JUNE WORK PACKAGES - JUNIOR INFANTS TO 2ND CLASS/THIRD TO SIXTH CLASS WEEK BEGINNING: Monday 15 June 2020

Arts Week: Summertime

Hello everyone, The countdown is on. Here is your 2nd last work package! It’s Arts Week so enjoy the lovely selection of poetry/art/drama and music. There are a lot of activities so I would say pick 1-2 activities that you like every day and focus on those. I’d love to see you all before the holidays so I will organise a Zoom call for a final chat and I’d love you to join me. Details to follow, Mrs Callanan Here Mrs Callanan Explain The Work Package Here!

1. THEME ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK (pick & choose as is appropriate for your family)

Activity What’s needed Online/offline

Activity 1 Monday 15th June

“Hello boys and welcome to your ’Arts Week’ pack. Ms O’ Farrell here and today we are going to explore colour and colour mixing. We will be learning about George Seurat and Pointillism. I hope you enjoy the activities I have picked out for you.” All class groups: The Colour Wheel

The Primary Colours are Red, Yellow and Blue. You can make secondary colours by mixing the primary colours together. Red +Blue = Purple Blue +Yellow = Green Yellow + Red= Orange TO DO: Make a colour wheel

You will need paper Paints A tray to mix on. A Paint brush Water for washing your brush

Offline

Draw a circle with a plate or compass. Divide into 6 sections. Paint the three primary colours first Then mix the secondary colours and put them in. Keep your paint for your cotton bud art later. George Seurat and Pointillism

Painting activities for JI -2nd The link below will give you some interesting information about Seurat.

Art with Mati and Dada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDW4wSTm-V4

This link will take you to Pointillism Art ideas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4hqKPX6d68 TO DO

● Watch the clip about Seurat. He painted with individual dots of colour and his paintings took him a very long time.

● Use cotton buds and poster paint to paint like Seurat. ● Make patterns and designs on a sheet of paper. ● Seurat didn’t mix his colours on the palette, he mixed them on the page. ● Your eye will mix the colours because they are close together.

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Colour Scavenger Hunt (JI to 6th class could get involved here)

● Make your own sheet like the ones below, get collecting items in different colours.

● Make a collage using the items you have found, ● Make one from inside items such as torn paper, wool, string, crayons, lego etc. ● Make one from items outside such as stone, leaves, flowers, weeds. Wood, bark

etc. ● Do you notice anything about the different colours? ● Email me your photos and observations - jenniferofarrell@cashelbns.ie

Music: The Learning Station; Action songs for kids Brain Breaks - Action Songs for Children - Swimming Song - Kids Songs by The

Learning Station Painting activities for 3rd - 6th The link below will take you to Nate who has a 4 part presentation on Seurat. It’s very interesting. “Artragious with Nate on Pointillism” George Seurat and Pointillism TO DO

● Write a report about George Seurat. Include drawings and examples of his work. ● Use Seurat’s Pointillism techniques to create your own paintings. ● This work could be realistic or abstract.

Music: Classical kids: Light and silly classical music for children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmvY3_6XAvQ TO DO:

● Take a “line for a walk” while listening to some of these clips, choose 3 different tempos and look at your drawings.

● To do this, you will need a pencil and a piece of paper. ● Put the pencil down on the paper and move it to the music, you will make a line

that is fast and sharp or maybe slow and curley... ● Can you say why they are different? ● What did you enjoy most about this activity?

3rd - 6th class You will need: Paints Paper Cotton buds A palette or plate for mixing Water 3rd -6th Listen and respond to music

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Drama for all classes JI - 6th class Drama Games for Kids

● Warm up with a tongue twister from the link above ● Choose two of the drama activities on the website. ● Some are suitable to do with a friend or two ● Other games can be done on your own or with a family member.

