This week, Primary 4/5 continued their journey through their theme 'Houses and Homes', inspired by the poet Seamus Heaney and the beauty he captured in his 'HomePlace'. Their learning stemmed from his much-loved poem 'Blackberry Picking' as they linked numerous areas of the curriculum through playful, meaningful and engaging learning experiences.
📚 Literacy – Pupils explored instructional language, writing recipes for a delicious blackberry smoothie. After studying Heaney’s poem, they also created a collaborative acrostic poem, brainstorming descriptive words and phrases to enrich their vocabulary.
➕ Numeracy – They calculated the cost of ingredients and practised using standard units of measurement while preparing their recipe.
🌍 World Around Us – Children discussed the changing seasons, searched for signs of autumn and compared local fruits with those from other countries, learning that some fruits are imported.
💻 ICT – Using PicCollage, pupils showcased their favourite photos and documented their learning journey.
Well done, Primary 4/5 on this fantastic celebration of learning!👏
