Health and Wellbeing May 2020 – More Ideas
HWB Week – Have Fun
Dance, like no-one is Sing, like no-one is Create your own Create a gymnastics watching, to your listening, to your obstacle course and routine and teach it to favourite song. favourite song. time everyone in your an adult at home. family completing it.
Change the lyrics to a Find your favourite Plan a movie night with Give someone at home song you are familiar spot in or around your your family. Take a beauty treatment – with about your house and get lost in a votes for the movie do their nails, do their experience during good book. and snack. hair, give them a lockdown. massage or a treatment of your choice.
Plan a games day/night Have a water fight Organise a family quiz. Create a ‘thankful’ jar with your family. You with someone at home. You can open this up to and write down all might take it seriously other family members things you are thankful and have a score board! through the use of for during lockdown. Zoom or FaceTime. Keep this as a memory.
Create a ‘fun times to Carry out an act of Learn a magic trick or Be kind to yourself – come’ jar and write kindness to improve create a variety act to list everything you are down the things you someone’s day. Don’t entertain someone at good at. Choose an are looking forward to tell them. home. activity you enjoy and once lockdown is over. dedicate a day to this.
Springwatch This week marks the start of BBC's Springwatch 2020. Perhaps you could watch the first episode on Tuesday or look at their website which offers tips for helping the wildlife in your own garden. They will also be 'going live' on their various social media outlets too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qgm3
Health and Wellbeing
If you could change round your Spy Training Obstacle Course. Spacex are building spaceships to bedroom, what would it look fly passengers into space. What like? kind of spaceship would you like to
travel in? Draw a spaceship then
create Cleaning and reorganising your it out bedroom can make you feel of junk. happy. Give it a go but make
sure you have permission.
Pretend to be a spy or an action character. Start your training by creating your very own spy training camp!
Complete a jigsaw puzzle Build a bug hotel from twigs, Make a game out of junk. For branches, pine cones, stones and example – skittles. Beat your leaves. highest score!
Choose an easy puzzle then challenge yourself with a harder one. Jigsaw puzzles are lots of fun.
Start by picking out and joining the edge pieces. Then build the inside of the jigsaw.
Health and Wellbeing Week
1. Lego stamping: https://frugalfun4boys.com/lego-stamping-its-art-with- bricks/?fbclid=IwAR2FgFOOrgaTfZlkTMD6NPWi9ccH6Yd-ydNI5B5wTy3IBh958JnR7ewLlA0
Can be done with ink or paint.
2. Cosmic Kids Yoga
Go on and choose a Cosmic Kids Yoga video to do as a family. https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
3. Stick Man wants to go for a ride on the river. Can you make a boat for Stick Man?
Use recyclable materials from around the house or make it from natural materials that you can collect from round the garden or when out on a walk.
4. Can you create an abstract picture using a dice to find out what line, shape and texture you are to use to create your picture.
Leaf Art Collect lots of leaves and create your own leaf art picture. There are some pictures below to give you some ideas.
Make an animal from your leaves.
What else can you make? Have fun!
I am learning about butterflies and moths
When you are outside you can have a look for some common butterflies and moths. Here are some pictures of them and their names.
Common Blue Peacock – it has false eyes like a Red Admiral peacock to frighten away predators.
Speckled Woo Small Copper Large white
Small Tortoiseshell Peppered Moth Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
Task
Create a tally chart of the butterflies and moths that you see. Take notes while watching http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly.htm Investigate and compare the differences between a moth and a butterfly. Research information such as habitat, food etc. of a butterfly and moth.
I am learning to record my findings.
I am able to show and explain the differences between a moth and a butterfly in the form of a table.
I am able to draw and label a moth/butterfly accurately.
I am able to explain and include drawings that show the life cycle of a butterfly/moth.
I am able to include a fact file on butterfly/moth habitat, food, life span etc.
I am able to include additional information, that I understand, such as whether they are endangered.
Task 2
Look at some of the art ideas and create your own model or picture of a butterfly.
I am learning about the different clouds in the sky.
Watch these two videos and learn about clouds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdmBQ-3zq1E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCumUup9vWQ
What types of clouds can you see in the sky?
Predict what the weather will be.
Look up at the clouds. What do you see? A dragon or a huge train or a goblin?
What can you make? Be creative and make or draw something to do with the clouds.
