Fighting the VIRUS

At this difficult time the staff at Lawrence View are working extremely hard to ensure that your child's education continues. Each class page will have regular updates from their class teacher, they will also be keeping in regular touch with you via our Dojo system.

Everyday I will be adding a variety of fun activities for you to do at home with your children. You are very welcome to send in pictures or video clips of your children participating in any of the activities or sharing your own ideas with us. If this is done via The Dojo I will then add them to this page.

 Mrs. Lord

Week 2 day 2 31.03.20

Round 3 answers

1. Herbivore
2. 1945
3. TARDIS
4. Heart
5. Red and yellow
6. 48
7. Bear
8. Horse chestnut
9. Fruit
10. Kid

General knowledge questions: round 4

1. What colour are sapphires?
2. What is the coloured part of the eye that surrounds the pupil?
3. In which country are the Pyramids of Giza?
4. How many teeth should an adult have including their wisdom teeth?
5. What are the three primary colours?
6. What are the two longest rivers in the world?
7. Of which country is Brussels the capital?
8. What is a group of kangaroos called?
9. Which famous building did Guy Fawkes try to blow up?
10. What is the smallest ocean in the world?

Junk modelling games.

Recycle your used: boxes, bottles, tubes, yoghurt pots, drinks cartons and any other junk that you can find around the house. I have added a few ideas for you to adapt.

Week 2 Day 1 - 30.03.20

Welcome to week 2, each day there will a variety of activities to try at home. Keep sending your pictures into class teachers via Dojo and I will add them to the gallery section on this page. Stay safe. Mrs Lord.

General Knowledge quiz round 2

ANSWERS

1. Ben Nevis
2. Wellington
3. Sleeping Beauty
4. Australia
5. Georgie Porgie
6. Hedgehog
7. Sherwood
8. Finland
9. Six
10. Asia

General Knowledge Quiz for Kids: 3rd Round

1. What is the name given to an animal that only eats plants?
2. In which year did the Second World War end?
3. What is Dr Who’s time machine called?
4. What is the name of the organ that pumps blood around the body?
5. What two colours make up the flag of Spain?
6. How many hours are there in two days?
7. In “The Jungle Book”, what kind of animal is Baloo?
8. What is the name of the tree that produces conkers?
9. What kind of food is pawpaw?
10. What is a baby goat called?

Instructions for Recycling Crayons

Follow these simple steps to turn your old, broken and seemingly unusable crayons into new ones.

1. Gather up all of your broken crayons; unwrap them, and cut them into small pieces. (An adult will need to do the cutting.)
2. Preheat your oven to 250 F.
3. Fill the cups of your muffin tin with a 1-inch-thick layer of crayon pieces. Do one colour in each cup, or mix all the colours together to create rainbow crayons.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the wax has melted. Stay close by to keep an eye on things. If you detect any smoke, grab the oven mitts and take the muffin tins out of the oven.

Allow the crayons to cool and harden sufficiently, then pop them out and they're ready to use.

How to melt crayons in the microwave 

● For this method to melt crayons, you need to use a microwaveable container, that the crayons will not stick to. Baby food jars, microwave-friendly trays or even paper cake cases will do.
● Place the crayon stubs and pieces in the container.
● Set the temperature of the microwave to “high” or “warm” and heat the container for 4-6 minutes.( keep checking the crayons during  this time)

● The crayons should melt into wax. Use an oven mitt to handle the container and pour the melted wax into candy moulds or a muffin tray.
● To cool and set the wax, freeze the mould for 20 minutes. Then remove and pop crayons out.

Craft Ideas with Melted Crayon Wax

Melted crayon wax is a very flexible and innovative material to make different objects. You’d be surprised at the amount of crafting ideas and activities this waxy ingredient can be used in. Below are a few ideas:

To make the melted crayons decorative, experiment by using different coloured crayons in different arrangements. Gold and metallic colours are unique colours to use. Or use radical colour combinations, such as pink and brown crayons melted together. You can sprinkle fine glitter over the crayons, before they melt, for glittery crayons.

Cornflour Finger Paint

cornflour paint

ingredients 1 cup cornflour
3 cup water
food colouring

• pour two cups of the water into the saucepan and bring the water to a boil.

• place the cornstarch into a mixing bowl. stir in the remaining cup of water. mix until the cornflour has completely dissolved in the water.

• stir the mixture of cornstarch and water into the boiling water. keep stirring the cornflour and water constantly, and let it come to a boil once more. let it boil for about one minute, until it is thick.

• pour mixture into separate containers. add your choice of food colouring to each container.

• get creative, if you like, embellish the paint by stirring in glitter. you can also stir glycerin into the paint to make it shiny.

Bubble Bath Playdough Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1-2 cups Johnson’s and Johnson's No More Tear Moisture Wash( or any other brand of baby wash)
• Non-stick oil spray
• 4-6 cups of flour
• Gel Food Dye

Instructions

1. Pour water into a large bowl and bring to a boil in the microwave.

2. Remove from microwave and add in Johnson’s & Johnson's No More Tear Moisture Wash.

3. Portion out into separate bowls and add colors. If you are only adding in one color you do not need to create separate bowls.

