Maple Class
Summer Term Weekly Challenges!
Staying at home
Everything is very different right now and I know it can be confusing. Reminding ourselves that what we are doing is for the best and not forever can be useful.
Here are some links to some films made by Playmobil which explain the Coronavirus to children.
What is the Cornovirus? – Video
While we know that working at home can be difficult, below are some suggestions of things you can try if you feel like sharing some of things we learn at school. The most important thing is to keep smiling and be happy!
Week Commencing 13th July 2020
Hi Everyone,
We hope you are all keeping well and safe in these uncertain times. Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard will be joint planning for both Cherry and Maple during lockdown. This week will look at the country of the India. This links with our whole school week theme of Friends and Family Our story this is the classic Rudyard Kipling story of the Jungle Book. This is a story of how a little boy makes friends with some unlikely animals. We will be listening to traditional Raga music and the more contemporary Bhangra music. We will work on rhythms and make loud and quiet sounds. If you are feeling adventurous you could even attempt to add texture to the music by adding and taking instruments out that you are playing. We will be looking at the famous Ornithologist Salim Ali. For this we are encouraging you to venture safely outside to listen and watch birds. You could make bird feeders for them as well as collage using feathers and sticks. We will investigate Thomas Edison and his light bulb creation as well as electricity as a whole. Finally we will cook the traditional Indian food of Samosas as well as a carrot and milk dessert food called Gajar ka Halwa. Please remember to take photos and videos of your work and email them to the class teacher so that we can celebrate and share the work. Stay Safe
Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard
Week Commencing 6th July 2020
This week, our focus on food takes us to Kenya, where Handa is hoping to surprise her friend with some fruit! Enjoy this story with your child and try using the sensory resources to have fun, and practice your interactions and communication! There’s a lovely animation of this story here if you want to watch it together:
Handa’s Surprise Picture Book Animation
Handa’s Surprise – PPT (Requires Powerpoint)
From Kenya, to the Bake-off tent! Try some messy mark-making with this Bake-off bunting, have a go at our sensory ‘technical challenge’ by making some cake-pops, and get creative with this lovely gingerbread play-dough recipe!
Week Commencing 29th June 2020
Hi Everyone!
We hope you are all keeping well and safe in these uncertain times. Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard will be joint planning for both Cherry and Maple during lockdown. This week will look at the country of the USA. This links with our whole school week theme of Me Myself and I. Our story takes places in the wild west and is about a 3 javelinas of want to build a house and a coyote who wants to eat them. We will be creating Totem poles, decorating them and knocking them down. As well as looking at other Native American Arts and Crafts activites Listen to Rock ‘n’ Roll icons such as Bill Hailey, Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis whilst practicing making our own beats and rocking out to 50s and 60s Rock ‘n’ Roll. We will investigate Thomas Edison and his light bulb creation as well as electricity as a whole. Finally we will cook the traditional 4th July food of Apple Pie, if you want you can also serve this with cream, custard or ice cream. We also have a churros recipe for people who want to have that feel of Disney in their homes.
Please remember to take photos and videos of your work and email them to the class teacher so that we can celebrate and share the work. Stay Safe! – Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard
3 Javelinas with Voice Over – Video
Week Commencing 22nd June 2020
This week, Cherry and Maple class will be visiting Germany as we explore the school challenge ‘Nature Art.’ As always, have fun, and send us lots of photos of your marvelous work!
Story
Our story this week is ‘Wild’, by Emily Hughes. In 1725, a boy from Hameln in Northern Germany, ‘raised in the forest by wolves’ came to live in the King’s court in England. ‘Wild’ tells the story of a girl raised in the forest, who finds life in a house very strange!
Enjoy the story, and find the sensory props and activities on the ‘Wild – with notes’ page.
Wild sensory story – PDF
Wild sensory story (with notes) – PDF
Art
Germany is home to over 1 million allotments, or ‘Little Gardens’ (Kleingarten), set up to help people stay healthy. Why not use some play-dough and natural ingredients to make your own Kleingarten?
Cooking
Here is Miss Rogers’ favourite playdough recipe, for you to make your ‘Kleingarten.’ Have fun exploring all the ingredients before you whip up a batch!
Discovery
Use all of your senses to explore nature this week. (Please never eat any plants if you aren’t confident they can be eaten!)
Week Commencing 15th June 2020
Hi Everyone!
We hope you are all keeping well and safe in these uncertain times. Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard will be joint planning for both Cherry and Maple during lockdown. This week will look at the continent of Africa. This links with our whole school week theme of Splash. Our story takes places in a Kenyan town and it is about a girl called Lila who goes on a mission to make the sky cry so she can save her village. We will visit the great pyramids of Giza to practice building and knocking over pyramids. We will make Sudanese masks in art using paper plates and clay. Listen to African drumming and practice making our own beats to drumming music. Finally we will cook Ugandan banana pancakes called Kabalagala. There is also a science experiment on filtering water as well as other craft activities. Please remember to take photos and videos of your work and email then to the class teacher so that we can celebrate and share the work. Stay Safe Miss Rodgers and Mr Sheppard
Music
African Drumming – PDF
Music Kitchen – PDF
Story
Lila and the Secret Of Rain – PDF
Prop List – PDF
Cooking
Kabalagala – Banana Pancakes – PDF
Art
Sudanese Masks – PDF
Living Art – PDF
Other Activities – PDF
Discovery
Filtering – PDF
Pyramids of Giza – PDF
Week Commencing 18th May 2020
Cooking
Make Your Own Tiramisu!
Tiramisu Instructions – PDF
Music
Good Morning – Fast & Slow – Video
Good Morning – Loud & Quiet – Video
Music In The Kitchen!
Kitchen Music – PDF
Tarantella – Music Videos
Tarantella – PDF (contains links to YouTube videos)
Art
Bath Bomb – Create your own Bath Bomb!
Bath Bomb Instructions – PDF
Leaning Tower Of Pisa
Create Your Own Leaning Tower! – PDF
Living Art – Create your own Living Art Project
Living Art – PDF
Discovery
Changes of State – The changing states of Liquids to Gases
Change of State – PDF
Roman Baths – Simulate having a Roman Bath!
Roman Baths – PDF