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Activity 2 Tuesday 16th June

“Hello boys, Mrs Kelly here. Today we are going to work on one of my favourite things, Ice-Cream. I scream, You scream, We all scream for Ice-Cream! I have some Poetry, Art and Drama for you to do.” Juniors/Seniors/1st Class Poetry Sticky Licky By Tony Bradman In the summer When it’s sunny Eating ice-cream Can be funny. Ice-cream melts And drips so fast It’s quite hard To make it last. It’s so lovely, Sweet and licky,

But when it drips, You get sticky. I get ice-cream On my clothes In my hair And up my nose. My dad says I should eat less; Ice-cream plus me Equals mess! Questions: ★ Did you ever get in a sticky mess eating ice-cream? ★ How did it feel? ★ Did you enjoy it? ★ What is your favourite flavour? ★ What happens to your hands and your clothes when ice-cream drips on them? ★ What did you do after you finished eating the ice-cream?

Extension activity for 1st class: Read the poem 3 or 4 times and perform it with some actions for someone at home. Art Activity:

★ Draw and decorate an ice-pop and colour it with lots of yummy flavours. Don’t forget to add some sticky drips when it is melting.

★ Look at Ms O’Farrell’s colour wheel. You could use complementary colour on your ice-cream. They are the colours opposite one another on the colour wheel such as red and green, purple and yellow and blue and orange. Think of some of your favourite summer clothes. You may have some of these colour combinations in your wardrobe. You might see some of these colour combinations on jerseys for clubs or counties.

You will need: (ART) A sheet of paper Colouring pencils or crayons or markers You will need: (DRAMA) Cereal boxes, empty ice-cream tub, bowls, spoons.

JI - 2nd class Drama The ice-cream shop: Pretend to go to your favourite ice cream shop and order your favourite cone. Don’t forget your manners. Language needed:

I would like… Can I have…? Do you have…?

Hello/Goodbye/Please Thank you. Can I get some sauce?

May I have a flake? How much is that? Have a nice day.

Additional Activity: You could make props from clean, used ice-cream tubs, cone boxes or cereal boxes. Create your own Grogan’s at home! Send in some pictures for the school website. 2nd-6th Class Poetry Bleezer's Ice Cream By Jack Prelutsky

I am Ebenezer Bleezer, I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE, there are flavours in my freezer you have never seen before, twenty-eight divine creations

too delicious to resist, why not do yourself a favour, try the flavours on my list: COCOA MOCHA MACARONI TAPIOCA SMOKED BALONEY CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHEW CHICKEN CHERRY HONEYDEW TUTTI-FRUTTI STEWED TOMATO TUNA TACO BAKED POTATO LOBSTER LITCHI LIMA BEAN MOZZARELLA MANGOSTEEN ALMOND HAM MERINGUE SALAMI YAM ANCHOVY PRUNE PASTRAMI SASSAFRAS SOUVLAKI HASH SUKIYAKI SUCCOTASH BUTTER BRICKLE PEPPER PICKLE POMEGRANATE PUMPERNICKEL PEACH PIMENTO PIZZA PLUM PEANUT PUMPKIN BUBBLEGUM BROCCOLI BANANA BLUSTER CHOCOLATE CHOP SUEY CLUSTER AVOCADO BRUSSELS SPROUT PERIWINKLE SAUERKRAUT COTTON CANDY CARROT CUSTARD CAULIFLOWER COLA MUSTARD ONION DUMPLING DOUBLE DIP TURNIP TRUFFLE TRIPLE FLIP GARLIC GUMBO GRAVY GUAVA LENTIL LEMON LIVER LAVA ORANGE OLIVE BAGEL BEET WATERMELON WAFFLE WHEAT I am Ebenezer Bleezer,

Listen to the poem Bleezer’s Ice-Cream by Jack Prelutsky Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky - An animation

I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE, taste a flavour from my freezer, you will surely ask for more. 2nd-6th Writing ★ In this poem the writer uses the same first letter (alliteration) to match up

the flavours. Can you think of some of your own? Here are some describing words to help you swirl, sticky, fudge, wonderful, marvellous, fizzy, creamy, chewy, crunchy, blue, red.