4. Add in one cup of flour into each bowl of 1 cup of water/soap and stir. Slowly add in up to one cup more.

5. At about two cups of flour per one cup of water/soap mixture your playdough will still be sticky but this is ok. Remove it from the bowl and place it on a flat surface where you will have room to knead. Coat your play dough in non-stick oil spray, kneading it in and adding more, until it no longer sticks to your hands.

6. Play!

General Knowledge quiz round 1

ANSWERS

1. A wild dog
2. India
3. Neil Armstrong
4. James and Lily
5. Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
6. English
7. Oak
8. Joey
9. Six     
10. Four

 GKQ Round 2 

1. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?
2. What is the capital of New Zealand?
3. Which fairy tale character slept for 100 years?
4. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country?
5. In the nursery rhyme, who ‘kissed the girls and made them cry’?
6. What sort of animal is the video game character Sonic?
7. In which forest do Robin Hood and his Merry Men live?
8. Helsinki is the capital city of which country?
9. How many pockets does a snooker table have?
10. On which continent is India located?

Day 4  26.03.20

General knowledge quiz- round 1 

Each day I will set a new quiz and reveal the answers the following day. Have fun!

1. What sort of creature is a dingo?
2. In which country is the Taj Mahal?
3. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
4. What are the names of Harry Potter’s parents?
5. What are the four oceans called?
6. Which language is spoken in Australia?
7. What is the name of the tree that produces acorns?
8. What is a baby kangaroo called?
9. How many sides does a hexagon have?
10. How many strings does a violin have?

Day 3 25.03.20

Grow your own fresh veg.

What you will need:

• A plot of good soil
• Garden tools
• Compost, manure or soil
• Watering can
• Seeds of salad crops, such as: lettuce, spring onion, rocket, nasturtium, pot marigold, cherry tomato,  cucumber and peppers

Step-by-step guide

1 Help your children to dig over the soil and mix in some compost or manure.

2 They will need to plant the seeds following the guidance on the seed packets. They don't have to grow the crops in rows - they can plant in patches, spirals or even in pots and window-boxes if they wish. Just ensure the children leave enough space to be able to get to the plants for watering, weeding, slug removing and picking!

3 When they have planted the seeds, they need to water them gently. Ask your children to water them every evening if it's at all dry - seeds must be kept moist to germinate.

4 When they start to grow, your children should ensure the slugs don't come and eat everything. They could try making a slug trap with some beer in a jar - make sure you dig a hole to place the jar in so that it sits at soil level.

5 Remind your children to keep pulling out the weeds, but not to disturb the lovely salad crops. And they could give the pea plants some twigs to climb up.

6 Now they must wait until the salad crops look ready to eat - they'll have to be patient! The raw peas can go in salad - the children just need to take them out of their pods.

The nasturtiums and pot marigolds are there for two reasons: they encourage predators (pest-eaters) to come into your garden, and you can eat them too! The marigold petals and the leaves and flowers of the nasturtium will brighten up any salad.

7 Try growing some tomato plants with your child. March is a good time to do this. Start by filling a small flowerpot with fresh potting compost.

8 Press the soil until it's firmly packed and then evenly sprinkle a few tomato seeds on the surface of the soil.

9 Cover the seeds by putting a little compost into another pot and shaking it gently over the new seeds, like a pepper pot.

10 Cover the pot with cling film or a plastic bag and secure it with an elastic band and place it in a warm, light place until the seeds begin to sprout.

11 When the seedlings appear they will need to transfer them to their own pots. And around June time, when the weather is a bit warmer, they can plant them outside in larger pots or in the garden.

12 Ensure they keep the plants well-watered and give them a special treat of plant food once a week.Get your child to wash their hands after gardening, and the produce before

they eat it.

Create a miniature garden

Whilst the sun is shining why not  have a go at designing a miniature garden. 

Pictures of your creations  can be posted via Dojo to your class teacher, I will then upload them onto this page. Mrs Lord.

I have posted  some ideas below.

Go on a garden treasure hunt

Encourage children to look carefully by asking them to find some unusual things in your garden. It will improve their language development, basic maths skills and social skills. But best of all, it will teach them to enjoy being outdoors.

1 Give them a list of things to look for.

2 Here are a few ideas:

• Numbers - find leaves with 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 points
• Colours - find an example of all the colours in the rainbow, or try to match the colours on their clothing
• Shapes - find an example of a: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, spiral...
• Vocabulary - find something: hard, soft, wet, dry, cold, hot, big, small, tall, short, beautiful, ugly, thick, thin, fragrant, smelly, prickly, smooth...
• Alphabet - find something beginning with each letter of the alphabet

3 Your children could have fun with all their family finding all the things, or split them into two teams and see which team can find everything first.