LESSON 25
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Creative Printing
Do you remember making hand-prints with paint, when you were smaller?
Today you can use your hands, or you can find objects with interesting textures such as an old toothbrush, an old sponge, a leaf, orange peel, scrunched up newspaper... let your creativity guide you! (Just make sure you ask permission first!)
Create patterns and shapes using different prints and different colours.
Experiment and most of all have fun.
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LESSON 24
You have just discovered an island!
Nobody owns it, so it's up for grabs!
source: wikiclipart.com
Give your new island a name, design a flag,
invent a language, draw a map,
decide what the laws will be...
it's all up to you and your imagination and creativity!
Have fun :)
LESSON 23
Have fun learning all about
Mozart!
LESSON 22
Make a sculpture using tinfoil and wool :)
LESSON 21
My Favourite Things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G6dd7ikrXs
Listen to the song and try to sing along with the lyrics!
Draw a picture of all of your favourite things
or
write your own song or poem about them! :)
LESSON 20
Weather
Read all about Weather instruments here:
Click here
Make a Pinwheel!
Now you can see how fast the wind is blowing by making a pinwheel. Watch the video below.
Make a Pinwheel!
Now you can see how fast the wind is blowing by making a pinwheel. Watch the video below.
LESSON 19
Choose a song you really like.
Your creative task today is to:
Create a DANCE
It must include:
- 4 DIFFERENT BODY SHAPES (pencil, star, ball etc.)
- Using 4 different body parts (arms, legs, fingers, elbows, knees etc.)
- 2 levels (floor and standing)
If you are working with a partner,
see if your partner can mirror your moves
by copying you at exactly the same time.
Have fun :)
LESSON 18
In the literacy section today you have a selection of
play-scripts for fairytales!
Your creative task today is to choose one fairy-tale and
using recycled materials, papers, card, colours...
Make masks/ props/ costumes etc.
whatever you think you will need for your play.
Be creative and have fun. :)
LESSON 17
Antonio Vivaldi
Read all about this wonderful
composer HERE
Listen to Vivaldi's piece entitled 'Spring' and draw the colours, shapes, designs, and images which this music brings to mind.
LESSON 16
Create a QUIZ
Choose a topic of your choice, eg.
animals, sports, countries, Ireland, science,
history, maths, Games, Movies...
and write down questions about that topic.
You could create a Quiz with different rounds
and each round could be based on a new topic.
Then find someone brave enough to try your Quiz!
Add up the score
and don't forget to make a fun prize!
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LESSON 15
What do you think this means? If you are not sure, ask someone at home. :)
Now I will give you a task to encourage you think outside the box.
Be brave with your ideas!
School 100 years ago was VERY different to school for children today...and guess what, school 100 years from now will be VERY different to how it is today!
Imagine the government asked all the children to help design what school should be like.
Record your ideas and think about:
School building?
School at home?
School start time and end time?
Subjects covered in school.
Books vs. technology
Homework
Play-time
Lunch
Tests
Have fun and don't forget you are the future! :)
LESSON 14
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
The White Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
Imagine you went to a 'Wonderland' just
like Alice. What would you see there? If flowers could speak what would they say to you?
Use your IMAGINATION and draw and write about
your very own WONDERLAND where
the impossible becomes possible!
LESSON 13
Origami
Develop a new craft over the holidays.
Origami is the art of paper folding and is a big part of Japanese culture.
LESSON 12
Make an Easter basket!
sourced: http://partyplanningcenter.blogspot.com/
Print the templates below.
LESSON 11
You have decided to have an April Fool feast!
Design your menu for this special occasion!
Be creative!
LESSON 10
Get fit and have fun with the Cha-Cha Slide!
Now try to invent your own routine using 4 - 8 different steps.
LESSON 9
Find an old sock and gather
bits and bobs and scrap paper.
With glue or tape have fun creating your own sock puppet character! :)
LESSON 8
You have just discovered a secret door in your house!
Is it like the magic wardrobe that leads to Narnia?
Does it lead to another world?
What do you find when you go through the door?
Draw and write about what you find!
LESSON 7
Nature collage
In your garden find inspiration
with leaves, flowers, twigs, petals etc.
Then glue them onto some card or paper to create a beautiful artwork!
Image sourced: https://www.pinterest.ie/artsymommablog/
LESSON 6
Draw yourself as a super hero!
Give yourself a superhero name.
Write a paragraph about what kind of super powers you have.
LESSON 5
Make your own rainstick!
You will need: a kitchen roll, scissors, paint, paper, elastics or string, tin foil and rice.
Watch the video to learn how.
video sourced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giI9RfsA0uM
LESSON 4
We only have one planet Earth and it is our job to look after her!
Jack Johnson has a few ideas about how we can help.
Take a listen to his song in the video. Try to learn the lyrics and sing along!
Video sourced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSM2riAEX4U
LESSON 3
Spring has arrived! Beautiful flowers are popping up and one of my favourite trees is in fullbloom:
The Cherry Blossom Tree. Watch this video and using the tip of your pencil and some different shades of pink, try paint your own Cherry Blossom Tree.
LESSON 2
On the literacy tab today you discovered a famous inventor!
Inventors try to find ways to solve every day problems.
Sourced: businessinsider.com
What do you think of these inventions? Chat about it with somone!
sourced: boredpanda.com
sourced: justsomething.com
Now see if you can design your own invention!
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LESSON 1
Wednesday March 18th
Imagine there is secret treasure hidden in your house!
What kind of treasure is it? How did it get there?? Who buried it? Is it something magical?
What will you do with it when you find it?
Now draw a map of your house! Try to include all the details, size and shape of the rooms, stairs, hallways and mark an X where the treasure is hidden! Then you might give it to someone to follow!
Have fun!
