We have been learning to tell historical fact from fiction. We looked at two different types of Viking helmets and decided which one we thought was historically accurate. Next we followed instructions on how to make our own Viking helmet using card and tin foil. 🪖
Viking Shields
Vikings were famous for raids & fighting. We have been learning about the weapons and tactics they used during these fights and the various aids they used to protect themselves in combat. Shields were important to the Vikings as protection and were also displayed on the walls of houses and along the sides of boats.
We looked at Viking shield designs and discussed the colours and patterns. We imagined that we were fierce Viking warriors and thought about what our shield would look like, what colours we would use and whether it would have a symmetrical design or pattern on it.
We designed our shield on paper and then used cardboard, paint and paper to create a Viking style shield.
Have a look at our designs below🛡⚔️🪖
Viking jewellery
Following on from our lesson on Viking clothing, we learned about the popularity of jewellery and its role in showing a person’s status and wealth during the Viking times. The more intricate and detailed, the wealthier the wearer. We made our own Viking jewellery using pasta, cardboard, tin foil, string and paint. Some of us challenged ourselves to create a pattern in Elder Futhark Runes, the viking alphabet. We love how these turned out. Have a look at the step by step photos below. 💎
Viking clothing
We have been learning about how men and women dressed during the Viking period. Viking clothing was not just made to survive in harsh climates but was also worn to show status, appearance and to be comfortable. Different clothing was worn for different occasions. Sometimes it was worn to show off wealth while other times it was worn for practicality.
We worked in groups to research Viking fashion and design our own Viking clothes. We had to consider their role within society and which clothes would be appropriate for them. We also had to consider where the materials used were sourced from and whether we still use them today.
We used a range of materials including silk, leather and wool. We cut them out in the shape of clothes and glued them onto the body outline on paper.
Have a look at our finished designs below. 🩳🥻🧥👞🪖
Viking homes
We learned about the features of Viking homes, the materials used to build them, the layout and the furniture. We discussed the similarities and differences between Viking homes and our homes such as the doors, windows, rooms, cooking areas, lighting, sleeping arrangements, keeping warm (temperature), levels and materials used.
We created an advertisement for a Viking home and then worked in trios to take part in a quiz all about Viking homes. We had to use the passage to find the answer to each question.
World book day
Last week we celebrated World Book Day. World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading.
We spent our day doing a range of reading activities and throughly enjoyed it.
We took part in a quiz where we had to identify books based on a section of their front covers. Bonus points were given if we knew the author of the books.
We completed a booklet all about our favourite book in which we wrote diary entries, author interviews, summaries, character profiles, word searches and more.
We enjoyed taking part in a Where’s Wally scavenger hunt in our school corridors.
We worked in pairs and used drama skills to perform a scene from a book which the rest of the class had to guess.
Our most favourite part of the day was sharing a story with the nursery children. We visited the nursery in small groups and read a book to the nursery children. It was great!
Some of us dressed up as book characters whilst others brought in a prop or their favourite book. We got to show these off during our costume parade in the playground.
Have a look at some of the pictures from our day below. We hope your day was as fun as ours!📚📖🎉
Shrove Tuesday
Today we learned about Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day. It is the last day before Lent begins. This is the Christian period leading up to Easter, when people often give up something.
We took part in a quiz to test how well we remembered how other countries around the world celebrate Pancake day and some of the traditions they follow.
In numeracy we worked in groups to solve a ‘Pancake Pincher Mystery.’ We had to solve the clues to figure out who took a bite from each pancake during Peter’s party at the Pancake Pantry. We then solved pancake menu challenges and coloured in pancakes according to the fraction.
Our favourite part was when we got to eat pancakes! Most of us chose chocolate spread as our topping and enjoyed eating the pancakes whilst working through our pancake maths challenges. We wish we could have pancakes during every maths lesson!🥞
The vikings
We are thoroughly enjoying our Vikings topic this term. To begin with we didn’t have much previous knowledge about the vikings but over the course of the last few weeks we have enjoyed learning lots of interesting information.
For those of you who don’t know, the Vikings were people who lived in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages. They originally settled in the Scandinavian lands that are today the countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Vikings were also known as the Norsemen. Norsemen means ‘people from the North’ They were great travellers and sailed to other parts of Europe, where they traded, raided, and often settled.
The Vikings made longships for exploration and raiding. Longships were long, narrow boats designed for speed. We followed step by step instructions on how to draw longships. We used pastels and pens to colour the ship , sea and sky.
We worked together to create a huge Viking longship for our class display and love how this turned out! 🛶🛡⚔️
P4 Violinists
Kayla, May and Murray in our class and Alfie in Primary 4.1 take part in violin lessons with a music specialist teacher every week. Last week they performed to the class to show us what they have been learning. We were very impressed by their skills! Well done 🎻🎶
Electrical Circuits
We have been learning to combine components to make an electrical circuit. We learned what symbols represent each component in a circuit and used these to draw a circuit for a torch. After learning how to draw a circuit, we practised making one. We used wires, batteries, bulbs, buzzers, motors and switches. We enjoyed working in groups to combine our circuits and make even bigger ones. It is important to remember that if there is a break in the circuit, it will not carry the electricity through. 🔋⚡️💡🔌
