Welcome back we hope you had a nice long weekend. Here is the Home Learning grid for this week. Your teacher will be available on Teams if you need any help or have any questions so remember to check in.
Home Learning Grid 04.05.20 Short Week
Mrs Stewart/ Mrs Lewis
Good Morning everyone!
This term we are going to take part in The Great Science Share for Schools which will hopefully inspire you to think about and talk about science. Each week there will be a new theme to focus on with investigations for you to get involved in, as well as a ‘Question Maker’ to help you think of creative ways to ask great questions. You can print this off or just create your own!
You can then share your scientific questions and investigations with me either through your class Teams page, or by emailing your completed investigation into school. You can create a poster, write about it, draw it, take photos, or anything else you want to do to share your findings.
The theme this week is ‘International Dawn Chorus Day’ where you are encouraged to get up early and listen to the birds singing in the morning. I’ve certainly heard and spotted many more birds around than normal! I also managed to make a homemade bird feeder out of a recycled plastic bottle which you could also try (although my one was quickly destroyed by a squirrel).
You can think about what time of day do you see the most birds? What types of birds can you see near you? Can you identify any the birds you see or hear? Can you see and hear different birds on a walk than you do at home?
Below is a link to the Great Science Share page which gives you some ideas for your investigation (You also get a sneak peek at the themes for the coming weeks ahead – ssshhh)
Have fun bird spotters!
Mrs Beattie
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-20
Virtual Book Club for Kids is a learning website you can share with your child to read, sing, play, create, have fun and learn. L.1. I enjoy exploring and choosing stories and other texts to watch, read or listen to, and can share my likes and dislikes.
Get ideas for activities, crafts and recipes based on popular themes and featured books with important skills and weekly activity plans for each of the themes. For more information please click here
Seeing other people wearing masks is a free printable book which is available at http://drive.google.com/file/d/1B2FEF1DTXomgH8ZL79Vg7E_Bu7ZOkBOA/view
Supporting your child with understanding why people are wearing masks. L.1. I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave.
Some other great indoor activities to try at home
A great way to introduce your child to different materials and their properties L.1. Through creative play, I explore different materials and can share my reasoning for selecting materials for different purposes.
Pavement chalk activities to keep your child active outdoors
The good weather is to last another few days, take the opportunity to take fun learning outdoors, all you need is chalk and a pavement or driveway. L.1.I am enjoying daily opportunities to participate in different kinds of energetic play, both outdoors and indoors.
Remember you can also have a look at West Lothian Early Years Blog for more idea’s by clicking here.
Stay positive and remind your self your doing the best you can and that’s good enough.
For more information from Scottish Book Trust on live Bookbug sessions that you can share at home with your children please click here.
Popular songs and rhymes are also available to enjoy anytime.
There is no point pretending that this isn’t a strange and difficult time. And you may feel so busy looking after everyone else that you forget to look after yourself. It’s important that you find time for you when possible, and to look after your own wellbeing.
Remember, this situation won’t last forever and you might one day look back fondly on this time you spent together as a family.
Parent Club Scotland have some useful online advice on looking after you and your child’s mental health during this time:-
Mental health advice for parents during coronavirus
Mental health advice for soon-to-be and new parents during coronavirus
Supporting your child’s mental health during coronavirus
You can also find advice on the Mind website about coronavirus and your wellbeing.
Keeping well
A few simple things you can do to keep yourself and your children as healthy as possible are:
ParentClub and Parentline have some good advice.
One Parent Families Scotland has produced information about how to keep your children occupied during social distancing.
Doing the best you can is what counts
It’s hard for everyone to be staying at home the whole time whether you’re working from home or not. Some of you will be trying to continue your children’s education, others will be doing their best just to get by.
Some parents will be looking for information and resources to help with their child’s education at home; others will be just trying to get by.
Just remember, maintaining the health and well being of your family is essential, everything else is optional.
If you are worrying about your children missing out because they are not at nursery or school, you might be tempted to do more than you all can really manage, like trying to make them do learning or school work for so many hours a day. You can help as best you can, but they also need you to give them and yourself a break:
Screen time
Like it or not, we’ll be using our screens more than usual: for fun; for learning; for working; and for keeping in touch with others. We’ll all be on our screens a lot more but try to keep some sort of limit on this if you can.
And more generally, all curling up to a good film or favourite programme is a great way to have family time and wind down.
Can you draw an owl? Here’s a little video to show you how! Have fun drawing and colouring your picture. What other animals can you draw?
Wow Primary 2M! I am so impressed with all the effort you are putting into you learning at home. You have all been working so hard and being really creative with your learning. I miss you all but am really enjoying having a look at your fantastic work. Here are a few examples of some of the amazing learning you have been doing. Remember, if your work is not included this week, it could be shared on the blog next week.
Keep up all your hard work Primary 2 and remember to stay safe!
Miss Marra
Fantastic mountain range Hudson!
Brilliant volcano picture and interesting facts!
Excellent vegetable hero from Farah called Veggie Long Legs!
All the ladies at East Calder Nursery are thinking of you and missing you all. Here is a little message from us to you
Please click Here to access the picture if you cannot see it clearly.
P.s we have a new lady join our team while we have been off, can anyone spot her?, let us know via your Learning Journal which word you think she is holding up.
Lots of love
EC Nursery Team
This virus appeared out of the blue,
Spreading to thousands not just a few,
Everyone’s pace of life has now went slow,
Hopefully end soon but we do not know
You children are home doing activities galore,
Independence, self-resilience, with them will soar.
Daily walks, planting sciences, and lots of fun,
Sharing their experiences online with everyone.
Riding bikes, virtual tea parties and games.
Counting numbers and writing our names,
Singing songs when tidying our rooms,
On the computer on messenger or zoom.
Colonel Tom is special we love him so much,
Watching him on TV we can keep in touch,
Bright rainbows everywhere, we see on Thursday night,
Everyone cheering and clapping, it’s an incredible sight!
The ladies think of you all every single day,
So this little poem was really just to say,
You’re not forgotten, keep safe, keep having Fun,
All you children in nursery, your missed by everyone.
By Mrs O’Neill
Good Morning, hope you are all well 🙂
Here are some suggested activities to give a try.
Baking – Why not try making some yummy brownies – Click Here for the Recipe. L.I I am able to follow a recipe and use scales to measure out ingredients.
Numbers and Letters- Make your own number/letter monster using junk e.g. paper bag, cereal box, shoe box. Write numbers (start with 0-10)/letters(start with letters in your child’s name) on paper and scatter them out, then ask your child to feed the monster a certain number/letter e.g. find the letter B or number 5. L.I I am able to recognise numerals/ letters in my name.
Junk models – what can you create using junk? Click Herefor some ideas if you are stuck, but remember to use your imagination to put your own unique twist to the model, it doesn’t need to look exactly the same. L.I I can use my imagination to create art using various resource’s/materials.
Help in the house – Help make meals, water the plants, wash the dishes/car, dust, tidy your toys away or make your bed, you could even help write/draw the shopping list. L.I I am responsible and developing my independence skills through everyday tasks.
Remember you can also have a look at West Lothian Early Years Blog for more ideas by clicking Here.
Have fun and stay safe
EC Nursery Team
