If for any reason, the school is unable to open (Boo!!), here’s a few activities to keep you occupied.

Literacy

• Think of words to describe the snow and use them on the following page to create your own text snowflake.

http://www.neoformix.com/Projects/TextFlake/index.html

• Create a poster showing how to keep warm and safe in Winter.
• Write a newspaper recount of an event that happened while you were off.
• Continue to read your Accelerated Reading book then carry out one of the activities on your literacy sheet.

Maths

• Keep up with the challenges and quizzes on Sumdog.
• Measure the depth of the snow in the garden and record it on a graph.  Is the snow deeper at the front or the back?  Try tracking it over time.
• Make something in the kitchen that involves measuring cups
• Draw a map of your house and work out the area and perimeter of each room.

Thinkers Key Activities

• Different Uses – find 10 uses for an odd wellie
• The Invention – design a new method of getting around in the snow
• What if? – What if the snow completely blocked you inside your house? what would happen (1/2 page)
• The Ridiculous – All the children have the flu and can’t make it into school (10 lines).