Other activities
(I’d love to see what you do BUT you don’t need to send a photo if it’s too much to do or if your parent is really busy with their work.)
- Zip wire for a toy
Build a functioning zipwire for a teddy or toy figure. Consider: how will you anchor your zipwire at top and bottom? How steep will it be and how will this affect the speed of descent? How will you attach your teddy to the wire, and ensure smooth descent? How will you slow stop the descent of your teddy? If you are near a window please take extra care by making sure you have an adult with you.
- Tie knots
Learn to tie knots there are so many different kinds. This website will help you. https://www.animatedknots.com/basic-knots
- Bird Song
Go and relaz in your garden and listen to the birds. You can learn to identify the birds in your garden just from their songs. This website will help you. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/04/identify-bird-song/
- Baking or making
Do some baking or make some ice cream like Lottie did (see her picture on the website)
- Lego challenges
Go to the Lego challenges website and try one of them OR try and build the biggest Lego tower you can. How many bricks did you use? How did you make it stable?
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/letsbuildtogether/eight-plus-years
- Visit a museum
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families/fun-home
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home
https://designmuseum.org/whats-on/families/create-and-make/create-and-make-at-home
- Nature photography
Use a camera or a phone take some interesting pictures of nature around you – in your garden or when you are out on a walk.
- Art
You’ve done a lot of landscape drawing so now try drawing one from your imagination. Where will it be? Space, coast, jungle? This bbc bitesize lesson will help you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjgj7nb
- Reading
There are lots of stories in this online book. Perhaps write a review on one of the stories like Daisy did!
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/
- Writing a story
How about writing a story or an account of your time in lockdown and send it into the National Book Tokens writing competition https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/big-dreams?utm_source=nbt&utm_medium=email&utm_content=big-dreams&utm_campaign=20200515_writing-competition
- Writing a poem
Write a poem about insects. This poet on this website will help you. https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/5-8/write-your-own-poetry-paul-cookson/
- Fun Maths
Try these maths activities on this website https://nrich.maths.org/14580
Send any photos to ftomlinson@great-rollright.oxon.sch.uk