Tag Archives: Outdoor Learning

Buoyancy

May 31, 2024Outdoor LearningOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

P5A have been learning about buoyancy and density in their topic work this week. First we tested different classroom objects to see if they would float or sink, then we completed a STEM challenge, creating boats out of craft materials. We tested them to see how buoyant they were. If they didn’t stay afloat we tried to amend our designs to improve their buoyancy. Pupils had great fun doing this and used numerous meta-skills in the process such as adapting, showing initiative, collaborating with others and using their creativity and critical thinking skills. Well done P5A!

Clouds

May 26, 2024IDL, Outdoor LearningIDL, Outdoor LearningMrs Leask

P5A have been learning about different types of clouds in our water topic. We took our learning outdoors to identify the types of clouds present in the sky – cumulus, stratus or cirrus. This involved applying our focusing, communicating and curiosity meta-skills.

Planting

May 3, 2024IDL, Outdoor LearningIDL, Outdoor LearningMrs Leask

Our topic this term is Water. We have been learning about the importance of water for survival. This week we planted some sunflower seeds which we are going to water and care for. Hopefully they will grow very tall. During our time outdoors we used our collaborative meta skills working in pairs.

Measuring Outdoors

May 3, 2024Outdoor LearningOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

P5A have been learning about measure this term. We were fortunate enough to get some hot, sunny weather this week so we took our lesson outdoors and measured lines drawn in chalk around our playground. Pupils were able to convert these measurements from m to cm. During this task we applied collaboration and communication meta skills.

Creating Water Butts

April 21, 2024IDL, Outdoor LearningIDL, Outdoor LearningMrs Leask

Our topic this term is Water. We have been learning all about the water cycle and the importance of water. P5A spent time outside this week looking at the best areas around the school to place a water butt to collect water. They also took time to decorate their own water butts. This task involved collaborating with peers and applying critical thinking, a very important meta skill. Next week we will monitor the water they collect.

Beach Trip

March 12, 2024Outdoor LearningOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

Last week P5A went to the Sands of Sound beach. Our topic this term is Stories of the Sea so we were interested in gathering shells to use in a display for our Stories of the Sea Museum and checking the beach for plastic pollution.

Pupils stated that learning outdoors at the beach had helped them focus and lift their mood whilst working collaboratively to search for beach artefacts to display back in the classroom (all very important meta skills). They also stated that they enjoyed adapting to learning in a different environment and spending time outdoors with each other, even though it was a cold, blustery day.

Distance from the Sun

December 3, 2023Outdoor LearningOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

Later in the week we used our fruit to measure the distance of the planets from the sun. We used measure and scale to illustrate this.

Insects

September 21, 2023Outdoor Learning, UncategorizedOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

After learning about insects, Primary 5A used their wildlife area to gather up materials (leaves, twigs, stones, berries) to create their very own outdoor insect pictures.

Outdoor Learning and Living Things

September 7, 2023Outdoor Learning, UncategorizedOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

We have been learning lots about invertebrates in our Living Things topic and the pupils were able to work together and find a whole host of invertebrates (minibeasts) living in our wildlife area. Pupils were very respectful of their minibeasts habitat and took care to return any rocks or stones back where they found them.

Shape – Outdoor Learning

September 1, 2023Outdoor Learning, UncategorizedOutdoor LearningMrs Leask

This week we have been revising our 2D and 3D shape and learning about the properties of a shape. We went outside and searched for shapes that make up our environment. The pupils had a great time taking their learning outdoors.