Last week we visited the Stoney Beach with primary 1. We had a great time exploring the area. Before we went onto the beach we discussed the boundaries and also reminded ourselves to ask “is this safe?”

After the trip we wrote about what we did. We also looked at the meta-skills (see poster below) and reflected on which skills we applied whilst we were at the beach. As a class we picked out 3 main skills.

– Curiosity: “we looked at different things on the beach and found out what they are or what they could be.”

– Creativity: “we were making things. We made a hill into a slide.”

– Collaborating: “we were working together with the p1s. We worked together to make things.”

Some pupil quotes about the trip:

• “We saw a whale skeleton. It was stinky.”
• “It looks like it belongs in a museum!”
• “I found some smooth rocks.”
• “I found 18 bits of sea glass. They were green, white and yellow.”
• “I jumped over the waves.”
• “We looked at habitats.”
• “I was focusing to try and find a groatie buckie and I found one!”