Science experiment
Make it Rain- To be supervised by an adult
Materials:
Glass jar Ceramic plate Hot water (parental guidance with this part) 4 ice cubes Instructions:
1. Pour 5cm of hot water into a jar. 2. Cover the jar with the ceramic plate face up. 3. Wait 3 minutes to continue to the next step. 4. Put ice cubes on the plate. 5. Observe your homemade water cycle. How it Works:
What happens? The cold plate causes the moisture in the warm air, which is inside the jar to condense and form water droplets. This is the same thing that happens in the atmosphere. Warm, moist air rises and meets colder air high in the atmosphere. The water vapor condenses and forms precipitation that falls to the ground.
I am learning to identify trees in my local area.
When you are in your garden or out for a walk have a look at the trees around you.
Tasks
Use the identification sheet to help you name the different trees that you see. Make a tally chart like this one-
Tree Tally Amount
Oak // 2
Silver Birch /// 3
Draw or take photographs of the trees. Carefully collect a few leaves from the different trees and make a collage with them.
Hazel Beech Douglas Fir
Hornbeam Oak Ash
Copper beech Lime Silver Birch
Sycamore Scots Pine Alder
Poplar Willow Elm
Family Team Building Activities
Scavenger Hunt Spider Web
Materials Needed: Camera, list of items. Purpose: Materials Needed: straing/wool, tape. Purpose: Family Family bonding Bonding
Split up into two teams and give each team a list of Within a hallway of your house, make a spiderweb by items/actions that they need to find or actions they need taping up many strings of yarn. Have your family to do. Make sure and get a picture or video of each item members then take turns getting through the spiderweb on the list so that you can all go through them together without touching the yarn. Have competitions by seeing afterward. who can get through the fastest. You could play the Mission Impossible theme tune and video or photo each Paper Airplane Contest attempt.
Materials Needed: Paper, scotch tape, open space for flying the airplanes. What this Teaches: The benefits Home Trivia that come from hard-work. Give your family members 5- Materials Needed: 20-25 trivia questions about your 10 minutes to research how to make the best paper home and family members. Purpose: Family Bonding airplane. They can watch Youtube tutorials, or find step- by-step instructions on the internet. Then give them Come up with around 20-25 questions about your home another 5-10 minutes to make their own paper airplane. and family and then have your family compete to see Find an open space and take turns flying your airplanes. who can answer each question correctly, the fastest. Mark how far each plane flew with a piece of tape and These can be questions such as, “What is mum’s then reward the winner with some type of prize. favourite colour?” or “How did Johnny break his collarbone.” This activity will be a lot of fun and is a great way to strengthen your family bond.
Memory Wall Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower
Materials Needed: Poster board, glue, family pictures, Materials Needed: uncooked spaghetti noodles, mini markers, an empty wall. Purpose: Family Bonding and marshmallows. What This Teaches: Teamwork and Reminiscing. problem solving.
On a big poster board come up with phrases that can be Depending on the size of your family, split up into teams illustrated through pictures, such as “birthdays”, or just do it together. Give each team a box of spaghetti “achievements”, “holidays”, “memories” and then as a and a bag of mini-marshmallows and have them family create a collage. Find a space in your home to construct a tower as tall as they can within 10 minutes. hang this poster and continue adding to it. OR make a Whichever team gets the tallest tower within that 10 Covid-19 Lockdown memory wall with pictures, photos minute time-frame wins. and slogans from your family and the community; a piece of family history!
Minefield Back To Back Pictures
Materials Needed: Random household items, Materials Needed: Paper, pencils, simple blindfold. What This Teaches: Trust, teamwork. drawings. What This Teaches: How to give clear, concise directions and work with a teammate. Set up a “minefield” in your house by creating an obstacle course of chairs, pillows, couches, etc. Then Divide your family into groups of two and have them sit divide your family into groups of two. Have one family back to back. Give one teammate a pre-drawn picture, member wear a blindfold while the other guides them and give the other teammate a paper and pencil. Instruct through the minefield with only verbal directions. Have the person holding the pre-drawn image to give each family member take turns going through the instructions on how to draw their picture without outright obstacle course and guiding someone through it. Feel telling them what it is. free to alter the obstacles after each turn so that nobody becomes too familiar with it. Ideas for Catch up week
Teddy bears
This link shows you how to make your very own teddy bear using a towel from your house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046ZWDgjk08
Have a teddy bears picnic – indoor or outdoors
Webcams Edinburgh zoo have some great web cams https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/
Rainbows Research or use YouTube to find out how rainbows are made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obl6jWuFjdw
Life skills
Being able to spell whole name
Able to say and write address and postcode
Know their phone number and how to use a phone
Know what to do in an emergency
Tie shoelaces
Making bed
Set dinner table
Washing dishes
Fasten buttons on clothes
Clean your room
Hand and fold cloths
Care for a pet
Be able to sort recycling rubbish
Wellbeing Week Activities 25/05/20
Create your own dance
Using your birthday create your own dance sequence. Write your birthday down, each number in your birthday corresponds to a dance move below. E.g. 18/12/94- ½ turn, roll, ½ turn, step right, jump, jazz hands. Choose a song to go with your dance
0- Pause/Freeze 1- ½ Turn 2- Step Right 3- Step Left 4- Clap hands or jazz hands 5- Step Forwards 6- Step Backwards 7- Full Turn 8- Roll or own choice This Photo by Unknown Author is 9- Jump Try creating a dance sequence for your whole family.
