Week 3 - 29th June, 2020
How are we feeling?
Activity 1 - Circletime - Keeping Safe
The focus of these lessons is drugs and keeping safe. In Y5, they looked at a range of legal and illegal drugs. Ask the children to name any drug they can think of, note on a piece of paper under the headings legal and illegal.
Activity 2 - Transition
Work through the different scenarios and discuss with your parents.
Activity 3 - Music
Listen and appraise. Play the song and answer the following questions:
- How does the song make you feel?
- Does the song tell a story?
- What does the song make you think of?
- How old do you think this piece of music is?
Song Link - Bob Marley: Three Little Birds
Activity 4 - Writing
Write a card/letter to care home residents. Some care home residents have not had a lot of contact/visits with their friends or loved ones. Discuss how they might be feeling since lockdown and how today you will be writing cards to send to them and put a smile on their faces and to let them know we are thinking of them.
Remember to include:
- Name;
- Age;
- Interests;
- What school or home learning is like for you at the moment;
- What you’re looking forward to after lockdown;
- A thoughtful message to care home residents.
Activity 1 - Circletime
As a discussion, what are the three most commonly used drugs in the UK? In this lesson, the focus will be on cannabis as this is the most commonly used illegal drug. What have you heard about cannabis?
Activity 2 - Transition - Independent Thinker
Create a list of what makes an independent thinker e.g. organisation, preparation and punctuality.
Activity 3 - Music
Listen and appraise. Play the song and answer the following questions:
- How does the song make you feel?
- Does the song tell a story?
- What does the song make you think of?
- How old do you think this piece of music is?
Song Link - Dancing in the Street
Activity 4 - Maths / English
Use your numeracy and literacy skills to solve the mystery.
Activity 1 - Circletime
What is Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA)? Volatile substances are things like aerosols, gases and glues – they are sometimes called solvents. Work through the activities below.
Activity 2 - Transition - Online Safety
What do you know about Online Safety? Visit this website and create your own set of guidelines to keep yourself and others safe online.
Activity 3 - Music
Listen and appraise. Play the song and answer the following questions:
- How does the song make you feel?
- Does the song tell a story?
- What does the song make you think of?
- How old do you think this piece of music is?
Song Link - Don't Stop Believing
Activity 4 - Talk for writing’ Artistic Challenge
Read and complete Activity 3 from the attached booklet.
Activity 1 - Circletime
Who would you choose to talk to if you had a problem? See the supported resource for this activity.
Activity 2 - Transition - Coping with classwork
When you start secondary school everything will be new - new subjects, new teachers (lots of them) and new classmates. Students from CBBC’s Our School talk about the exciting new lessons they experienced in their first year and offer advice on how to avoid detention! Visit your secondary school website for more information.
Link 1 - BBC Bitesize article
Link 2 - BBC Bitesize article
Link 3 - Jo Richardson timetable
Using plain paper, get children to make a table and fill in the timetable- which lessons do they think will be where in the day?
Activity 3 - Music
Listen and appraise. Play the song and answer the following questions:
- How does the song make you feel?
- Does the song tell a story?
- What does the song make you think of?
- How old do you think this piece of music is?
Song Link - Mama Mia
Activity 4 - Maths / English
Use your numeracy and literacy skills to solve the mystery.