Primary 3/2 are learning about why animals choose to live in certain climates.  We explored different types of habitats to determine which animals would choose to live their and why.

For part of our outdoor learning this week both P6 classes worked together. The children created groups of four and were then paired with another group of four. They had to select 1 group leader who would be in charge of collecting the resources. Each group was set the task of building a den using the resources provided. The den had to accommodate everyone in the group and they only had twenty minutes to complete the challenge. The classes worked collaboratively in their groups with some fantastic results. They were very proud of their achievements and enjoyed being outside with each other in the sunshine!

Skills used:
Team work
Communication
Compromise
Ability to climb
Ability to tie knots
Collaboration
Listening to individual ideas
Problem Solving

For our outdoor learning this week the class were set the task of building mini dens. The dens had to fit a little plastic figure and have a doorway for the figure to move in and out of the den. For this challenge we worked in pairs and used the resources available in our school orchard. The class also enjoyed being able to pick apples and plums from the orchard to take home.

For our outdoor learning this week P6S were set the task of building a den. The den had to accommodate everyone in the group and they only had twenty minutes to complete the challenge. The class worked collaboratively in groups of four and used the equipment available. They were very proud of their achievements.

Some quotes from the class after successfully building their dens:

“Good team work”
“We worked hard until we completed the task and we were proud of ourselves”
“Good at helping each other”
“We worked well together”
“We were shocked with how quickly we made it in the time limit”
“We got it finished on time”
“We did a great job as the den fitted all of us and we worked well”
“We got our den finished quickly and we had time to enjoy it”
“We did a really good job”
“We finished fast and had time to play and enjoy”