Minibeast Hunt Go into your garden or go for a walk. Look for lots of different minibeasts, how many items can you tick off the list below? How many minibeasts did you find?
Number of legs/wings Colour Length Texture
6 legs Red Short Smooth
8 legs Orange Long Slimy
No legs Yellow Thin Furry
2 wings Green Thick Rough
4 wings Pink Squishy
Black Hard
Mud Pie Recipe (Activity that P2b have already done but really enjoyed) Create your own mud recipe. Write it down then (with permission) have fun making your mud pie outside.
Our Place in Space
The planets are very different in size. Jupiter, the biggest is 143,000 km across at the equator; Pluto, the smallest is only 2,000 km across. Model the planets to scale using things you might have at home.
You could use some of these:
Beach ball, football, watermelon, a tennis ball, a table-tennis ball, a peppercorn, a seed, an orange, a grape, a marble, a pea, a bead, scrunched up wastepaper.
To work out our position in space, go outside on a dry day. Roll out a toilet roll. The sun is at the very end. Count 4 sheets along from the Sun, then place Mercury there. The other planets would fit as follows.
Venus-sheet 7, Earth-sheet 10, Mars- sheet 15, Jupiter -sheet 53, Saturn-sheet 95, Uranus-sheet 192, Neptune-sheet 301, Pluto Sheet 395
Shiver Me Timbers! Jelly dissolving challenge
You will need: different coloured jelly cubes, scissors, cups or similar containers, spoons, warm (not boiling) and cold water, a clock or timer
Your problem is to work out how quickly you can dissolve one jelly cube. What can you change? (Think about things like temperature, cutting up the jelly, colour of the jelly and the amount of water you use) What can you observe (see) and measure? Can you record your results in a graph?
Birds, Beaks and Bills
Have a look at the birds in your garden. You will notice that different kinds of birds have different beaks. Why might this be? Look up books and the Internet and find out about different beaks and how it compares with what birds eat. You could find out more about the spoonbill and pelican beaks.
Family Game
You will need some bird food- raisins or currants are good. Scatter some on a clean table. Each player will need to have a different beak. It could be 2 lollypop sticks, 2 chopsticks, 2 cocktail sticks, two drinking straws, two pencils, etc. Hold your ‘beak’ in your hands and pick up the food with your ‘beaks’. You have a minute to pick up as much food as you can and put it in a cup. Who wins? Why? Whose beak is best adapted for picking up this kind of food. See what happens when you use something else- you could try M&Ms, Smarties, lentils or nuts.
Design a Vehicle of the Future
Can you design a vehicle which might be used in the future? This could be a car, aeroplane, ship, rocket or something which hasn’t been invented yet! What fuel/ power will it need? What onboard technology will it have? For instance, it might have a built in ice cream maker.
20 MINUTE WORKOUT
60 seconds: Sprints up and down a flight of stairs, two steps at a time if you can.
60 seconds: High knees (like a fast, bouncy, knees-up-to-chest march-in-place).
60 seconds: Simulated jump rope.
40 seconds: Squats, then a 20-second rest
40 seconds: Jumping jacks, followed by 20-second rest.
40 seconds: Push-ups, followed by 20-second rest
40 seconds: Split squats (one foot in front of the other), 20 seconds each side; 20-second rest
40 seconds: Mountain climbers, followed by a 20-second rest
2 minutes: Rest
60 seconds: Sprints up and down a flight of stairs, two steps at a time if you can.
60 seconds: High knees (like a fast, bouncy, knees-up-to-chest march-in-place).
60 seconds: Simulated jump rope.
40 seconds: Squats, then a 20-second rest
40 seconds: Jumping jacks, followed by 20-second rest.