★ You can match them to suitable flavours such as strawberry, coconut, cookie, fruit, mango, raspberry,chocolate, mint, blueberry

★ Write three imaginative flavours based on the poem. They can be delicious or disgusting combinations. You decide!

Art: ★ Take a piece of paper and draw an ice-cream cone at the bottom. Then

draw a scoop of ice-cream on top, design and colour it. Label each scoop your description from your writing e.g. Marvellous Mango Mania, Banana Blueberry Brain Freeze. Add another scoop and repeat the process until you have a mouthwatering mountain of ice-cream and delicious description to match.

You could end up with something like this:

Activity 3 Wednesday June 17th

“Hello boys, Ms Crosse here. Today we are going to explore rhymes and poems. We will also listen and respond to some pieces of music. I hope you enjoy them.” Junior and Senior Infants: Nursery Rhyme: Five Busy Honey Bees

● Listen to the rhyme, click on this link Five Busy Honey Bees

● ● Say the rhyme Five

Busy Honey Bees (click to enlarge)

Can you say it loudly and then very softly? Can you say it using a different voice for each bee?

● Now lets learn more about the bee. Look at this powerpoint on the life cycle of the bee Life Cycle of a Bee for Kids

Do at least two of the following:

● Complete these bee worksheets Bee worksheet

● Watch this video explaining how bees make honey How Do Bees Make Honey? - The Dr. Binocs Show Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

● Draw a picture responding to the rhyme “Five Busy Honey bees” ● Learn I'm taking home my bumblebee rhyme ● Make your own bumblebee. Maybe you would like to use a plastic spoon

like the one in this picture.

First and Second Class

● Read the poem In Summer by Liana Mahoney In Summer ● Try to learn this poem. ● Say the poem out loud and then very quietly. ● Say the first verse using a quiet voice and then get gradually louder in the

second and third verse.

● Look at the powerpoint on how to keep safe in the sun Sun Awareness Information PowerPoint (need to sign up to view for free) Do at least two of the following:

● Complete worksheet In Summer worksheet. ● Write a list of your ten favourite things to do during Summer. ● Write an acrostic poem for Summer. Use this template to help you summer

acrostic poem template. ● Write 5 ways we can keep safe in the sun. ● Close your eyes and imagine you are at your favourite place in

summertime. What does it look like? Where are you? Who is with you? Now draw a picture of you there.

Third - Sixth Class Read poem and then complete questions on the poem by clicking this link Lake Isle of Inisfree Poem and Worksheet The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

● Look at the powerpoint on WB Yeats WB Yeats PowerPoint (need to sign up to view for free)

Do at least two of the following: ● Write a summary of the poem including whether you liked or did not like

the poem and its main themes. ● Do a project on WB Yeats. ● Write your own poem about a lake.

● Complete this crossword on WB Yeats. WB Yeats crossword ● WB Yeats compares the country life to city life. Write a debate/ argument

“Living in the countryside is best” You can agree or disagree with this statement.

● Draw a portrait of WB Yeats. You can use this picture on your right to help you.

Music Junior Classes JI- 2nd Class Listen and respond to Flight of the Bumblebee Flight of the Bumblebee 1. Is this a long piece of music? 2. Is it happy or sad? 3. Do you like it? Higher Order Questions: 1. Can you think of another title for this music? 2. What was your favourite part? 3. Was it happy, sad, loud, soft, what do you think it was about? Children read or parents read to children information about this piece of music Flight of the Bumblebee Information about piece and composer Do at least two of the following :

● Listen to the piece of music, close your eyes and imagine you are a bumble bee, dance to the music.

● Imagine you take a camera with you and take pictures of everything you see, feel and hear while the music is playing. When the music stops, you will have to draw everything you took a picture of.

● Create your own piece of music using some tin cans, boxes, household items etc.

