Today P2/3 went back in time to a Victorian classroom, with a Victorian teacher ! They lined up this morning like any other day until the bell went and the teacher appeared, cloak and cane ! Children came into class and learned about Queen Victoria, took part in Victorian writing lessons using slates and copybooks and practised the cursive alphabet.

After lunch they took part in a Drill and learned about arithmetic, Geography and History, reciting the dates of Kings and Queen from the tudor period to the present Queen, Victoria. Throughout the day children experienced Victorian punishments,  for asking a question or even speaking without permission.  Look at what the children had to say about their experience.

 

I enjoyed hanging in the Victorian cage – Zac

I liked experiencing how a Victorian school day would be – Craig

I enjoyed playtime – Kayden B

I enjoyed arithmetic Ethan

I enjoyed the Drills – Jamie

I enjoyed learning about the world – Tyler

I liked running around the pitch – Cayden M

I enjoyed arithmetic – Leah

I doing the Drill – Charlotte

I enjoyed the Victorian punishments – Logan

I enjoyed getting the Dunces hat – Ryan

I enjoyed the playtimes – Euan

I liked writing in cursive writing – Nathan

I liked the Victorian Punishments – Hannah

I enjoyed doing the alphabet on slates – Kady – Anne

I enjoyed the strict teacher – Mya

I liked arithmetic – Jessica

I loved the whole day, it was great fun  – Abira

I liked playtime because we got away from the very strict teacher – Ellie Mae

I enjoyed the dunces hat – Adam

I liked playtime because there were no toys and we had to play games with other children – Luca

I enjoyed the dunces hat – Eilidh

I liked learning about the cursive alphabet – Mitchell

 

This afternoon P2/3 continued their outdoor learning experience. They returned to the nature garden to complete their own senses poem. They thought about what they could see, smell, touch, taste and hear.

Afterwards they showed of their bikeability skills.  They showed awareness of safety, and completed an obstacle course.

 

P2/3 came ready today to Power Off and Learn Outdoors (P.O.L.O). All children thourghly enjoyed the day and has a great experience using their natural environment to learn.  The children started off hunting the nature garden to find natural resources that they could use to decorate and Easter egg.

They then designed their own Woodland Potion labels. These labels told us the name of the potion and the ingredients in it. After they had designed these and attached them to their bottles it was time to hunt the playground for their ingredients. This was not as easy as they thought. Many found their ingredients too big to fit in their botttles and had to figure out how to make them fit. The potions all looked fantastic when completed.

Well done P2/3, you showed what it looked like to really Power Off and Learn Outdoors! You should all be very proud of yourselves!