40 seconds: Push-ups, followed by 20-second rest
40 seconds: Split squats (one foot in front of the other), 20 seconds each side; 20-second rest
40 seconds: Mountain climbers, followed by a 20-second rest Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
1.Find something outside you enjoy looking at. 2.Find something that is useful for you. 3.Find something that is your favourite colour. 4.Find something you know someone else will enjoy. 5.Find something that makes you happy. 6.Find something that tastes good.
7.Find something that smells amazing. 8.Discover something new. 9.Find something that makes you feel safe. 10.Find something that makes a beautiful sound. 11.Find someone you are grateful for. 12.Find something that is unique to you. 13.Find something that makes you laugh. 14.Find something in the night that you enjoy. 15.Find something in the morning that you enjoy. 16.Find a friend/pet that you love spending time with. 17.Find your favourite place to spend alone time. 18.Find something that reminds you of the people you love. 19.Find something that you enjoy doing outside with friends (when it is safe to do so). 20.Find a place that you love.
Outdoor Activity Ideas for your Garden
Obstacle Course
Gather balls, hoops, bats, boxes, nets and anything else you can find. Design an obstacle course. Who can complete it the fastest? The funniest? The most inventive?
Bowling
Collect 10 empty plastic bottles and a ball. Label them with numbers if you like. Set out the balls in a pyramid formation – 4 at the back then 3, then 2, then 1. Agree a position to bowl from and take it in turns to knock down the bottles or pins. Agree on scoring. Keep the scores. The person with the highest score is the winner.
Outdoor Chalkboard
If you have a patio, paving stones or drive, chalk is your new best friend! Draw pictures to cheer everyone up. You could even become part of the picture! Remember to check with an adult if it’s OK first.
Outdoor Painting
Grab a small plastic bottle or cup of water and a paintbrush and of you go – ‘paint’ anything you like – stones, walls, fences – anything you like!
Outdoor Den
Grab pillows, blankets, sheets, ropes and anything else you can find to build a den. Don’t forget to check with an adult first!
Knock ‘em Down!
Collect tin cans from your recycling bin. Wash them, being careful for sharp edges. Label them with a number - a sharpie should work or you could use paint or even relabel them with scores! Sit them on a low wall or platform of some kind in a pyramid formation. Using small balls, attempt to knock down cans to score the points on the tin. The person with the highest score wins. OR Agree a score before you begin. The person closest to the agreed score is the winner.
You could even make this game more challenging by rounding scores or using fractions to practise equivalent fractions.
Nerf Wars Maths
You will need 1 Nerf gun with foam bullets for each player. Find some paper or card and cut them into small pieces, say 4 equal pieces from one piece of A4. Agree on a times table you need to practise. On each piece of paper write a station of that table, e.g. if you pick the 8 times table, 2 of the signs might say 64 or 24. Get an adult to fix the signs anywhere in the garden. All players gather in the middle and the caller shouts a multiplication, e.g. 8 x 3 and all the players must do the calculation and be the first to race to shoot the correct answer. The first person to hit the correct answer earns a point. The person with the highest score wins. If you only have 1 Nerf gun you could attempt to shoot say 5 or 6 correct answers in quick succession and record the time taken. The quickest person is the winner. You could add further challenge by mixing multiplication tables. OR You could practise rounding numbers to the nearest 10 or 100 by writing multiples of 10 or 100 on your signs. The caller may shout ‘round 56 to the nearest 10’ and the shooter would hit the sign with 60 on it. You could also make it slightly easier for your younger siblings or play the same game but with phonics (initial sounds - a,b,c or blends – sh, ch, th, etc..) for them. You shout the sound and they have to shoot the correct one.
Bug Hunt
Go on a bug hunt in your garden! Look closely at plants and carefully lift larger stones and pots to find them. Use a microscope to have a closer look. Try to identify the bug using a poster, book or the internet. You could even look at the RSPB website for a guide to make your own bug hotel.
Bird Watching
Set up bird feeders or put out bread and dried fruit to attract birds into your garden. You could even try and create a bird bath using a bin lid turned upside down or similar. Hide a distance away and see if any birds come to visit. Note their markings and try and identify the bird using a bird book or the internet. Which is the most common species in your garden?
Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt
Whilst out for a walk with your family, look out for various things. You could make up your own pre-agreed list or use the one on the next page. Don’t forget social distancing rules!