● Colour this picture of a bumble bee Colouring Page or draw your own bumble bee How to Draw a Bumble Bee Easy | Insects Drawings for kids

● 3D work idea:Simple Salt Dough Recipe .Make, roll and cut out bees and butterfly shapes. Paint, glaze and hang in the window. The Easiest and

WB Yeats

Quickest Salt Dough Recipe You Need Senior End Classes Third - Sixth

● Listen and respond to Summer by Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Summer (presto)

● Study the different families of the orchestra Families of the Orchestra

● Read about the composer Antonio Vivaldi Classics For Kids Antonio Vivaldi Facts for Kids Do at least two of the following :

● Create a fact file or a project on Antonio Vivaldi. ● Complete this worksheet on the piece of music. Listening and Responding

to Music Worksheet ● Compose your own piece of music “Summer” using musical instruments

or homemade instruments or body percussion. ● Draw a Summer picture or follow this video to draw a Summer beach

scene How to Draw a Summer Beach Scene Step by Step ● Write a story using the title”The Summer Holiday I Will Never Forget”

Antonio Vivaldi

Activity 4 Thursday 18th June

“Hello boys! This is Ms Price. Today we are going to mix art, music and a summer theme. I hope you enjoy these creative activities.”

Junior and Senior Infants:

Song – The Sun has got his Hat on - click on this link – See Ms Price Play Here!

Do you have a sun hat? If you do you might want to put it on to help you sing this song!

The sun has got his hat on,

Hip hip hip hooray,

The sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out today

Now we’ll all be happy,

Hip hip hip hooray,

The sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out today!

Think about how you could make a simple musical instrument out of boxes or containers. You could try doing a drawing of your musical instrument idea. Here are some ideas:

Watch Ms Price Show How She Did This Activity Here!

Here are two shakers made from mini cereal boxes. One has pasta in it, the other rice. Hannie drew ice lollies too and we glued them onto the shakers.

When you have finished you can play your musical instrument.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th

Song – Summertime – Watch Ms Price here!

Song – Summertime - Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDF4_qVgbFU

Summertime, and the living is easy

Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high,

Oh your Daddy’s rich, and your Ma is good looking,

So hush little baby, don’t you cry

Questions for 1st and 2nd

Do you like this song? What do you think it is about?

How does it make you feel? Is it fast or slow?

What is the mood of the song? Happy? Sad?

Here is Ella Fitzgerald, the famous jazz singer, who sang Summertime. Do you agree with her quote?

Questions for 3rd and 4th

Do you like this song? What do you think it is about? When do you think this song was recorded? How does it make you feel? Is it fast or slow? What is the mood of the song? Do you think the mood fits with the words?

Ella Fitzgerald, famous American jazz singer, had a difficult life as a child. What do you think she meant by this quote?

Questions for 5th and 6th

Do you like this song? What do you think it is about? When do you think this song was recorded? How does it make you feel? Is it fast or slow? What is the mood of the song? Do you think the mood fits with the words? What instruments can you hear, and which do you like?

Optional Extras

1 Make your own musical instrument using recycled materials.

Here are a few photographs to give you some ideas:

There are also plenty of ideas online. Have fun!

2 Research 3 facts about Ella Fitzgerald, famous American jazz singer. What is it about her life that makes her particularly entitled to make the quotes above?

Activity 5 Friday 18th June

“Hello boys, Miss Curry here. Hope you enjoy the selection of activities that 

I’ve prepared for you” 

 

Carnival of the Animals  Music The Carnival of the Animals is a musical composition by Camille Saint-Saëns. It is one of the best known pieces of classical music for children.There are 14 short movements, with a short introduction. Each movement of the piece represents a different animal. Video link for The Carnival of the Animals Information on The Carnival of the Animals Twinkl PowerPoint on The Carnival of the Animals (need to sign up to view for free) Music activities for Junior Classes - Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second class (If an older boy has a particular interest then feel free to try these activities too) Pick at least one of the following:

● Watch this video (visual representation) of the Carnival of the animals and colour the corresponding animal pictures while you listen. Discuss with a parent what elements of music you can hear (long/short, soft/loud, high/low, fast/slow sounds) and the reasons why the animal sounds like the music.

