This week we were working towards our Make you Mark achievement. Learning about lean to shelters. Pupils foraged for sticks to build a strong shelter than would keep their character safe and dry.
They worked in pairs and showed good team work, communicating, sharing and making decisions together.
Of course there was also plenty time for climbing and exploring. We also found a Fern root ball and the children were full of stories of mice, hedgehogs and other forest animals it looked like.
We had a great time building and exploring materials with the loose parts. We worked with friends, sharing materials, talking and planning our builds and even compromising.
Primary Two have been loving our current topic, Our Place in Space. We had a free flow afternoon, where pupils worked across the classroom. There were may activities covered
Painting the solar system, Making aliens, Building rockets, Using the chromebooks, Writing and drawing space stories.
Our afternoon ended with story time with Miss McHaffie.
Today we worked with our tally partners to colour our little bears.
We had to give and follow instructions from each other.
This week we’ve continued to work on developing turn taking in pairs. After finding with our tally partners we got a jigsaw to complete.
Jigsaws promote concentration, problem solving skills, fine motor skills and awareness of context clues. When completing a puzzle with a partner, pupils develop communication skills, turn taking and whilst working towards a shared goal.
Maths Week Scotland was a busy week for Primary 2. Each day we’ve had a different challenge to complete and we’ve been thinking about money, shapes and direction.
As part of our homework we found out how our families use mathematics in the everyday.
We wrote stories using number sequence knowledge which prompted interesting conversations about our number knowledge.
The biggest event of the week was the Whole School challenge. Pupils had to work as a group of 4 to build a tower. We worked in random groups using our tally cards to choose groups. We sketched the designs first and then commenced the build.
During the challenge, we had to contribute our ideas and listen to our team, share materials and make compromises.
As part of our friendship topic, we’ve been working with different partners in the class. We’ve learned a clapping rhyme Apples on a Stick.
We have also been learning how to play noughts and crosses. As we play we practise being good winners and losers, turn taking and logical thinking.
Glow Blogs uses cookies to enhance your experience on our service. By using this service or closing this message you consent to our use of those cookies. Please read our Cookie Policy.