The West Lothian Sumdog contest begins today. I challenge you to pop onto Sumdog and try out some of the games – all you need to do to take part in the contest is play!

For today’s challenge, I would like you to draw a character or scene. To colour it in, you are only allowed to use three colours! Some of the children from P3B used to love doing a 3 colour challenge during soft start!

For today’s challenge, I would like you to find things in your house that are symmetrical. Remember, if you folded them in half, they would have to be the same on both sides to be symmetrical. Here are a few examples:

Today’s challenge – write a new ending for one of your favourite films! You can write the events or create a storyboard to show what happens!

Today, I would like you to create a quiz for someone in your family. The questions can be about anything you like – maybe you could have a mix of literacy, numeracy and general knowledge questions! Your checklist for success is:
1. It must have 10 questions.
2. You must have an answer sheet that you keep secret.

I’d love to see your finished quizzes to see if I know all the answers!

Today’s challenge is to research something you’re interested in – I chose to find out more about the Kelpies in Falkirk. Did you know that the Kelpie statues are 30 metres tall, and their names are Duke and Baron?

Today’s challenge is to draw a picture of something but you can only use straight lines! No circles, curves or ovals allowed!

Today I have a place value challenge. Look at the pictures below and write down how many thousands, hundreds, tens and ones there are, and how many altogether.

Today I would like you to match up the start of the sentence with the correct end – make sure to read it over to check it makes sense!

I went to the park                                                            but it’s all been eaten!

My favourite film is Monsters Inc                             and saw lots of dogs

Last week I baked bread                                                               because I love                                                                                                                      Sulley and Boo!

Today, we’re going to be thinking about distance and direction. I’d like you to create a set of instructions for someone to find a hidden treasure. Don’t tell the person what the secret object they are looking for is – if they don’t find it, redo your instructions and try again!

For example, if I hid a teddy at the bottom of the stairs, my instructions might read:

Start in front of the couch and face the TV.
Walk forwards 6 steps.
Turn to the right.
Walk forwards 3 steps.
Turn to the left.
Walk forwards 2 steps.
Look to the right and reach down.