strong>Barnaby Bear<\/strong>, who is going to show us around the castle and also tell us about Edinburgh. I hope you enjoy it-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fa5_MHHij4E<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">It&#8217;s snack time!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">That was really interesting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">I loved the bit about volcanoes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">What was your favourite part?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">What did you learn about Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Why don&#8217;t you enjoy a snack and have a chat with your family all about the things you have learned so far?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080\">Now that snack time is finished you could watch this Youtube clip showing another trip to the castle.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Try to imagine you are there too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edinburgh Castle - Visiting with children\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BqBXfg1DQ88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966\">That was brilliant!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966\">I learned lots of new things about Edinburgh Castle.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966\"> I feel like I&#8217;ve been there!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/trip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"108\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We&#8217;re going to jump back on the &#8216;bus&#8217; to find somewhere nice to go for lunch.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(Packed lunch and imagination required!)<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Where would you like to go?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Is it a &#8216;carpet picnic&#8217;, or a picnic in the garden or the park?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Now that lunch is finished it&#8217;s back on the &#8216;bus&#8217; and we&#8217;re off again!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">We are driving all the way back from Edinburgh to Kilmarnock so we need another fun Scottish song to &#8216;magic&#8217; us home.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">Let&#8217;s all sing &#8216;Donald, where&#8217;s yer trousers?&#8217; like we used to in class, just click this link-<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R2EjelEQgPw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R2EjelEQgPw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1875\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/DmvEyAAXsAIRy0G.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">We&#8217;re back!<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">What a great &#8216;virtual&#8217; school trip.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/files\/2020\/06\/Unknown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Some &#8216;Rainy day&#8217; activities-<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Watch this video and learn how to draw a castle like Edinburgh Castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">If you want you could add in some facts you have learned about the castle too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to draw a castle real easy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opXUQ7kOkWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">I was really interested in the volcano that Edinburgh Castle is built on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The volcano is extinct, that means it will never erupt again so you don&#8217;t have to worry about that if you visit Edinburgh Castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The volcano was active and made Castle Rock 350 million years ago!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">This SciShow Kids tells you a bit more about volcanoes-<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About Volcanoes: How They Form, Eruptions &amp; More!\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7Oq9_DU1Mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>You can make your own erupting volcano!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">This clip shows you how to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">If you don&#8217;t have newspaper to make it look as fancy as this on you can still do the science experiment using an empty plastic bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Be careful-<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">DO the experiment outside-IT IS MESSY! <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">And WEAR SAFETY GLASSES-you don&#8217;t want &#8216;lava&#8217; in your eyes-OUCH!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Make a Volcano for the Science Fair\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9b_gltKtERY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">I hope you have had lots of fun on our trip.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Remember to post your photos on your Glow Blogs.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993366\">Have Fun and after all that hard work it&#8217;s time to chill out!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/attachments.office.net\/owa\/caroline.strain%40eastayrshire.org.uk\/service.svc\/s\/GetAttachmentThumbnail?id=AAMkAGFmZTFmNTFjLWM5ZWItNGJkMS1hZmQxLTBhNTNiNGUyM2YwMABGAAAAAABAoZhPZaOSQqJ8o0nsJdFLBwD38MeqQk9PS4eiIupQPyzNAAAAQPYNAABtUyIhUPn3Rrt2fPoo6yHQAAaEgb4LAAABEgAQABnMzvTorPtOq5ZcLI4fEXA%3D&amp;thumbnailType=2&amp;owa=outlook.office.com&amp;scriptVer=2020060802.13&amp;X-OWA-CANARY=gkUBxCZUNkO_py3FTMRMgeBGuaWUEtgYt-1YT1Sys33xKnsWPSpCp3FL-LC1h8DCV5UMHi2AVZE.&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjU2MzU4ODUyMzRCOTI1MkRERTAwNTc2NkQ5RDlGMjc2NTY1RjYzRTIiLCJ4NXQiOiJWaldJVWpTNUpTM2VBRmRtMmRueWRsWmZZLUkiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QifQ.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.Aky5FkvHHngzBSUVbUoMDDLsEHtIrlLhqLErEGXqbHcZP3G4U1Z5eOBvgkOHXmdHkg7W4uGZxZ4zA4pz9wotQdf3Dp6fQB5XoP4x7Sw0UzZPoGGOrH72PiGqcKI3_DXm3GA8RlQ-IX8bemaStjnTS0Q8GiNrbfDJrfjd1C_Hwm9_Xtk-a4kHbjYoq72qiL5E7HNqcE7YebyrUu_buDF_NC0zmhrgr-HVemy0bBs9qVwz2VIeZ1pu7loi7LPvJgVwJ0EZJL89RalW6BROXu0kNhACIVNMrTquVuM_tKHJlmHgjhxN_-58ZMW7LzctqaKfV65eIarGNK8Pzg98YJOjPg&amp;animation=true\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" data-imagetype=\"AttachmentByCid\" data-custom=\"AAMkAGFmZTFmNTFjLWM5ZWItNGJkMS1hZmQxLTBhNTNiNGUyM2YwMABGAAAAAABAoZhPZaOSQqJ8o0nsJdFLBwD38MeqQk9PS4eiIupQPyzNAAAAQPYNAABtUyIhUPn3Rrt2fPoo6yHQAAaEgb4LAAABEgAQABnMzvTorPtOq5ZcLI4fEXA%3D\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366\">Mrs Strain<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366\">Mrs Banks<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366\">Team P2 x<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi P2, Your teachers all thought that it would be a lovely idea to plan a &#8216;virtual school trip&#8217; 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Before lockdown we were all learning about Scotland, so we thought that a great place &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/2020\/06\/17\/virtual-school-trip-to-edinburgh-castle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11388,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1838"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1934,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838\/revisions\/1934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/onthankp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}