Language Skills (Secondary)
Good morning everyone,
This week we are exploring poetry!
Today’s topic is funny or nonsense poetry.
Activities to choose from:
- Read and or listen to some poems. https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/explore/?key=&type=&poet=&theme=127&form=&age=
- Read and or listen to some poems and think about what they mean. https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/explore/?key=&type=&poet=&theme=127&form=&age=
- Research acrostic poems and create your own about something FUNNY or NONSENSE. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/ztdvw6f
- Research haiku poems and create your own funny or nonsense poem. https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/info/other/poetry-types/haiku-poem
- Create a funny or nonsense poem (it doesn’t have to rhyme).
Enjoy the following fun and nonsense poems (they may also give you some ideas for your own poems):
The Old Man Of Peru
There was an old man of Peru,
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He woke in the night
In a terrible fright,
And found it was perfectly true.
Anon
No Harm Done
As I went out
The other day,
My head fell off
And rolled away.
But when I noticed
It was gone,
I picked it up
And put it on.
Anon
Danger Game
Jessica was playing
On the escalator.
When suddenly she tripped
And the escalator ate her!
John Walsh
Good luck!
Laura Leathem (Language and Communication Teacher)
Literacy – Wednesday 3rd June
Group 2 – Wednesday 3rd June
Wednesday 3rd June
Good Morning Every-one
Hope you have had a good sleep?
Here are some activities for you to try today…….
Movement – Joe Wicks Wednesday! keep fit with Joe Wicks this morning.
Literacy with Laura
PE with Gerry and Pedro – Or go outside and and do some activities you like…..trampolining, football, skipping, walking, bouncing a ball, cycling
Story – Dave by Sue Hendra – a story to make you laugh out loud!!
Sign of the Day with Lorna
Art with Steve – what is Steve drawing today?
Science with Sarah
HWB – Respected Raggles – We can listen to our others.
Have a Wicked Wednesday!
Who likes Tom and Jerry?
Hello everyone.
What to do today.
Watch the cartoon and answer these questions? Email them to me at constance.reilly@westlothian.org.uk or leave a reply here in the blog.
What are Tom and Jerry pretending to be?
What is the stick that Tom and Jerry use?
Can you names 4 instruments, or more if you can, in the cartoon?
What is your favourite instrument?
Why don’t you use a pencil or a chopstick and be the conductor during this piece of music. Can you stay in time?
Time to relax.
Red class – 3rd of June
Wednesday 3rd June
PE – 3rd June 2020
Good morning everyone,
We hope you are having a good week and have enjoyed the great weather. Today is not going to be as warm so you can chose to do this activity inside or outside.
Remember before any activity we need to make sure it’s safe to play in that area. So today we might need to create a little space and need the help of an adult.
Today we are going to host the Pinewood Sock Golf Championship.
Equipment required:
- 1 pair of socks
- A target (this can be a basket, a basin, the sink or a bath (empty of course) or the Washing machine with the door open
- Paper and a pencil to count and write down how many shots it took each player
How to:
- Roll 2 socks together and make them into a small sock ball.
- Decide on what the target will be. You can use a washing basket, a grocery bag, a washing basin, the kitchen sink (empty of course) or the washing machine with the door open. Be creative, what else can you use?
- The idea of the game is to get the ball into the target in as few shots as possible.
- Try to create at least 3 different scenarios (Holes). Maybe starting one in the hallway, one in the living room or garden and the final one in the kitchen.
- if you want to really challenge yourself maybe start in one room and finish with the hole (target) in another room. For example start in the hallway and count how many shots it takes to get from your starting point until you get to the kitchen and finish with the sock ball in the washing machine.
Activity 1
- Clear some space to play
- Decide on the colour of your sock ball
- Make your sock ball
Activity 2
Practice the technique – Watch the video here
Find a safe space and practice your chosen technique below 10 times. Remember to count your practice swings.
- Technique 1 hold the sock in one hand and knock the sock out of that hand by swinging your other hand towards the sock ball and hit it out in front of you. (imagine your swinging arm is the golf club or bat)
- Technique 2 you can throw the ball or kick the ball (preferably throw if you can rather than kick)
Activity 3
- Agree on the target for hole number 1 then play and count your shots.
- Both players take their 1st shot and then the player furthest away from the hole goes next. This continues until both players have finished with the sock ball in the hole.
- Agree on target for hole number 2 then play and count your shots.
- Agree on target number 3 then play and count your shots.
Activity 4
- Add up the scores by counting how many shots each player took on each hole.
- The person with the lowest number wins and has become the Pinewood Sock Golf Champion.
- Say well done to the other players
Activity 5 – Optional
- Can you be creative and create your own trick shot. Maybe like the kids in their garden here?
- If you enjoyed this sock game you might want to try some of the other Sock Sports games.
Sock Ball Games
We hope you enjoyed PE today!
Groups 1, 2, 8 and 10 Science Wednesday 3rd June