1. Primary 7 Snowy Day Activities
 Design and make a rain gauge suitable for collecting and measuring rainfall.
 Create a leaflet to inform people about the different types of water related
diseases people can get from drinking contaminated water.
 Make a water colour picture using some of the perspective skills you have
learned in Art lessons.
 Write an Imaginative story with a water related title. Focus on using VCOP
throughout the story and remember to write in paragraphs using a variety of
sentence structure.
 Find a range of objects in the house that you think will sink or float. Ask
permission to try them out in the bath. Record your results and write your
conclusions.
 Make up a Limerick with the first line ……..
‘There once was a boy in a pool, ‘
 Make up some multiplication and division problem stories which have a
connection to water.
 Research a famous Scientist and create a fact-file using headings, subheadings
and paragraphs full of facts and information.
 Place a plastic container half filled with water outside in the cold and record
results each day to investigate any changes to the water.
 Design a poster to show the importance of regular hand washing.
 Find out information about the artist Claude Monet and draw a pencil sketch
of his famous ‘Water Lily’ painting.
 Write a poem using a rhyming structure e.g. AABB or ABCB or ABAB about
‘A Snowy Day’.
 Make a symmetrical drawing of a snowflake using both vertical and
horizontal lines of symmetry.
 Design and build a modern vehicle that can travel well over the snow. Try to
build your model using only recyclable materials.
 Create and act out a News Bulletin about the problems severe snowstorms
have caused in your local area, we will video this on your return to school.