{"id":366,"date":"2025-11-14T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:25:47","slug":"buddying-with-p1-2d-shape-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/2025\/11\/14\/buddying-with-p1-2d-shape-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddying with P1 &#8211; 2D Shape Fireworks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Merryn Burgess<\/p>\n<p>At last week\u2019s budding session, we made firework pictures! Not using paint or pencils &#8211; but using 2D shapes!<\/p>\n<p>The P1s have been learning about 2D shapes and symmetry so we based our lesson on that.<\/p>\n<p>First, we partnered up with another P1 and their buddy.<\/p>\n<p>They were lots of boxes with 2D shapes inside them. We had to choose which shapes we wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Once we had chosen our shapes, we had to make a symmetrical picture of a firework.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s looked unique and different.\u00a0 We discussed what shapes we had used and how many of each we had used.<\/p>\n<p>We even had glowsticks! Mrs Emslie turned off the lights and the room was glowing.<\/p>\n<p>Once we had finished, we let the P1s keep the glowsticks and make them into bracelets (they really loved it)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-357\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080832\/IMG_2005-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080558\/IMG_1986-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080757\/IMG_2002-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080739\/IMG_1998-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080813\/IMG_2004-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whitenessp7\/uploads\/sites\/3634\/2025\/11\/13080721\/IMG_1996-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Merryn Burgess At last week\u2019s budding session, we made firework pictures! Not using paint or pencils &#8211; but using 2D shapes! The P1s have been learning about 2D shapes and symmetry so we based our lesson on that. First, we partnered up with another P1 and their buddy. They were lots of boxes with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/2025\/11\/14\/buddying-with-p1-2d-shape-fireworks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Buddying with P1 &#8211; 2D Shape Fireworks!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2241,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessp7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}