Colouring pack on Carnival of the Animals

or Carnival of the Animals colouring book

● Listen to a section from The Carnival of the Animals and

draw what you think the animals are doing when you hear the music!

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● Play each movement. Place the movement number (1-14) next to the image you think the music represents. (See listening sheet 1 at the end of the document below)

● Pick one of the animals from Carnival of the Animals. Think about how they move and what their personality is like. Then, make up a story to the music, and create a dance that tells your story! You can perform the dance yourself, or you can create a paper puppet or use a stuffed animal or other toy.

Music activities for Senior Classes - Third Class, Fourth Class, Fifth Class and Sixth Class (If a younger boy has a particular interest then feel free to try these activities too) Pick at least one of the following:

● As you listen to Carnival of the Animals, try and identify what animals Saint-Saëns tried to portray and complete the listening sheet 2 below at bottom of document.

● Watch this orchestra perform The Carnival of the Animals. While you’re watching, pay attention to a couple of things:

Which instruments play each of the following animals: ❖ the elephant ❖ the cuckoo bird ❖ the birds in the aviary ❖ dinosaur bones/fossils ❖ the swan

● Complete a Fact File on Camille Saint-Saens Camille Saint-Saëns facts for kids

Hey Kids, Meet Camille Saint-Saëns | Composer Biography

● Ogden Nash wrote a poem inspired by The Carnival of the Animals (click here and scroll down for the full poem). Below are two verses from this poem:

Royal March of the Lion

The lion is the king of beasts And husband of the lioness.

Gazelles and things on which he feasts Address him as Your Highoness.

There are those who admire that roar of his In the African jungles and veldts,

But I think, wherever a lion is, I’d rather be somewhere else.

Hens and Roosters

The rooster is a roistering hoodlum, His battle cry is cock-a-doodlum. Hands in pockets, cap over eye, He whistles at pullets passing by.

● Create a poem about one of the animals in The Carnival of the Animals. You

can choose any type of poetry. For example: acrostic poem, Limerick, free verse, etc.

Visual Art: The Aquarium/The Ocean Here are some art activities based on (click here) Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium Visual Art activities for Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second class (If an older boy has a particular interest then feel free to try these activities too) Pick at least one of the following:

Painted Starfish 1. Draw a starfish shape in pencil (you can use the starfish template at the

bottom of this document as a tracer if you wish) 2. Choose one colour of oil pastel or crayon and trace over the pencil line 3. Pick two colours of oil pastel or crayon, remove their wrapper and lay them flat

on the paper. Drag them around the area of the paper outside the starfish shape This will create texture.

4. Use one oil pastel to make random marks on the starfish. 5. Choose one bright colour of paint and paint the inside of the starfish over the oil

pastel/crayon markings. If you don't have paint, just colour in the starfish as normal.

Octopus

● Use the previously decorated/coloured card to

make the octopus body parts

● Draw the head as an ‘8’ with a narrow bottom and

a wide top

● Draw each arm as candy cane/curvy lines. Try not

to make the arms too skinny!

● Cut out the parts and glue down onto the

background paper (Painted paper works great for

the background but coloured paper can be used as

What you need for the Painted Starfish:

● Paper/Card ● Pencil ● Crayons/Oil pastels ● Paint ● Paint Brush ● Printout of starfish

template (not necessary)

well)

● Use scrap coloured paper to make eyes and pupils. Cut and glue down

● For the habitat, use more coloured paper to make rocks, seaweed, shells, etc. Cut

and glue down

● Use crayons and/or oil pastels to add more detail if desired

Cartoon whale Watch this video and learn how to draw a funny whale. How to Draw a Funny Whale

What you need for the Octopus:

