Coronavirus Family Schedule
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All Stages
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Primary 1 Activities
TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
If you go down to the woods today you are sure of a big surprise! The Teddy Bears are having a picnic! Work with someone in your family to sort out all the things needed for the perfect picnic.
- Write and decorate invitations to send out to all your teddies and soft toys.
- Design a poster to advertise the picnic.
- Make a list of the plates and cutlery you will need.
- Make name badges for each teddy.
- Work with a grown up to make sandwiches for the picnic.
- Think of a fairytale you know which you can tell at the picnic.
- Organise your teddies and soft toys ready for the picnic. Invite some members of your family to join you and… HAVE FUN!
CORNER SHOP
- Make a poster to let everyone know about your shop.
- Make leaflets to let people know about special offers in your shop.
- Ask an adult to help you choose some things from around your house to sell in your shop.
- Price all the different items.
- Organise your products in a way which will make people want to but them.
- Sell your products. Make sure your customers get the correct change!
- Count up how much money you make at the end of the day.
- Take orders from your customers and prepare these for delivery.
Please feel free to have a look and choose some of the Primary 2 – 4 activities too!
Primary 2 – 4 activities
LET’S GO FLY A KITE!
- Use the internet to research how to make a kite.
- Decide the best shape to allow your kite to both look good and fly well.
- Decide which materials would be best to make your kite (are your materials light enough to fly?).
- Draw a plan of your design and record important measurements such as the length and breadth of the kite, the length of supports and the length of string/thread.
- Decorate your kite. Remember that bold colours and patterns will be easily seen from a distance.
- You may wish to add a tail to your kite.
- Work with another member of your family to attach your kite securely to the flying line.
- Go fly your kite!
MY SPECIAL SOMETHING
- Do you have a favourite game or toy? Or maybe you have something special that someone gave you like a photo or a present? Decide on something special which you can share your feelings about once back in school.
- Look closely at your special something. Draw an accurate picture of it.
- Write a detailed description of your special something. Don’t forget to use lots of adjectives.
- Practise your special something presentation in front of someone in your family.
- Write a list of questions you might like to ask a classmate about their special something.
- Take your special something into school and share it with your class.
PLANNING AND SERVING AFTERNOON TEA
- Work out how many people are coming to afternoon tea.
- Design an invitation for each of your guests.
- How many sandwiches and cakes will each person get? Work out the total number you’ll need.
- Set out the table in an attractive way. You may wish to design and make a decoration for the middle.
- Ask an adult or older brother or sister to help you prepare food for the afternoon tea.
- Once everyone’s at the table, can you halve the cake? Can you cut it into quarters? What about eighths?
- Share out the sandwiches and cakes equally, so everyone has the same.
- At the end of afternoon tea, be a responsible citizen by helping tidy the table and doing the dishes.
TREASURE ISLAND
The map for a secret treasure island has been lost at sea. Create a new map so that Captain Conval can find the hidden treasure.
- Draw the shape of your island on a piece of paper.
- Add a compass in the corner of the page showing North, South, East and West.
- Add different features such as rivers, mountains, beaches, swamps, secret caves, etc.
- Decide where the treasure is hidden, but don’t mark this on the map!
- Write clear, step by step instructions on how to find the treasure. Use compass directions and the features you have draw to help Captain Conval get to the treasure.
- Invite a family member to pretend they are Captain Conval and use the instructions to discover where the hidden treasure is. Did they manage to find it?
CREATING A BOARD GAME
You and your friends are BORED, BORED, BORED playing the same old BOARD games, so you decide to design a brand new one. You can be as imaginative and creative as you like!
- Think about board games you have played in the past. Brainstorm ideas for your own.
- Think of a theme for your board game. This could be almost anything: dinosaurs, school, the jungle, outer space!
- Make a rough sketch of your game. Opportunities for players to jump forward or go back spaces will make your game all the more exciting!
- Ask a member of your family for feedback. Is there anything they think would improve your game?
- Make your final board game (the reverse side of a cereal box would be a good thing to use). Make sure you use a ruler to measure out everything carefully. You may even wish to make your own spinner or dice.
- Write clear instructions on how to play your board game.
- Once finished, sit down with members of your family and enjoy playing your game.
Primary 5 – 7 activities
IMPROVING YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
- Use a map to identify the various facilities within your local area and record this information in a suitable format.
- Think about facilities which could be added to improve your local area.
- Choose one facility to be developed and create a plan showing key features.
- Create a 3D model from your plan.
- Think about how you will present your model to your class once you are back in school.
CREATING A BOOK FOR YOUNGER READERS
- Brainstorm ideas of possible stories. Remember that this book is for younger readers (Primary 1 and 2 children).
- Choose one of your ideas and plan out the story, thinking about the setting and characters.
- Write the first draft of your story. Share this with someone in your family to get feedback.
- Edit your story, ensuring spelling and punctuation are correct.
- Think about the title, layout, front cover and illustrations of your book. Once you are ready, create your book.
- Once back in school, read your story to a younger audience.
DECORATING YOUR HOUSE
- You have decided to redecorate the living room, kitchen, bathroom and one of the bedrooms in your house. You have a budget of £1500.
- Carefully measure each room. You will need to workout the total area of each wall and floor using the length X breadth formula.
- Using an online DIY site, ‘buy’ sufficient paint to paint the walls, skirting boards and doors.
- Using an online DIY site, ‘buy’ sufficient wallpaper for the bedroom.
- Select and ‘buy’ new carpet for the living room and bedroom.
- Design a bathroom tile with at least one line of symmetry and use this to create a repeated pattern.
- Using an online DIY site, ‘buy’ sufficient tiles to replace the existing tiles in your bathroom.
- You are fortunate that your family has a friend who is a carpet fitter – he has agreed to fit the carpets for £40. However, you will need to take into account additional materials such as paint brushes, wallpaper paste and grout.
PLANNING A HOLIDAY
- Your family would like to go on holiday in July for one week. You have a budget of £2500.
- Use the internet to research transport options (ferry, train, plane, etc.)
- Find the best value transport cost for your family and calculate the actual travel price (remember to deduct this from your budget)
- In the same way, calculate the best accommodation costs for your family.
- Apply any child/other discounts to the cost.
- After subtracting transport and hotel costs, work out what your daily budget will be for food, drink and excursions
- Research available activities/excursions at your holiday destination. Work within your budget to choose which to go on
- Discuss food requirements for the day and work out how much these will cost over the week.
- Design and write a postcard for your chosen destination.
- Imagine you have returned from holiday. Write a review using persuasive language for Trip Advisor.
MARKETING A NEW PRODUCT
- You are a local company which specialises in manufacturing homemade biscuits and snacks. You have decided to produce a new energy bar.
- Research and source online the cheapest price for the raw ingredients
- Work out the cost of producing a batch of energy bars
- Agree on a selling price which ensures your company makes a profit
- Decide on your target market
- Decide on a name for your product
- Write a catchphrase/jingle to use in your advertising campaign
- Design the packaging
- Produce a poster to advertise your product
- Write and record a radio advertisement to promote your product.
