Group 2 – Tuesday 2nd June
Language Skills (Secondary)
Good morning everyone,
This week we are exploring poetry!
Today’s topic is food.
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 a particular food e.g. STRAWBERRIES. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/ztdvw6f
- Research haiku poems and create your own about a particular food. https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/info/other/poetry-types/haiku-poem
- Create a poem about a particular food (it doesn’t have to rhyme).
Enjoy the following poems about food (they may also give you some ideas for your own poems):
The Pancake
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in the pan.
Fry the pancake,
Toss the pancake,
Catch it you can.
Christina Rossetti
Sounds Good!
Sausage sizzles,
crispbreads crack;
hot dogs hiss
and flapjacks snap!
Bacon boils
and fritters fry;
apples squelch
in apple pie.
Baked beans bubble,
gravy grumbles;
popcorn pops,
and stomach rumbles …
I’m Hungry!
Judith Nicholls
Peas
I eat my peas with honey,
I’ve done it all my life,
They do taste kind of funny,
But it keeps them on the knife.
Anon
Good luck!
Laura Leathem (Language and Communication Teacher)
Activity ideas for the giant scrunchie or scarf
Activity ideas for the giant scrunchie or scarf
We often often use a giant scrunchie in lessons (sometimes called a Magical Musical Circle). They help everyone move to the music or at least feel the rhythm together.
What’s a giant scrunchie?
These are large stretchy bands covered in fabric and you probably won’t have one at home. Instead you can:
- Use one or more scarves tied together (see video)
- Use your sewing skills to make one (there are a number of how-to videos online)
- Purchase one (there are a number of people making them at home. Look at the Etsy arts and crafts website or Ebay)
You can make your own one very simply by tying a knot in a scarf. It’s best if it isn’t a special one, in case it stretches out of shape. You can use it with one or more partners or own your own. Maybe it’s possible to make a bigger one by using more scarves tied together. Try it and see.
Some classes like to sing Sally Go Round the Sun, so in this video Gordon shows that song. Remember, you can use the Magical Musical Circle in lots of ways. Have fun!
Activity ideas
The giant scrunchie (known as a stretchy band in America if you’re looking online) can be used in many different ways to encourage movement to music and songs. Once you have tried these, there are more on the internet and you can of course have fun making up your own.
- Sit, on the floor or in chairs. Sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” doing the actions with the song while holding the stretchy band.
- Any song with actions can be used: e.g. Wheels on the Bus, Wind the Bobbin Up, Over the Irish Sea, Hokey Cokey
- Musical Stretchy Band: Tie a ribbon on the stretchy band and use hand over hand motion to pass the band around the circle while some music plays. When the music stops, the person closest to the ribbon makes up an action and everyone copies it.
- Use the song, Ring O Roses while walking in a big circle. All fall down at the end, then get up and go the other direction to repeat.
- Sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It” While the stretchy band goes round, march your feet (march in circle). (Other movement suggestions: gallop, skip, walk, jump). When the stretchy band goes up, make a yawn. (Lift stretchy band high). (Other movement suggestions: shout hooray, lift your leg, wiggle your shoulders, shake your head, do a dance)
- Move to your favourite music different speeds. Keep the beat together and when something in the music changes e.g. the chorus, do another action (go high, low, side to side, in and out, pass the scrunchie around one way or the other). Try different types of music – pop, rock, Scottish country dance music
- If someone doesn’t want to hold on at first, just let them feel the movement of the scrunchie against their leg, back or shoulders. For more ideas and videos, search the internet for giant scrunchie activities or stretchy band activities
Tuesday 2nd June
Good Morning Every-one
Here are some activities you can try today…..
Morning Routine – Who celebrated a birthday last week??
Movement – A good song to get you up and moving this morning – dance at home!!
ICT/Technology with Kirsty
Story– Tiddler by Julia Donaldson
Sign of the Day with Lorna
Fiddly Fingers – Can you make a simple counting activity with the clothes pegs in your house? Write out a number or a simple sum and match the correct number of pegs to the card.
CDT – A fun activity for you to try at home with your family today. Can you build a lego car and power it with a balloon? Have a race………who has the fastest lego car?
Gardening/HWB–
Go outside in the garden or find a green area on your walk.
Can you build a bug House?
- What type of conditions do ‘bugs’ like to live in?
- Can you research this on your I-Pad / phone?
- Gather sticks, bark, leaves etc to make your Bug House in a cool, quiet area outside.
- Take a photo of your Bug House
- Can you check your Bug House each day to see if you have attracted any bugs?
Have a fab Tuesday!!
Red class – Tuesday 2nd of June
Good morning everyone, did you enjoy the nice weather?
technology – can you make a hungry caterpillar?
dance with Rachel – I really miss not seeing you dancing and playing with the ribbons, the lights …
snack
remember to help with the washing up but don’t get too wet!
story time
sign of the day with Lorna
Fiddly fingers
lunch
gardening – I have put together some ideas you might want to try
HWB – time for relaxation
I hope you have a super day! Sophie
Tuesday 2nd June
Group 5 Circle Time Tuesday 2nd June
Hello everyone,
How are you today. Today I feel like Mr Grumpy again because I have just checked the weather forecast and today is the last sunny day for a while.
Tonight it is going to rain!
I am definitely going to spend as much time outdoors today as possible!
For movement, lets go outside for some morning stretches.
For Life-skills today is there anything you need to sort out in your garden before the rain comes? Do you need to put away toys and games or take in blankets and cushions? How about checking that the plant pots are somewhere where the rain can water them.
First lesson of the day is ICT so check out Kirsty’s posts in the ICT section.
Then it is time for Dance with Rachel – Great!
Have a break and then it is story-time at 10.30. Today’s story is
Then it’s time to check out Sign of the Day with Lorna.
In Fiddly Fingers there is another origami animal to try. Today, try making a jumping frog.
Then it is time for lunch. I’ll be having my lunch outside today because I think it will be too cold to go outside tomorrow.
After lunch it is time for Gardening / CDT with Scott. I wonder if he is getting things sorted in his garden before the rain arrives?
Last thing of the day is Health and Well-being. Why not make a Happy Poster? Think of all the things that make you happy and then write or draw them on a poster. Decorate your poster and then find somewhere to put it to remind you of all your happy things.
Have a great day.
Sarah
Orange Class – Tuesday 2nd June
Good morning one and all…. It’s Tuesday and the sun is still shining!
Morning Circle
Ilse has been busy and has made a fun, FAB challenge that you can try at home. Give it a go!!
On Tuesdays we have Dance
Now for some Jobs. What will you choose today?
Now for some maths!
Story Time with Kipper the Dog.
how about some Science fun!
Did you try it? Did it work? Have a go and let me know!
Now for something very exciting the SPRINGWATCH Live Cams.
See birds and other animals like you have never seen them before!
Let’s try some relaxation to finish up today
Have a terrific Tuesday.
David.
Yarn Bombing
You might have seen some ribbons tied onto the school gates near you – but have you seen yarn bombing? this is using wool around trees or sticks – have a look at these examples!
Can you decorate a tree with scraps of wool or string – send your photos in!
or learn to finger knit!
Would love to see some of your work!