This week we have been rounding up our topic of Wallace and Bruce. \u00a0For our\u00a0Literacy work the children completed an imaginary interview with William Wallace where they had to adopt the character of Wallace to answer the questions. \u00a0This really put our knowledge and understanding of the topic to the test. \u00a0We discussed what made a good question and the difference between and open and closed question. \u00a0Here are some examples of the questions we asked,<\/p>\n
“Why did you want to fight against the English Army?<\/p>\n
“What battle was your most successful and why?”<\/p>\n
“Did you have any help from anyone?”<\/p>\n
To answer our questions we used our core text “The Wars Of Independence” book and also this fun Horrible Histories song.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbbc\/music\/p00hbbm9<\/p>\n
Our next topic is based around Maps. \u00a0The children have been asked to think about what they already know about maps,<\/p>\n
*What are maps used for?<\/p>\n
*Why are maps important?<\/p>\n
*How many different types of maps can you name?<\/p>\n
We have discussed how we can link our work to this topic. \u00a0In Maths we are revising co-ordinates, scale and measure. \u00a0In our writing we will create an imaginative piece of work about finding a treasure map. \u00a0In Social Studies we will be learning how to build a mental map of Scotland and the main features of Scottish landscapes. \u00a0We are also going to learn direction words in Spanish.<\/p>\n
Get a head start on your Spanish directions by watching this link,<\/p>\n