Primary 5 and 6 pupils came together over the last two Tuesdays for Unique Potato. Mrs Balmain and Mrs Harkness came to work with us. In the first session we were exploring potatoes. Now we weren’t growing them or cooking them, no we were turning them into characters! Firstly we had to look at all the things that made the potato unique that was visible like bumps, spots and scars. We then had to create a persona and story about our potato. We did this so that our potatoes became unique potatoes. Yes they would have some things we could see but also by learning more about their characters we found out what made them unique and special.

On the following Tuesday we shared what makes us unique like things we love, things we don’t like and things we are good at. We the discussed different disabilities and how these also make people unique. We looked at disabilities you can see like being in a wheelchair and being blind and using a stick. We then looked at disabilities you can’t see from the outside like autism and ADHD. We spent some time focusing on autism and how it can make their life more difficult, especially in school. Some people with autism find it hard to deal with noises. We had a shot with lots of loud and distracting noises when we were doing a task and it was very difficult! When we thought back to our potatoes what we realised is that everyone is special and unique. You cannot work out what someone is like just by looking at them. You have to get to know them and know their story.