ClassTransitionDay

50IdeasandActivities
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AllAboutMe

PassporttoYearX
Ihaveuploadedaprintable'PassporttoYear...'file.ItmakesalittleA5bookletwithspacefora
photoandforthekidstoaddtheirdetails,favouritesubjects,etc.
Allcompletelyeditablebeforeprinting/copying.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6001312
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KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: tafkam

IntroductoryLetter
ForupperKS2acolleaguehassuggestedthateachchildwritesalettertoyouaboutthemselves
andtheirfavouritesubjects/hobbiesetcetc.
Thiswayyoucangetafeelforabilityandpreferences.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: psycho_jo

Shoeboxportrait
Prepareshoeboxwithpersonalitemsthattellthechildrensomethingaboutyourselfandsaywhy
theyareimportant.Childrenthendraw/writewhattheywouldputinashoeboxthatwould
demonstratetheirpersonality.Attheendofthesession,giveeachchildaselfaddressedpostcard
andaskthemtowriteandsenditbackwhentheyhavehadareallygooddaywouldmakeagood
display.
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All Suggestionmadeby: mrs.j

3Facts
Write3'facts'aboutyourselfbutonehastobemadeup.ThiscausedmuchhilarityamongYear4s.
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KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: avg25

Matchthedescriptions
WithaY4classwemadelittlebooklets(onesheetofA4foldedinhalfthenhalfagain)about
ourselvesbutwithoutnameson.Thefrontpagewasaselfportrait,thenextpage5factsabout
myself(Ihaveblueeyes,Ihave2brothers,etc),thenextpage5thingsthatIlike,thelastpage5
thingsIwouldliketodo(better)/achievenextyearinschool(dobetteratmaths,getaplaceon
thefootballteam,haveneaterhandwriting,etc).AttheendIcollectedinallthebooksand
shuffledthemaroundandtheclasshadtotryandguesswhowaswhobasedontheinformation,
notthepicture.Thiscanbeashortorlongactivitydependingonhowmuchtimeyouhave.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: dinx67

PersonalShields
Iusuallydoashield,splitinto4sections:name,picturesoffamily,favouritethings,favourite
subjectetc.Childrendothemduringthehandoversessioninthelastweek,thenIhavethem
displayedintheclassroomforthefirstweekbackinSept.
http://share1.esd105.wednet.edu/bishopcj/portfolios/coatofarms_template.htm
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: clarehw

AnimalPortraits
AreallysuccessfuloneIusedlastyearwithY4/5classwastotointroducemyselfinthefollowing
way:Hello!Mynameis......IfIwasananimalIwouldbeabee,becauseI'malwaysbuzzing
around!HoweverIwouldliketobemoreofatortoisebecauseIneedtoslowdown!
Thechildrenthendrewapictureofthemselvesastheiranimalandwrotethecompleted
sentencesunderneath.Thesemadealovelydisplay.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: carriecat10

PeopleBingo
HaveyearthreeclassandIusuallyplayagameofgettingtoknowyoubingo.Eachchildisgivena
bingoboardsplitinto12withastatementineachbox.e.gsomeonewithabrotherorsomeone
whowalkstoschool.Thechildrenhavetowalkaroundandtrytogetasignatureineverybox.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: blatham

JigsawPuzzle
Ihavealovelyjigsawtemplatewhichhassmallsectionsforchildrentowriteaboutwhattheyare
goodat,whattheylikeandwhattheywanttoachievethisyear.Therearealsosomeblankpieces
makesanexcellentdisplayinSeptember.
http://www.tes.co.uk/teachingresource/jigsawpiece3013479/

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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: MsDaisyChain

