Week 8
Are you looking for things to do at home? Here are some fun holiday activities for children. This activity pack has lost of creative, active and fun ideas for things to do including games, workouts and quizzes.
This week you can;
- make a Talavera tile,
- create a repeating pattern,
- explore space.
Create: Talavera tile
Talavera is a place in Spain. It is famous for its beautiful tiles. Can you design your own Talavera style tile?
You can print off the PDF below or draw your own tile.
Stay active
Oti Mabuse becomes MC Hype to get you in your feet, helping to combat any feelings of tiredness and fatigue.
Take on the Danger Mouse challenge. Can you get your whole family involved?
Boost – MC Hype with Oti Mabuse
Boost – MC Hype: Moodboosters BBC Teach
Danger Mouse: Level one
Danger Mouse - Level one: Super Movers BBC Teach
Brain workout: Repeating patterns
Repeating patterns are when the same items come up in the same order.
They are often used in art and can be found in nature too.
If you know the pattern, you can tell what's going to come up next.
Spot the pattern
Image caption, Here we have a square, a circle and a triangle. We're going to use them to form a pattern.
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Make a repeating pattern.
Watch the video and find out how to make your own repeating pattern.
Laura: William Morris and his daughter May used repeated shapes and colours to create beautiful printed fabric and wallpaper.
Let's take inspiration from them to make our very own own hand-designed paper!
You will need paper, poster paints, a paintbrush, foam-board or sponge, and scissors.
To start, I think about and draw the shapes I want to print onto this piece of foam-board.We're using sharp scissors, so be careful or get an adult to help you.
I'm going with a triangle, square and hexagon for my pattern.
Now, I paint my stamp blocks with some of my favourite colours. I'll test them in my sketchbook - they look great!
I'm going to repeat a pattern in horizontal rows across the paper. Red, yellow, blue, blue, yellow, red.
I have to concentrate, but a mistake can make the work unique and look more more handmade, so don't worry too much!
Now I leave it to dry.
And now I have patterned, hand-designed, paper to protect my books with!
You could try more complex shapes or overlapping to create your own repeat patterns!
Creative writing challenge
Exploring space is an exciting idea. Special rockets that travel very fast are used to enter Space. People have walked on the moon and many missions still continue to explore space.
Exploring space has been used as inspiration for many books, films and plays. Watch the video below for inspiration to write about space exploration.
Watch all the wonders you can see from space.
Write a space exploration story
Imagine being in space. What can you see, hear, smell and feel.
What might happen on your journey?
Play: Karate Cats
The elite team of Karate Cats have completed their training and are now competing to be maths champions!
Join them on their adventure and earn the bronze, silver and gold cups in loads of maths topics.
Karate Cats - English
Karate Cats: KS1 Maths
More games
There are lots more great primary games to help you learn and play.
Creative Lab. game
Creative Lab: KS1 Art and Design
Back in time with... Exciting Explorers
Exciting Explorers: KS1 History
Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures
Play Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures KS1 Geography
