Primary 5.1 wanted to learn about different countries this term.
We listed the countries and had a class vote. The outcome was that we would learn about China. We were also given the opportunity to compare China not just with Scotland but with the countries we had chosen that did not win the vote.
We looked at China on a map and identified the cities and surrounding countries.
In literacy we used Wordsmith to read The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China and then write a report.
We used the VR headsets to visit Great Wall of China and Chinese classroom. This was great as I didn’t know the classrooms are so big and how massive The Great Wall is!! Finlay
I liked seeing the lantern festival using the VR headets, it was really cool and a nice place to be at. Liam
I loved listening to the music and learning the dances and we even choreographed our own Chinese fan dance. Olivia
The story of Nian the Dragon was really good and learning how the Chinese Zodiac was created was very interesting. Zaid
Our assembly was great and it was good fun and surprised the audience when the dragon came down the aisle to our drum music. Mia
 I enjoy creating texts of my choice and I regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to suit the needs of my audience. LIT2.20a |
 I can extend and enhance my knowledge of digital technologies to collect, analyse ideas, relevant information and organise these in an appropriate way. TCH 2.01a
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We invited Mr Zhang in to talk to the class about Chinese culture. I liked when he taught us how to say peoples names and he showed us the really difficult name for a certain type of noodle. Cara He taught us how to write a basic word and then build on that to make more words. Will Having someone who had grown up in Beijing, China coming to talk to us let us compare education in China to education in Scotland. Sarah M The further up you hold your chop sticks shows how rich you are. He said this is because rich people have more food and have to stretch further across the table to reach the food. We also learned that it is rude to point chop sticks at anyone. Jamie |
We had a wonderful Mandarin teacher. We learnt a song that Choi taugh us. It was about greetings and family. I got to perform the actions to the class, I felt nervous. Thalia The class performed an assembly to the school and to the parents. We applied our learning and confidently performed this song with actions. Joe To take our learning one step forward we wanted to put the song Choi taught us so everyone knew how to say; hello, goodbye, mum, dad, family and I love my family in Mandarin. Sophia
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We were learning about pandas, the national animal of China and asked if we could draw our own. We used line and tone to create our very own panda artwork. Ben We researched panda facts and I enjoyed using water pastels as this added colour and depth to our artwork. Zaid |
I enjoyed drawing the pandas because I like sketching. I developed my concentration and more creativity with my artwork. Blair After we painted our pandas we added panda facts to our painting. I googled how to write panda in Chinese. Daisy The giant panda is the national animal of China. Sarah S The giant panda can peel and eat a bamboo stick in 40 seconds. Oli Giant pandas when they are born weigh less than an iPhone. Oliver |
We painted the yulan blossom in a China Ming vase because they are found in China and we were learning about China. Cara I really enjoyed painting this and think I improved my artwork by adding golden tones to my branches. Charlie
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We got newspaper and glue and a baloon and made paper mache pigs. When they had dried we got to paint them. This links to our China learning contexts because it is the Year of the Pig. Anna I like making paper mache and my favourite animal is the pig. This was tricky because we didnt just paint on paper we had to paint careful on a different surface which was 3D. Daisy We worked in pairs to make the pigs, you had to figure out how you would create your pig. We took turns holding the pig while another glued or painted it. It was messy but I think they turned out really well! Millie We got to choose how to design our pigs – I loved painting them. Olivia A |
 I enjoy eating a diversity of foods in a range of social situations. HWB 2.29a
The food was deliciousand it was a nice treat to taste some food that originates from China. Lucy |
It was nice to taste Chinese food and I liked the prawn crackers – I love them! Chris The spring roles were the nicest! James I liked all of the stuff. I had dumplings, spring rolls, noodles, prawn crackers, chilli sause and soya sauce – it was all good! Arlo |
Using the chop sticks was tricky at the start but the more I tried I was able to do it! I could even pick up noodles at end! Marci |
 It was really difficult to use the chop sticks but I kept on trying and I was able to pick up everything. I liked the design at the top of my chop sticks. Sienna |