Don’t forget to take some photos and show me the fun you’re having! You could even share some of your own ideas for outdoor or indoor activities on Glow. Have fun! Mrs MacAulay
Family Lockdown Challenge: Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt
If you’re going out for a walk with your family, try a special neighbourhood scavenger hunt but don’t forget social distancing rules!
When you see something on this list, tick it off. How many can you find?
What to look for
A rainbow in a window
A teddy bear in a window
Someone who waves at you (from 2m away!)
A plant with white flowers
A cloud shaped like an animal
A tree with red leaves
A chalk drawing on a footpath
A bird sitting on a power line
A tree taller than a house
A spider’s web with a spider still in it
A house with more than 6 windows
A yellow car
A garden gnome
Smoke coming from a chimney
A robin
A postbox
A house with a bird feeder
A keyworker (from 2m away!)
Looking after our Health and Wellbeing
Talk about the different types of emotions –help children develop their recognition of different emotions in different people. This could be through looking at a range of different emojis and talking about what they mean. Alternatively, the feelings cards on websites, such as http://www.socialworkerstoolbox.com/feelings-cards-naming-feelings/, might be helpful in doing this. Invite the children to create their own Mood Emojis.
Make a worry monster with a big mouth so that it can eat up worries – you might want to use junk modelling or even paper mache (recipe - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-paper-mache) What will it look like? What is its name?
If you want to try some meditation, you could use the You Tube Floating Bubble Meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxcJ8y7RcjU
Think about how you are feeling and offer a practical tip to stay healthy. This week you might want to try focusing on one worry which you may have and suggest strategies to relieve this. These websites might help - https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/games/balloon/ or https://www.childline. org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/
Looking after our Health and Wellbeing II
Think about the rainbows of hope. Hope is one of many emotions – what emotions can you think of? Link the emotions to colours and draw a heart, choose a colour for each of the different emotions and express how you are feeling through this drawing. Examples can be found here - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/415105290625952284/ Now focus on the colour red. This is often used to capture feelings of anger. Some people might feel angry and frustrated at this time because they can’t go out and see friends or relatives. You may wish to use the resources on https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbpv9j6/resources/1 to think about times when you feel angry and to come up with three strategies to help you calm down.
Try out some Yoga! This might be one of your suggested strategies. There are lots of Yoga lessons for children on the internet. Here is one which you might try - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5MGLMNN_E The colour red is often linked to fire and images of dragons. ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ by Cressida Cowell. Cressida has been reading one chapter of the book each day on https://www.boorg.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/ Don’t worry if you have missed this as the links to the Youtube recordings are available here (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5MZB5pedUMNJLdgu0wYaSlL0dRLHcU). List en to the story at your own pace over the week. Learn how to draw Toothless and Hiccup with this lesson from Cressida Cowell - https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2016/december/drawing- hiccup-and-toothless-from-how-to-train-your-dragon/
Looking after our Health and Wellbeing III
Please have a look at some of these websites for ideas, support and inspiration.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbpv9j6/resources/1
https://www.childline.org.uk/
https://www.cosmickids.com/
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/understanding-my-feelings/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChIjW4BWKLqpojTrS_tX0mg
https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/zumba-kids
These websites were recommended by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS). I have looked at them all but as always, please be mindful when using the internet.
Health & Wellbeing
Making Bubbles and doing tricks Compliment Collage Cloud watching Colour Scavenger hunt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Bec Lie on your back in the garden and ome-a-Soap-Bubble-Magician/ Choose a photo of every person in the watch the clouds go by – can you see In the house or house. Each person in the house writes any animal shapes in the clouds? garden something they love about each person everyday for a week (or longer). Enjoy the fresh air and breathe deeply.
Make a Rainbow Windmill Make a bird kebab Garden Art Mindfulness – Smiling Mind App
Quiet family time in the garden – choose something (fairly still) to draw From ages 7 and up or paint. Create your own lockdown
gallery. https://www.smilingmind.com. au/smiling-mind-app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and- mSzoVzOHgo learning/for-kids/games-and- activities/activities/make-a-bird-kebab/
Drawing with Chalk Ice Block Treasure Hunt Recycled Wind Chimes Mindfulness – Still Quiet Place https://activeforlife.com/8-active- Learn how to go to your quiet chalk-games/ Use a mix of recycled place.https://positivepsycholog items to create a wind Hopscotch y.com/mindfulness-for- chime for the garden. Noughts & crosses children-kids-activities/ link Snakes and ladders to GoZen (youtube)
4 square We hope you enjoy some of these activities. Please stay safe. The Staff of Milne’s Primary