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Suggested Daily Timetable
Suggested Daily Timetable
8:45-9:00: Register & Welcome
9:00-9:30: Workout (Joe Wicks)
9:30-10:00: Online Learning (English)
10:00-10:30: Online Learning (Maths)
10:30-11:00: Break
11:00-11:30: Online Learning (Curriculum)
11:30-12:00: Storytime or Time To
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:00-3:00: Activities
For Schools:
On Monday please download and print this checklist (see image). It will inform your colleagues which activities you have completed each day. Add further information to let your colleagues know if an activity is ongoing.
Click on the image to download
live video
live video
Click on the image to join Joe
P.E. with Joe
P.E. with Joe
Monday - Friday
9am Live on Youtube
Click on the image to join Read Write Inc
Phonics Lessons
Phonics Lessons
Set 1 Speed Sounds at 9:30am
Set 2 Speed Sounds at 10.00am
Set 3 Speed Sounds at 10.30am
Monday: Art Focus
Tuesday: Sports, Health & Fitness
Wednesday: Science
Thursday: The World
Friday: Mystery
Suggested books
Suggested books
The way back home
The way back home
How to catch a star
How to catch a star
The Kids who came from Space
The Kids who came from Space
Space Race
Space Race
Relevant videos
Relevant videos
The way back home
The way back home
Whatever Next
Whatever Next
The Space Race
The Space Race
How to Catch a Star
How to Catch a Star
Suggested Daily ACTIVITIES
Suggested Daily ACTIVITIES
Activity 1
Activity 1
Build a space station
Build a space station
Nursery: Build a space rocket
Nursery: Build a space rocket
5-11 Years Old: Build a space station with recyclable materials
5-11 Years Old: Build a space station with recyclable materials
Working in small groups and with younger children to build a space station.
Resources: Boxes, straws, tubes, pots, tape, glue, scissors, paint, tin foil, etc
Activity 2
Activity 2
Build a Paper Rocket
Build a Paper Rocket
5-7 Years Old: Make a rocket in space
5-7 Years Old: Make a rocket in space
Resources: Cardboard tubes, paper, card, tape, glue, scissors, paint, etc
5-11 Years Old: Build a paper rocket
5-11 Years Old: Build a paper rocket
Resources: Cardboard tubes, paper, card, tape, glue, scissors, paint, etc
Activity 3
Activity 3
Animals in Space
Animals in Space
5-7 Years Old: What animal would you take with you to space?
5-7 Years Old: What animal would you take with you to space?
Research animals in space. Draw a picture of the one you would take and record why you would take it.
Resources: ipad, paper, pencils, crayons.
7-11 Years Old: Research animals in space
7-11 Years Old: Research animals in space
Use the internet to research animals in space and create fact file about them. See the example.
Activity 4
Activity 4
Space Art
Space Art
5-11 Years Old: Paint a picture of a space rocket
5-11 Years Old: Paint a picture of a space rocket
Look at some of Peter Thorpe's abstract art. Discuss the shapes and colours and the techniques used. Paint a picture of a rocket in space. http://www.peterthorpe.net/rockets.html
Activity 5
Activity 5
Space music
Space music
5-11 Years Old: Explore and compose a piece of space music
5-11 Years Old: Explore and compose a piece of space music
Explore The Planets by Gustav Holst (see videos). Listen to the music for the planets Jupiter and Mars. Compare the two pieces. Compose a piece of music for a planet of your choice. Perform the piece of music.
Resources: see link to Gustav Holst music. Range of instruments or household items, e.g. pans and spoons, homemade shakers etc.
Activity 6
Activity 6
The race for space!
The race for space!
Nursery and 5 -11 Years Old: Sprinting competition
Nursery and 5 -11 Years Old: Sprinting competition
Watch the video clip of Roger Bannister winning the first 4 minute mile.
Organise sprinting races and running against the stop watch. Who can beat their initial race time?
Resources: Stop watch, start and finish post
Activity 7
Activity 7
Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds
Click for link to fact sheet
Nursery: Make an alien
Nursery: Make an alien
5 -11 Years Old: Design an Alien world
5 -11 Years Old: Design an Alien world
Explore life on the planets. Design your own alien planet using your senses. How would it look, feel, smell. What might you hear?
Resources: Fact sheet, A3 paper, pencils, crayons, felt tips.
Activity 8
Activity 8
Constellation Craft
Constellation Craft
5-11 Years Old: Make a constellation
5-11 Years Old: Make a constellation
Using clay or play dough, make a constellation.
5-7: Focus on size and label the planets
7-11: Label and write a caption to describe the planet.
Resources: play dough/clay, paper, pencils
Activity 9
Activity 9
Journey to space
Journey to space
Nursery and 5-11 Years Old: Off to space!
Nursery and 5-11 Years Old: Off to space!
5-7: Read 'Whatever Next'. Re-enact the journey to space.
7-11: Read 'The Space Race'. Plan a journey to space. List what you need to take with you. Record what you will do when you get there.
Resources: Books, objects to support role play, paper and pens.
Activity 10
Activity 10
Aliens in space
Aliens in space
click link for ideas of puppets
Nursery and 5-7 Years Old: Alien puppets
Nursery and 5-7 Years Old: Alien puppets
Read the story, 'The Way Back Home'. Make an alien puppet. Retell the story using the puppet.
Resources: Ideas for puppets, pipe cleaners, felt, paper, lolly sticks.
7-11 Years Old: Make a shadow puppet show
7-11 Years Old: Make a shadow puppet show
Watch the video and follow the instructions to make your own alien shadow puppet show.
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