Year 5 – Snow Day Activities
Good morning, Year 5!
What a beautiful world we have woken up to here in Potters Bar!
I expect you are all out building snowmen already, but here is a selection of snow-related activities to help you get the most from your day.
English
Here are some images and story starters to help inspire some snow writing:
Alternatively, you could:
- Write a diary of what you have been up to in the snow
- Create a word bank of ‘snowy’ words and write a shape poem.
Art
- Create some snow art and take a photo.
- Take close-up shots of snowflakes. What do you notice?
- What is the most elaborate snow sculpture you can make?
STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and maths)
- Using what you learnt least week at the Science Museum about friction, can you design (and even make) a sledge? What materials would make the fastest sledge? Could you test this out?
- Who can keep a snowball the longest? Start with a football-sized ball of snow. Where will you keep it? Predict how long it will last. Observe over time and we’ll see whose is longest lasting.
- Measure and record how quickly the snow is melting. How would you make it a fair test? How could you present your results?
Above all, have fun and please be safe. I look forward to hearing all your stories tomorrow!
Love Miss Donatantonio ❄☃🛷