Primary 4 have looked at The Olympic games in Rio. They have researched some interesting facts. In RME they have also been looking at inspirational people in the world. This linked very nicely with the Olympics and as you can see from Callum’s writing he has been inspired by Usain Bolt.
Sea Bucket Art and Writing
We created these buckets full of sea life by carefully drawing the outline of a bucket, then adding details such as rocks, sea weed and underwater creatures. We used a variety of lines, patterns and shapes. In writing, we then wrote a set of instructions on “How to draw a sea bucket.” We made sure that the layout was appropriate for a set of instructions and that we used ‘linking’ words for each step.
Summer Holiday Stories
To start off life in Primary 4/3 we did some personal writing about our summer holidays. We made sure that we included lots of detail about what we got up to and that we remembered capital letters and full stops.
Our Favourite Rainforest Animals
Primary 3 collected information on our favourite rainforest animals. We then entered this information into a spreadsheet and created a bar graph. What were our favourite animals ?
Klimt Winter Trees Art
We were inspired by the artwork of Gustav Klimt to create these Winter Trees. We were able to use the elements of line, pattern and form to draw the shape of the branches and twigs.
Senses Walk Poetry
We used our senses on a walk in the playground to describe what we saw, heard, smelled and felt. We then created these poems about our walk.
Handwriting
We have been learning to use linked script to improve our handwriting skills. We have been learning how to join letters together without taking our pencil off of the page. Many of us enjoy handwriting and are beginning to use these lovely joins in our day to day class work.
Making an Ancient Map
We have been learning to create an ancient map showing the location of Scotland and Egypt. We made our map look ancient by crunching it up, tearing the edges and staining it with teabags. We needed to watch and listen carefully while our teacher demonstrated this technique. We could use this technique in the future to make other documents look ancient.
King Tut – Big Art
We worked together to create a giant image of King Tut. We made the outline by tracing around a picture on the interactive white board. We then worked in groups to paint the image using gold and blue paint. We all loved taking part in this activity because it was fun. We would like to use this approach for different art projects in the future.
