This week we have been rounding up our topic of Wallace and Bruce. For our Literacy work the children completed an imaginary interview with William Wallace where they had to adopt the character of Wallace to answer the questions. This really put our knowledge and understanding of the topic to the test. We discussed what made a good question and the difference between and open and closed question. Here are some examples of the questions we asked,
“Why did you want to fight against the English Army?
“What battle was your most successful and why?”
“Did you have any help from anyone?”
To answer our questions we used our core text “The Wars Of Independence” book and also this fun Horrible Histories song.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/music/p00hbbm9
Our next topic is based around Maps. The children have been asked to think about what they already know about maps,
*What are maps used for?
*Why are maps important?
*How many different types of maps can you name?
We have discussed how we can link our work to this topic. In Maths we are revising co-ordinates, scale and measure. In our writing we will create an imaginative piece of work about finding a treasure map. In Social Studies we will be learning how to build a mental map of Scotland and the main features of Scottish landscapes. We are also going to learn direction words in Spanish.
Get a head start on your Spanish directions by watching this link,
Mrs Currie
I have enjoyed learning about the Wars of Independence and looking at the topic books. I have learned lots of new things and liked making a powerpoint for homework.
Erin Roy
I liked writing the interview with William Wallace and found the wars of independence really interesting. I learned lots of facts about Scotland’s history and I know maps will be as interesting.