Welcome to Mr Watson’s New Place!

Hello blog fans!

Welcome to my NEW place on the internet!

Here you will find the contents of my old class blog – which I have transferred as I have now moved on.

Here you will find all manner of ideas, resources, activities and goodness knows what else!

Sadly there are few photos anymore as I cannot legally keep those (child protection is very important).

I shall try to update the blog as I go along as well as Mr Watson’s Place (The Original Blog)

Have at it!

Let me know what you think, what you want to see, and any ideas for development!

Cheers

Mr W.

Leapfrog Game

By popular request!

Here is the link to the “Leapfrog” game that we used in todays Maths lesson.

Leapfrog Game

Leapfrog Game

Can you swap the 5 Blue and the 5 Green to the opposite sides?

I can (honestly!), even though I kept making mistakes in class!

Have fun and comment to let us know how you get on!

Mr W.

Year 3/4 Summer Topic – "Chocolate"

Just a quick post to share this term’s focus sheet with you again (in case you lost it!)

Is there something that you are especially looking forward to?

Comment to tell us!

Mr W.

This Term's Artist Focus – Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.

As one of the most recognized figures in 20th-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work.

Among his most famous works is Guernica (1937), his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

Guernica

What can you find out about Pablo Picasso?

What is a draughtsman?

What is ‘Cubism’?

What do you think of some of his art?

Do you like it? Why? or Why not?

Share your ideas as comments.

Mr W.

Snakes and Ladders Game

Snakes & Ladders Game

Just for fun!

Here is a Snakes & Ladders game for 1-6 players.

Click the dice to roll it and use the counters to move.

Mr W.

Summer Term Topic – Teaser Trailer!

Welcome to the SUMMER TERM!!

I thought that I would give you a little teaser as to our new topic for this term  – I think you will like it!

Watch the clip, and then post a comment to say what you think the topic might be.

I will be impressed if anyone gets it right!

Hope you have had a great Easter and not eaten too much chocolate!

Are you rested and ready for our new topic?

See you next week!

Mr W.

Battleships!

In maths this week we have been learning about position.

In particular – finding positions on a grid when the columns and rows are labelled.

One of the activities was to play Battleships:

 

If you would like to play along at home, here is the link:

Battleships – General Quarters 2

Have fun – All hands on deck!

Mr W

Spellings and Homework – 26/03/09

Here are your spellings and homework for this week.

Remember homework needs to be handed in on Tuesday next week (31-03-09).

Spellings will be tested on Friday (03-04-09).

Literacy Homework 26-03-09

Maths Homework 26-03-09

Class Spellings 27-03-09

and here is the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Sheet

Remember to get the grown ups involved!

Remember I am keeping a check now on who does their homework on time.

“Errrrrr, I forgot” is NOT a good excuse!

If you have any questions, worries, or concerns – don’t forget to come and ask me!

Mr W.

Georges Melies – Cinemagician

I have been looking at lots of films by Georges Melies or as he was known the “Cinemagician”.

He lived and worked in Paris, France over 100 years ago and was a film-maker, one of the first.

I have found his films very interesting and cleverly made.

He made hundreds of films between 1895 and 1920 – many have not survived.

This one is called “Un homme de tetes” or “A man with heads”

This film was made in 1898, that is 111 years ago!

He is thought of as the father of modern special effects – his films were seen a MAGIC by the people at the time, and I think some are still quite special now.

Can you find out any more about him?

Can you find any more of his films?

What were they about?

What did they have in common?

Can you work out ‘how’ he did it?

Remember there were NO computers or CGI (Computer Generated Images) like we have now.

Spellings and Homework – 13/03/09

Here are your spellings and homework for this week.

Remember homework needs to be handed in on Tuesday next week (17-03-09).

Spellings will be tested on Friday (20-03-09).

Literacy Homework 13-03-09

Numeracy Homework 13-03-09

Class Spellings 13-03-09

and here is the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Sheet

Remember to get the grown ups involved!

Remember I am keeping a check now on who does their homework on time.

“Errrrrr, I forgot” is NOT a good excuse!

If you have any questions, worries, or concerns – don’t forget to come and ask me!

Mr W.

Character Trading Cards

In literacy we have been doing loads of work on stories, setting and characters.

Here is a fun online game that you can use to develop a character.

Read, Write, Think – Character Trading Cards

 

You can use it to invent characters for your story, and then you can think about the character in more detail.

Then you can make a set of characters that you might use in lots of different stories.

You might even make a card for a real person, or a story/film character that you know well.

Mr W.

Beatbox Chef

I like to share interesting and unusual videos – and I thought there would be some people who might enjoy it.

Can you Beatbox like this?

He does all the sounds with his voice, no instruments, no tricks.

I am not sure about the wig though!

Mr W