One frosty morning P2 wrapped up warm and headed out in the frost.
We were working on finding spaces during games. The first task was to create our own space circles. Following that we completed some instruction games and simple instructions. Finally we played a throwing and catching game focusing on alertness.
Robot Day was a little treat from the Digital Leaders.
we had coding, spheres and lots more…
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.
During the next few weeks we’ll be developing our problem solving strategies. Our first focus is Act out the situation.
For the first lesson, pupils used concrete materials to count and calculate the answer. Through this lesson they demonstrated skills in resilience, independence and creativity.