CircleTime/PSHE

ListeningSkills
Justtosay,whenIwenttomynewschool(withgreatideasfromthisthread),they'd
alreadyplannedmysession(hooray!candomystuffonthefirstday),anditwasgreat.
Theclasshadtofollowinstructionsthemselvestomakeastarburst.
Drawtwobigspots(likeareceptionchild'sfullstop)onapieceofpaper.
Draw10tinyspotsaroundthebigspots.
Usingaruler,connecteachtinyspottoeachbigspot.
Colourinthestarburst
Itwasveryinterestingtoseewhocouldfollowinstructions,whocouldusearuler(Y6!),
whoreliedonfriendstohelp,motorskillscolouringinetc.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: tangerinecat

SuccessCriteria
WithmynewclassIgotthemtocreateaSuccessCriteriaforaqualitylearningenvironmentand
thiswasoursetofclassrules,Ialsotookaphotoofthemmakinga'qualityline'andagainmadea
successcriteriaforaqualityline,Istuckbothupontheclassroomdoortoremindthemhowtoline
upeachtimewelinedupinclass.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: ssjwade

JobApplications
WelookedatapowerpointI'dcreated(uploadedinresourcebankhere:
http://www.tes.co.uk/teachingresource/Jobapplications6048987/)andusedapplicationforms
toapplyforroles.(30childreninclass,10jobs,jobcontractslastaterm)ThisyearIamgoingto
takeitabitfurtherandgetthemtoroleplayinterviews,usingclasswrittenquestionsandthink
abouttheirresponses.Goingtogetmyhusbandin,intheafternoon,tointerviewthem.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

TimeCapsule
Atimecapsulewewroteletterstoourselves,includinginformationonwhowewereatthat
point,thingsthatwe'regoingoninourlivesrightthenandthere,likes/dislikes.Wewrotehopes
andwishesandincludedpredictions(personalandworldly).Inthetinalsowentaclassphotoand
anewspaperfrontcover.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

GettingtoknowyouBingo
Iusuallyplayagameofgettingtoknowyoubingo.Eachchildisgivenabingoboardsplitinto12
withastatementineachbox.e.gsomeonewithabrotherorsomeonewhowalkstoschool.The
childrenhavetowalkaroundandtrytogetasignatureineverybox.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: blatham

Introduceafriend
Anicecircletimeactivitytogettoknowthechildrenisforthemtogoaroundandtalkaboutthe
persontotheirleft(3things?)1theirname,2somethingaboutthem3somethingtheirgoodat.
Takesthefocusoffthemandmakeseveryonefeelspecial.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: glittergirlie

Iamhappywhen...
Ontheboardiputupnumbers16andthefollowingtitles1.Iamhappywhen.../2.Iamsad
when.../3.I'magoodfriendbecause.../4.Igetworriedwhen.../5.Igetexcitedwhen.../6.I'mgladIm
mebecause...
Wesatinacircleandtookitinturnstorollabigdiceandthensharewiththeclasstheanswerto
thecorresponding'feeling'ontheboard.Wethenturnedourideasinto'feelingsflowers'the
childrenwrotedowntheirresponsestowhentheyfelthappy/sad...on6differentpetalsandItook
aphotoofeachchildtogointhecentreoftheirflowers.Theselookedreallygoodandwillmakea
nicedisplaybecausetheyusedbrightlycolouredcard.Alsoallowedmetolearnabitaboutthe
children.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: dcygan

Friendshipgarden
Youmakeflowertemplates,1childsitsinthemiddleofthecircleonaspecialcushionorbeanbag,
andtheothershavetosaynicethingsaboutthem;agoodfriend,goodatfootball,agoodspeller,
etc.Youwritethethingstheysayonthepetals,withthechild'snameinthecentre.Theflowersgo
ina'friendshipgardendisplay',withleavesandgrassetc.It'sespeciallynicetoestablishfrienships
inanewclass,sayatthebeginningofterm.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: seiglinde

Yourespecialbecause...
Ifyou'reluckyenoughtogetaclassthatknowseachother,youcoulddosomethingthatIsawa
placementteacherdo.Giveeachchildaclasslistandaskthemtowrite1thingniceaboutevery
singlepersonexceptthemselves.Overthesummer(andthisisthehassle),cutuptheclasslists
andputthemintoanenvelopeforeachchild.Astheyeargoeson,haveachildoftheweekwho
candospecialjobsbuttheystartoftheirweekopeningtheirenvelopeandreadinglotsoflovely
thingsaboutthemselves!
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: pinkfluffyprincess

