{"id":475,"date":"2026-01-30T18:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/?p=475"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:17:09","slug":"how-to-train-your-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/2026\/01\/30\/how-to-train-your-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Train your Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been reading The Novel How to Train your Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>This inspired us to create our own dragons.\u00a0 In ICT we used a program to create our own personalised Dragons.\u00a0 We made a trump card thinking about the Dragons skills and personalities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180810\/dragon-3-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180810\/dragon-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180810\/dragon-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180810\/dragon-3-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180819\/dragons-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180819\/dragons-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180819\/dragons-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180819\/dragons-2-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180827\/dragons-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180827\/dragons-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180827\/dragons-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30180827\/dragons-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Writing, we learnt about similes and how these can help make our writing more interesting.\u00a0 \u00a0We wrote detailed character descriptions including similes.\u00a0 Then we practised our typing skills to redraft our writing.<\/p>\n<p>We worked together in pairs to create a Dragon Habitat using junk and modelling materials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-479\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181158\/stop-motion-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181158\/stop-motion-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181158\/stop-motion-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181158\/stop-motion-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181158\/stop-motion-1.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181205\/stop-motion-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181205\/stop-motion-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181205\/stop-motion-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181205\/stop-motion-2-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181213\/stop-motion-3-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181213\/stop-motion-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181213\/stop-motion-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181213\/stop-motion-3-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-482\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181220\/stop-motion-4-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181220\/stop-motion-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181220\/stop-motion-4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181220\/stop-motion-4-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181227\/stop-motion-5-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181227\/stop-motion-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181227\/stop-motion-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181227\/stop-motion-5-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181234\/stop-motion-7-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181234\/stop-motion-7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181234\/stop-motion-7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181234\/stop-motion-7-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-485\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181241\/stop-motion8-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181241\/stop-motion8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181241\/stop-motion8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181241\/stop-motion8-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In ICT, we have been learning how to make animations using &#8220;Stop Motion&#8221;.\u00a0 We had lots of fun making these and had to be patient.\u00a0 Some of us had over 100 frames (photos) in our animations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" 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controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/quicktime\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181601\/My_Stop_Motion_Movie10.mov?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181601\/My_Stop_Motion_Movie10.mov\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/01\/30181601\/My_Stop_Motion_Movie10.mov<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been reading The Novel How to Train your Dragon. This inspired us to create our own dragons.\u00a0 In ICT we used a program to create our own personalised Dragons.\u00a0 We made a trump card thinking about the Dragons skills and personalities. In Writing, we learnt about similes and how these can help make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/2026\/01\/30\/how-to-train-your-dragon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Train your Dragon<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4259,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}