● Painted paper/Coloured card

● Glue ● Scissors ● Scrap white and

coloured paper ● Crayons/Oil pastels

Visual Art activities for Senior Classes - Third Class, Fourth Class, Fifth Class and Sixth Class (If a younger boy has a particular interest then feel free to try these activities too) Pick at least one of the following: Landscapes A landscape painting or drawing refers to an artwork whose primary focus is natural scenery, such as mountains, forests, cliffs, trees, rivers, valleys, etc. Review the areas of a landscape:

● The horizon line is where the land and the sky meet

● Trees, rocks and plants are in the foreground below the horizon line (The items in the foreground are the largest because they are closest to you)

● Water and some ground are in the middle ground between the foreground and the horizon line

● Some ground, but mostly sky are in the background

What you need for the landscape drawing and painting:

● White/Blue card ● Paint ● Paint brush ● Crayons/oil pastels ● Scrap paper or

painted paper ● Glue ● Scissors

Landscape drawing and painting: Rocky Coastal Waters (See below at the end of this document for step by step pictures)

● Draw the landscape area in pencil (use blue or white paper/card) ● Use white and blue paint to paint in the sky area ● Use a darker shade of blue to paint the water area ● Use various shades of green to paint the land. Start in the background first, work

to the middle ground and then to the foreground. The foreground is where you might want to paint the rocks and trees.

● Add white wave splashes along the shoreline and clouds in the sky ● Create a larger tree and additional

plant life in the foreground and middle ground and let dry.

● You might like to add some details using scrap paper or painted paper and glue them on. You could create rocks, plants, birds and a trunk for the tree.

● Use oil pastels or crayons to add simple details to the water, sky and tree foliage. This will add a layer of texture to the habitat painting.

JAWS Jaws was a famous film about a dangerous great white shark. Have a listen to the theme song for Jaws. Have you heard this before?Jaws and its instantly recognisable theme song struck fear into the hearts of cinema-goers in the 1970s and continues to do so today. Listen out for: the repeating notes at the beginning that signals the shark’s presence. This is called a leitmotif. A leitmotif is a repeated phrase or short melody that signifies a character, place, plot element, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part of the film. Just two notes represents the shark--two low, ominous sounding notes played by bassoons and double basses. Watch this video to learn how to draw a shark similar to jaws: How to draw a Shark

Replacement/additional activity

We hope you enjoyed all the activities from “Arts Week”. Here are some extra activities for you.

● Dance along to the Disney song “Under The Sea”. Just Dance Disney Party Under the Sea

● In light of the current situation in America and around the world regarding the Black Lives Movement, create a poster to symbolise that all lives matter no matter what race.

2. KEEPING UP WITH YOUR READING

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3. HEALTH & WELLBEING ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK

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2. 3.Guided meditations for children:

Guided Meditation for Children | Your Secret Treehouse | Relaxation for Kids : The Secret Treehouse

Mindfulness Meditation for Children | THE FLOWER | Guided Meditation for Kids : The Flower

Mindfulness for Kids | THE MAGNIFICENT GARDEN | Guided Meditation for Children :The Magnificent Garden

www.newhorizonholisticcentre.co.uk

4. 5. Recipe: Homemade banana ice cream

● Cut one or two ripe bananas into slices. ● Put the banana slices into a reusable plastic box or freezer bag. Spread the banana out in a thin layer. This

will help it to freeze quicker. ● Freeze for at least two hours. ● Place the frozen banana slices in a food processor or blender and blitz until crumbly. Stir the banana

mixture and then blend until smooth. ● Your ice-cream is ready to scoop or you can refreeze it again if you prefer it a bit firmer. ● You can also add some strawberries or chocolate chips or a squeeze of honey to the banana mixture. ● Top tip: If you don’t like bananas you can line a bun tray with cling film and freeze your favourite yogurt into

round discs. Vanilla or toffee yogurt works really well for this. When frozen, remove the cling film and put a cookie on the top and the bottom for a delicious ice-cream sandwich.

Listening Sheet 1

Listening Sheet 2a

Listening Sheet 2b

Starfish Template

Landscape drawing and painting: Rocky Coastal Waters (Step by Step)

Follow the steps as seen in the pictures or create your own landscape.