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Transdisciplinary Theme
Transdisciplinary Theme
Our transdisciplinary theme this term is "Who We Are." We are investigating our personalities, our likes and dislikes, our families and friends and who we are as an individual and as a community.
Central idea
Central idea
Our central idea is "communities are shaped by the people in them." We are looking at how we are part of a community and how our differences make us an even better team. We are looking into the different lives and cultures in our class community and learning more about each other.
Module 1
We have been working on the life skills challenge ' Shopping' this term The students are learning to write and follow a shopping list, then make a weekly trip to a local supermarket to locate the items and pay for them in the shop. The focus for our ASDAN new creative activities this term has been music and dance with the students having the opportunity to engage in weekly yoga, write dance, music and dance sessions. As part of our maths ASDAN qualification, Canterbury have been focusing on ordering numbers correctly and a variety of objects by size or weight.
PSPD - Our class community
PSPD - Our class community
A student shows off his self portrait after talking about out class community and who is in it.
PSPD - Our class community
PSPD - Our class community
Students use a chatting sheet to tell adults about people who help us in our communities both at home and at school.
Life skills challenge - Out in the community
Life skills challenge - Out in the community
During a trip into the local community, students are able to use the self checkout at Sainsbury's to pay for the food shopping the class have bought for their cooking lesson
During a trip into the local community, students are able to use the self checkout at Sainsbury's to pay for the food shopping the class have bought for their cooking lesson
English - Sensory story
English - Sensory story
Showing off our mammoth masks we made for our sensory story 'How to wash a woolly Mammoth'
Module 2
We have been working on the life skills challenge ' Personal hygiene' this term The students are learning how to complete personal hygiene routines effectively and the reasons why personal hygiene is so important. The focus for enterprise this term has been Christmas crafts, with the students having the opportunity to engage in new creative activities such as making pine cone christmas tree and snowmen, hot chocolate reindeer cones and tasty chocolate lollies! We hope to to sell these at the upcoming Christmas fair. Canterbury class have thoroughly enjoyed our weekly swimming sessions this term and all the pupils attending have made great progress in their confidence in the water. As part of our maths ASDAN qualification, Canterbury have been focusing on sorting, sequencing and organising items and following patterns. The students have particularly enjoyed following patterns with music.
ASDAN - New creative activities
ASDAN - New creative activities
A student showing off his hot chocolate reindeer cone which he made during business enterprise to sell at the christmas fete
A student showing off his hot chocolate reindeer cone which he made during business enterprise to sell at the christmas fete
English - Reading
English - Reading
Quiet reading time in the school library
Quiet reading time in the school library
Asdan New creative activities
Asdan New creative activities
Making some bird food balls during an enterprise lesson
Making some bird food balls during an enterprise lesson
ASDAN - New creative activities
ASDAN - New creative activities
Making reindeer food for the christmas fete
ASDAN - Life skills Challenge
ASDAN - Life skills Challenge
Reading a selection of hand washing instruction symbols and then rewriting them onto his sheet to sequence the hand washing routine correctly.
Module 3
This term Canterbury have been exploring new musical activities as part of their ASDAN New Creative Activities module. We have been making our own musical instruments and exploring different music from all around the world. During our ASDAN Maths Sequencing and Sorting lessons, The students have been learning to recognise changes in shape, quantity and pattern and have been organising corresponding sets within functional jobs around the castle building.
ASDAN - New Creative Activities
ASDAN - New Creative Activities
Follows visual and verbal instructions to mark make on her paper plate tambourine
Follows visual and verbal instructions to mark make on her paper plate tambourine
ASDAN Maths Sequencing and sorting
ASDAN Maths Sequencing and sorting
After getting the washing out of the tumble dryer, a student pairs the socks together by colour.
Science
Science
Using playdough to explore different forces such as twist, stretch and push
Bore Place Farm
Bore Place Farm
Making bird food, by wrapping string around the stick, covering it in lard and sprinkling seeds all over it.
Module 4
Transdisciplinary Theme (Modules 4-6)
Transdisciplinary Theme (Modules 4-6)
Our transdisciplinary theme this term is "Where we are in place and time" We are investigating how humans change and grow over time and how choices me make today affect us in the future.
Central Idea
Central Idea
Our central idea is "People change over time".
Lines of Inquiry
How human bodies grow, change and age and different generations in families Explore how our surroundings and where we live has changed over time What do we need to do to look after the world for the future.
ASDAN Maths - Following a sequence to complete a functional job
ASDAN Maths - Following a sequence to complete a functional job
Students have been following a series of visual instructions to make their own toast. They have been learning to plug in and operate the toaster and cook some toast for snack time.
ASDAN Maths - Following a sequence to complete a functional job
ASDAN Maths - Following a sequence to complete a functional job
During a visit to Beams, students helped with the housekeeping by following a series of visual instructions to make a bed. and be able to put both the pillow case and duvet cover on with support and spread the duvet out over the bed.
