Lots of learning taking place this week in Primary 3!

From Mrs Mackenzie getting told what she should be for Halloween, to creating a lesson underwater, using coins to pay for items, using SEAL materials to come up with our own games, learning about Owls, woodwork, and much more!

 

Primary 3 have also enjoyed exploring with the wood work tools in the Steam Cloud. Learning about the safety of each tool and how to use them properly.

There are many benefits of woodwork which include;

• Emotional/Social: Sense of competence, confidence, responsibility, respect for self and others, respect for materials and safety
• Physical: Hand-eye coordination, strength, and fine-motor control
• Cognitive/Intellectual: Mathematical thinking (size, shape, volume, measurement, directionality, geometry), engineering skills, creativity, and inventiveness
• Aesthetics: The smell and feel of wood, the dusty friction of sanding something smooth, the contrast of warm wood and cold metal

Primary 3 will become makers, tinkerers and engineers. We want our children to master science concepts, and they will have the opportunity to take part in real experiences.

As children become more skillful at using the tools, they solve problems, become flexible in their thinking and doing and confident about their abilities. The woodworking opportunities provides the potential to help children develop important skills in science, engineering, and mathematics and gain a sense of power, satisfaction and accomplishment.