The Transition boys were Successful Learners when they were given a Christmas numeracy challenge to complete. They had to find and count a jumble of Christmas items. Each boy tried their hardest and completed the challenge very well.
Tag: Numeracy
The Transition class were Successful Learners last week when they matched numbers and groups during the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each boy worked really well and focused on their task.
5 GOLD RINGS!!!
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IDL Scotland
We enjoyed taking part in our IDL topic work this week. We are learning about Scottish music past and present. Confident individuals all round when sharing their opinions and all actively engaged in the activities.
We created posters to identify the locations that our Scottish artists originated from. We started in Kilmarnock and then used our knowledge of directional awareness to follow verbal instructions to find the next location.
The Transition boys were Successful Learners while doing their numeracy which was Christmas related. Some of the boys played games throwing a dice and counting while others sorted decorations into size order.
Sorting presents by size
Sorting crackers by size.
Sorting candy-canes by size
Sorting Christmas trees by size.
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Pine Home Learning 3
Well Hello Pinettes – how are you all doing?
This week we thought we might put on some Christmas Activities for you all.
Movies – have you watched any good Christmas Movies?
Wilson suggestion is ‘Polar Express’ it is magical, and she watches it every year!
Boyle has picked ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ which she watched on Sunday, Mr Boyle liked it too!
Logan watched ‘Nativity’ with her children at the weekend and they all really liked it.
Shields says ‘E.T’. it may not be a Christmas movie but she likes to watch it at Christmas – it is lovely!
Music and Dance – as you know we love music in the Pine Room so a few suggestions.
Disney Junior Best Junior Holiday Music
Arts and Crafts
This website has some great ideas for crafts and cards.
Cute reindeer ornaments.
Science
Some experiments for anyone that wants to do some Science at home – some are simple some are a bit more complicated.
Cookery – a variety of different fun ideas!!
Makaton – practice your signing with some Christmas Songs!!
Numeracy – counting and singing!
Literacy – a few Christmas Stories.
If you ever want to bring a pirate to meet Santa – Don’t!!
Olaf’s night before Christmas.
Well Pinettes have a lovely week – see you all soon!!!
Love the Pine Ladies.
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Pine Class Learning at Home 2
Hello Pinettes – How are you all doing?
Have you read or watched the story ‘Yellow is my Colour Star’? Did you make lots of colour choices?
What is your favourite colour?
Another story for you to listen too and enjoy. 
What did you think of Lara’s yellow wings?
We have put some other links on this week’s blog if you are looking for some different ideas.
The weather has been really cold this week – have any of you been out for a Winters Walk? What did you see? Was it really cold? Did you get all wrapped up?
Below are links to some different Winters songs.
We all love Frozen in the Pine Room – some pretend they don’t! Below is a link to some Olaf Fun – he is our favourite!!
Lots of different ideas for some Winter crafting fun in the link below.
If you want to practice your signing – what about the weather signs.
The BBC Bitesize has lots of cool science information.
Practice your counting with Bud the Bee in his Number Garden.
This is the perfect weather for making soup. 
Can you help pick out the ingredients? What colours are the vegetables? Did you help peel or chop? Was your soup tasty?
The Pine Ladies have been searching for some yellow things in the room.
Well have a great week Pinettes.
Love The Pine Ladies
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Virtual Singing Hands
Today we had a very special activity. We signed on to see and join in signing, singing and dancing with Singing Hands today. They sang lots of Christmas songs some of which we have been learning in class. We had our jingle bells out for “Jingle bells” we jingled them along with our friends. We used our interactive song board for “5 little snowmen” which was very fun and we counted the snowmen. Then we had our reindeer antlers on for “Rudolph the re nosed reindeer” and “5 little reindeer” this may be another one we add to our interactive song board collection as we love doing these.
The Transition boys have been working very hard at their Literacy and Numeracy Targets this week. They have all been Successful Learners when working on their individual outcomes. We have had reading and answering questions, using technology to follow a story, sharing objects and working with money to name but a few.
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A little bit blue!!
We are at the end of our IDL Topic and our Colour Rainbow – so this week we are blue!
Although this art work is from our Purple Week.
This successful learner has been working on her numeracy skills. That will be 4 million pounds please!!
Ordering money – well done!!
The sunny weather prop creates a lot of laughs.
More ordering – sizes this time.
Concentration here from these successful learners as we clap, count and sign…
…and giggle!!!
This week our Science was all about Colours.
A tray of milk with some food colouring – when you put some washing up liquid on the end of a cotton bud and dip it in colour moves away – it was really cool you could try this at home!!!
Now for the Skittle Rainbow – Shields loved this!
Skittles on a plate then slowly pour on some warm water and wait!!
Amazing!!!
Not about Colour but using a non-permanent marker we drew on some shapes on to the plate added some warm water and watched the shapes move.
Yellow and Blue make…
…Green!!
Outdoor Learning an Autumn Hunt round the Kay Park.
Autumn Leaves.
Fungi
Boyle lets take some of this back to the Pine Room – quick no one is looking!!!
Looking for a 4 leaf clover.
Ready for our new story Blue Penguin and Sensory Play?
Shaving foam and Arctic Animals.
Watch out the Arctic winds are coming in.
I have an apron on!!!
The Eco-Captain making sure we reuse everyday things for our Remembrance Art.
Do you want to Dance?
More juice please Boyle!
Colour sorting and the Color Monster.
Which Monster goes where??
Hola!
Someone preferred the story in Spanish!?!?
Cause and Effect.
Finishing last weeks Recycling craft – a lot of PVA glue was used!!!
Making lots of choices.
Oh Wow!!
Someone is very pleased!
And now for some Children in Need Crafts – Bingo Dabbers!!
Note from the ECO-CAPTAIN Please save you Crisp packets – Mrs Slinger has an important use for them – they are going to be made into blankets for the Homeless ‘Get your Eco On!!’
Happy Children in Need Day 2020!!!
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The Big Orange Splot
Hello!
This week was all about the colour ORANGE in the Pine Room.
The Story ‘The Big Orange Splot’ is all about how it is good that we are not all the same!!
Firstly there was some printing with oranges and lemons – it smelt lovely…
..and was quite squishy!!!
Lovely Orange Art.
Confident Individuals making some music.
What about a duet?
MOVE fun with Mrs Boyle for this successful learner, making music on the sun tambourine and loving it!
Castanets too!!
Exercising and making some music – good job!!
Numeracy, Move and great concentration all while singing some counting songs.
Numeracy Treasure Hunt.
Building huge Towers….
….and knocking them down!!!!
‘Cause and Effect’
Pressing the screen at the right time during the counting song – well done!!
More numeracy – counting and clapping.
Time for a song YMCA anyone???
Global Goal 11 – Climate Change
The Arctic Animals were frozen in the ice and we use a hairdryer, and some warm water so we could see the impact that the higher temperatures are having on the Arctic. We all need to do our bit for the environment and be responsible citizens.
We then enjoyed some water play.
Our Rainbow Wall Display looks fantastic – lots of great ideas Mrs MacDonald!
Firework art for Guy Fawkes Day.
Putting the glitter choices on a switch – makes choices better fun.
And now a word from your ECO-CAPTAIN!!
Reuse and Recycle, don’t throw things away make them into something cool – we would show you what we were doing BUT all our hands were covered in PVA Glue so no one was allowed touch the camera!!!
Firework Art.
Baby Shark!!! (Oh! someone make it stop!!!)
Sensory Numeracy Play.
Press and grip – play dough exercises
“Are you busy – do you want to play??
Have a great weekend.
