Brrrr, the snow has arrived! I hope that everyone is enjoying their snow day. During snow days when the schools are closed, I would encourage everyone to make the most of this opportunity and enjoy the snow for fun and exploration. When outdoors and exploring, we can always see this as an opportunity for learning. You can be outside, building snowmen, castles, crocodiles etc.. all of this involves a variety of learning possibilities, if you decide to go sledging today, not only is this great fun, but you will also be learning about, speed and distance. Sometimes the best learning is when we are out having fun! Snow days are also a great opportunity to snuggle together with a warm Fairtrade hot chocolate and catch up on some reading. However, if you are looking for some examples of learning activities to do at home please have a try of some of the following.
Numeracy: Money – continuing on from what we have been learning in class. Give your child a budget of £150, tell them that their will be a week closure of all shops, and that they need to purchase food that will feed the family for a week. Get your child to make a shopping list for all the food they think will be needed for the week. Use an online supermarket website to research prices of the foods they may require.
Literacy: Children can become a roving reporter and create a newspaper article on todays snow… Remember this is HUGE news, so get creative. Another option could be that today’s snowday is reported on the front page of a newspaper. Children can look at the newspaper front page as a guide.
Expressive Arts: Continue to practice lines for the Lion King production, or rehearse song lyrics and dances.
IDL: Begin some research on the Industrial revolution, take some notes so that you can share them with the class.
Technologies: Using the information you have researched, create a presentation on the Industrial revolution, which you can presented to the class.
1+2: Using YouTube, do some French or Spanish five a day, this activity will help with your French and Spanish vocabulary and will get you moving on this chilly day.
RME: As Easter is approaching, try find out how different religions celebrate Easter or How is Easter celebrated around the world.
Some great websites that enhance learning:
www.sumdog.com
www.ictgames.com
www.starfall.com
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
http://www.helpkidzlearn.com
http://topmarks.com
No matter what you choose to do today, make sure you are staying warm and safe and having plenty of fun!
Mrs Matos x
