Week Commencing 01.06.20

IngredientsCooked pasta noodles/spaghetti

Food colouring

EquipmentBowls or containers

Tongs, cups, scoops, bowls, spoons, etc.

Rainbow NoodlesMethod1. Prepare the noodles as instructed and then

strain and rinse under cold water for several minutes.

2. Coat the noodles in a touch of oil to stop them sticking.

3. Divide the noodles into bowls (one bowl per desired colour) and add several drops of food colouring to each.

4. Mix well and allow to dry for 10-15 minutes.

5. Place the noodles in a sensory bin or container.

6. Add the tongs, cups, scoops, bowls, etc.

7. Children will enjoy exploring the noodles, either with their hands or the tools provided.

(This recipe is intended to be used as soon as it has been made and not to be stored for future use.)

Sensory Recipe

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If you had 5 milkshakes and 2 fizzy drinks, how many drinks do you have in total?

If you had 10 glass bottles and 3 plastic bottles, how many bottles are there altogether?

If you had 14 squares of chocolate and 5 chocolate fingers, how many do you have in total?

If you have 5 blackbirds and 9 robins in your garden, how many are there?

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If you had 5 cherry cakes and 5 plain cakes, how many would you have altogether?

If you had 12 jelly beans and 4 lollipops, how many would you have in total?

If you had 8 hotdogs and 3 portions of chips, how many would you have altogether?

If you had 5 books and 6 magazines, how many do you have?

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If you had 3 marbles and 2 dice, how many do you have in total?

If you had 4 apples and 3 pears, how many do you have?

If you had 8 milk cartons and 9 juice cartons, how many would you have altogether?

If you have 10 boiled eggs and 6 fried eggs, how many would you have in total?

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Glitter Water Blob Bags

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Ingredients

• Ziplock bag

• Water

• Food colouring

• Glitter

Method

• Pour the water into the bag a quarter to a third of a way up.

• Add the food colouring

• Add the glitter

• Ziplock the bag and shake it up.

• Make sure you get all the air out.

Play with and enjoy, you can add other things that you like

CRICKET AT

HOME

Equipment Required; Tennis ball

• Throw the ball up above your head and

catch with both hands, then right hand

only and then left hand only.

Challenge; throw the ball up higher.

To make the activity easier you can swap the tennis ball for a balloon.

Catching – Activity 1

Equipment Required; Tennis ball

• Throw the ball against the wall at different

heights and catch. You can also practice this

with a partner.

Challenge; Move further away from the wall.

To make the activity easier move closer to the wall.

Tip; When catching the ball open your fingers up and bring the ball into your chest so it does not drop out of your hands.

Catching – Activity 2

Equipment Required; Tennis ball (s) and wicket

(any object to aim at will do)

• Scatter the balls in front of the wickets.

Create a starting position. Go out to each

ball and throw it trying to hit the wickets,

every time you throw a ball go back to the

start.

Competition; 2 points for hitting the wicket, 1

point for hitting any other part of the bin, 0

points for a miss.

Challenge; Move the balls further away from

the wickets.

To make the activity easier move the balls closer to the wicket. Make the wicket biggeror use a bigger ball.

Throwing – Activity 3

Bowling – Activity 4Equipment Required; Tennis ball (s) and wicket

(any object to aim at will do)

• Mark out a bowling line and try to hit the

wickets. (A standard cricket wicket is 20

metres but feel free to get closer)

Competition; 2 points for hitting the wicket, 1

point for hitting any other part of the bin, 0

points for a miss.

Challenge; Bowl from further away from the

wickets.

To make the activity easier move closer to the wicket. Make the wicket bigger or use a bigger ball.

Bowling – Activity 4

Bowling Position

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WEEK 4: Technical ChallengeYou need a ball and a wall.

Strike the ball with your lacesagainst the wall. The ball can only bounce once on the ground before striking the ball again.

Tip

Move closer to the wall to have better control

Challenge

Alternate the foot you use each time when striking the ball.

Move further away from the wall to make the challenge harder.

See how many times you can strike the ball in 1 minute

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4. 5. 6.

WEEK 4: Physical ChallengeGather 10/15 toilet rolls and make a pile in front of your leftand right hand.

Get yourself into the high-plankposition.

Stack the toilet rolls one on top of the other.

See how high you can get your stack of toilet rolls while remaining in the high plank position.

Tip:

You can go into a three quarter press-up position or a box position with your knees on the floor if you require.

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English resourceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise Easy to navigate website looking at reading, writing, spelling, word grammar, spelling grammar and speaking and listening. Suitable for E1 upwards. Factsheets and downloadable worksheets. Links to good for lower levels, nice videos and activities for KS1 and 2 (pre-entry – E2)Schools radio link give traditional nursery rhymes as cartoons to sing along to with words appearing on the screen – M4-7Schools radio English gives a range of audio books from traditional nursey rhymes, children’s classics through abridged Dickens and Shakespeare to more modern classics like Warhorse. -nice just to listen to and chill out all levels – teacher notes included so higher levels could expand on basic story with comprehension etc.Other subjects included.

British councilBritish council have some fun game activities like this one for job matching, it has the benefit of reading the jobs which you can then match to the pictures. Other games on the site as well and there’s an English test to set levels.___________________________________________________________________________________

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Vegetable SoupNational Vegetarian Week

11th 17th May 2020

Learning ObjectivesIndependence Skills• Health and Safety regarding heat – using the hob • Health and Safety regarding sharp knives• Health and Safety regarding food, kitchen and personal hygiene• Handling raw ingredients

Mathematics • Quantity – weighing and measuring – recognition of number, recognition of units grams / ounces

etc• Temperature – recognition of as a symbol meaning heat• Time – recognition of the time in minutes, using a clock / timer

English – CommunicationVocabulary – naming common household ingredients and utensils

English – reading Recognition of letters in upper and lower case, simple words, phonemes, digraphs and consonant clusters. Types of text – instructions and reading for pleasure, recognition and reaction to repetition in stories

Thanks to twinkl.co.uk for the story graphics.

Ingredients350g/12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon125g/4½oz butter

175g/6oz light soft brown sugar1 free-range egg

jam4 tbsp golden syrup

Make your own vegetable soup

•Potatoes•Carrots•Turnip•Parsnip•Onion•Vegetable stock •Salt and Pepper

Ingredients350g/12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon125g/4½oz butter

175g/6oz light soft brown sugar1 free-range egg

4 tbsp golden syrup

Make your own Vegetable Soup

Equipment

Vegetable peelerSharp knifeChopping boardMixing jugSaucepan or soup makerStick blender

MethodSift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon and pour into the bowl of a food processor. Add the

Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the cubes of butter.

Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until you have a mixture that resembles coarse breadcrumbs with no large lumps of butter remaining. Try to work quickly so that it does not become greasy.

Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together, add to the food processor and pulse until the mixture clumps together. Tip the dough out, knead briefly until smooth, wrap in cling film and leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.

Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes and place on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them.

Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until lightly golden-brown. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. When cooled decorate with the writing icing and cake decorations, if using.

Prepare the vegetables1. Peel all the vegetables using the vegetable peeler.2. Use the vegetable knife to cut all the vegetables into chunks3. Place in the saucepan or soup maker4. Make up the stock cubes as directed5. Pour over the vegetables6. Add salt and pepper to taste7. Cook for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.8. Blend for a smooth soup or leave chunky.9. Eat with chunks of bread.