Out in the Community -
Out in the Community -
Bore place Farm
Bore place Farm
All students in Canterbury class enjoyed some work experience at Bore Place Farm
During the visit they helped to make Bird feeders and hang them up in the trees
English - Reading
English - Reading
A Student enjoys sharing a book with an adult. He takes interest in the content and discusses the book with an adult answering questions about the pictures.
Life skills Challenge
Students follow verbal instructions from adult to help create the Canterbury class display board
Life skills Challenge
Personal Hygiene
All students in Canterbury class have been participating in personal hygiene activities and learning to independently clean their teeth
ASDAN/Enterprise - New Creative Activities
ASDAN/Enterprise - New Creative Activities
Students have been using a chatting sheet to decide what type of salt dough Easter decoration they would like to make and decorate.
ASDAN/Enterprise - New Creative Activities
ASDAN/Enterprise - New Creative Activities
Students have been following a series of 4 visual instructions to make an easter card.
Module 5
This term Canterbury students have been busy making lots of creative crafts to sell at the summer fete, look out for our tye dye clothing range!! We have been exploring where we are in place and time and engaging in lots of activities relating to our sensory story about the world.
RE Assembly
RE Assembly
Canterbury class enjoyed participating in RE assemblies. This week we were learning about St George
Canterbury class enjoyed participating in RE assemblies. This week we were learning about St George
RE Assembly
RE Assembly
The students engage well with the sensory assembly and all learnt to sign St George
ASDAN New Creative Activities
ASDAN New Creative Activities
For our enterprise activities this term, we will be making lots of items to sell at the school summer fayre.
We started this off by making tye dye T shirts. We chose the colour of the dyes we wanted to use and were very creative in our patterns!
Life Skills Challenge - Going Shopping
Life Skills Challenge - Going Shopping
Students in Canterbury class access the local community on a weekly basis to travel to a supermarket to buy our cooking ingredients.
The students use their chatting sheets before we leave to tell adults what they need to take with them and what they want to buy whilst in the shop.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week
For part of our celebrations for Mental health awareness week - Movement for our mental health, Canterbury class have taken part in lots of physical activities. Yoga was a big hit and the students all engaged well
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week
The students all participated in a Mental health awareness week sensory assembly. They were asked to choose which physical exercise made them feel better. The most popular choices were running and cycling!
Out in the community
Out in the community
Canterbury class enjoy a trip to the local supermarket to buy ingredients for the cooking and nutrition lesson, followed by a snack in the cafe
Maths
Maths
The students in Canterbury class have been looking at different weathers and seasons as part of their ASDAN module. Students have been exploring the variety of different clothes and matching them to corresponding seasons or weather.
Module 6
This term Canterbury are looking forward to completing our life skills challenge - Engaging in activities in the community and we will be visiting the local community. We are enjoying exploring our new outdoor learning games and sports day was a great success. We are continuing to make lots of lovely craft items for the summer fete.
Canterbury Term 6.pdf
Outdoor Games
Outdoor Games
Students have been enjoying the better weather this week and have been engaging in outdoor activities. Twister was a favourite game which made them all laugh, especially when the adults fell over!
Outdoor Games
Outdoor Games
Students have demonstrated good hand-eye coordination when playing skittles
Outdoor Games
Outdoor Games
Students have shown patience and good sharing whist waiting for their turns during the game of skittles
Sensory Story
Sensory Story
Students are enjoying our sensory story this term - The Squirrels who squabbled. They have been using chatting sheets to identify characters from the story.
Science
Science
Students are learning about recycling in science and what packages are made from
Life Skills Challenge Using ICT
Life Skills Challenge Using ICT
Students have been engaging in using a variety of different machines as part of their ICT challenge
Hulahooping
Hulahooping
Students enjoyed the hula hooping station at sports day and have been practiced hard for this event
Bowling
Bowling
Students enjoyed a game of bowling at sports day and showed off their fab eye hand coordination to get strike.
Trampoline
Trampoline
The trampoline is always a hit during sports days and PE lessons .
Science
Science
Students really enjoyed making their own bubble mixtures and then creating a variety of bubbles of all different sizes!
ASDAN - New Creative Activites
ASDAN - New Creative Activites
Students have been following a series of visual steps to make friendship bracelets. They all did so well with their threading skills!
Cooking - Elderflower Cordial
Cooking - Elderflower Cordial
Students participated in making Elderflower cordial. They were all so careful and listened carefully when using the knifes to cut up the fruit.
Cooking -Elderflower Cordial
Cooking -Elderflower Cordial
Students participated in making Elderflower cordial. They were all so careful in using the scales to correctly measure out the amount of ingredients needed.
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