DreamTree
Iusea'dreamtree'displayinmyfirstlessonwithmynewclass.Wehaveadisplayboardprepared
withthebranchesofatreeandeverychildisgivenaleafmadefromgreenpaperandtheywrite
anaspirationfortheyear.Wediscussitfirst,circletimestyle,adnthenstickourleavesonthe
tree.Overtheyeartheycanaddotherleavesastheywanttoandtransfertheirdreamstoan'our
achievements'rollofhonourwecreatelateron(thiscanbeaddedtowithoutaleaftoo).
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: ferarkjc04

Skills
ForaYear2classtobe,Isetthem'tasks'basedonwhatIexpectedfromaclass.Soforgood
listeningIgavethemanoutlineofanalienandthengaveinstructionsandtheyaddeddetaileg.a
longnose,3tinygreeneyes.ForfollowinginstructionswedidSimonSays.Forgoodtalkingand
listeningtheytalkedwithpartnerandthentoldmeonethingabouttheirpartner.For
concentratingtheyhada'spotthedifference'.
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KS1 Suggestionmadeby: katiekatie

Hopes&Wishes
Shoeboxcoveredingorgeouspaper,littleslipstobecompletedbythechildren(andme)Myhopes
foryear...Filledinonthevisitdayandpoppedinthebox(alongwithapinchofglitteranda
wish!)Boxisthenopenedandsharedonthelastcircletimeoftheyearforareflection.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Waterfin

Aclasssong
Wediscussedandmindmappedwhatkindofclasswewantedtobe...enthusiastic,responsible,
imaginativeetc.Wewroteaclasssong/rap,tothetuneof'Wewillrockyou'usingthesewords
andphrases.Wewrote,learntandpracticedduringtheday.Wethencreatedwordlesofthese
lyrics(www.wordle.net)toputintheclassroomwindowsforvisitorstoseeandinourPSHEbooks.
Weusedthissongthroughouttheyeartoremindourselveswhenweweren'tquitelivinguptoour
ownexpectationsandalltocelebrateoursuccessesasaclass!!Theylovedtheactivityandsungit
passionately!
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

WordHunt
Ididan'explore'theclassroomhuntsortofthing:basicallyIputlettersonpiecesofcardandput
eachoneinaplaceIrefertoregularlyorsomethingIoftenaskthechildrentogetoute.g.
whiteboards.Thechildrenwereinsmallteamsandhadalistoftheplaceswheretheletterswere.
Theyhadtogoaroundcollectingthelettersandthenworkoutwhattheyspelt(theclassname
it'squitelong)
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: KMD

Displaypictures
Iaskclasstodrawandcolourin2picturesofthemselves(nobiggerthanabout10cm
2
).Ilaminate
thesetouseinSept.Thesepicturescanthenbeusedinawalldisplaytoshowwhichgroupeach
childisinforLitandNum.Agoodvisualreminderforpupilsinthefirstfewweeksandthegroups
canbechangedaroundeasily.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: youarehired

Fiveexpectations
IdidonelastyearwhereIgotthechildrentodrawroundeachoftheirhands(needtogetafriend
tohelpwithoneofthemdependingonwhetheryou'rerightorlefthanded).Theythenwroteall
thethingstheyexpectedofthemselvesoverthenextyearonthefingersofonehand,andonthe
fingersoftheotherhandtheywrotewhattheyexpectedofmeastheirteacher.Madeforquite
interestingreadingalthoughonegirlwrotethatsheexpectedmetohavenicenails,thinkshe'd
missedthepointrather...!
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: HuckleberryFinn

Art&Design

ArtGallery
ClassesdoingCLJ,creativecurriculumorthelike.Doareallyfabbigpieceofartbasedonthetopic
you'redoinginSeptember.Displaythisinthefirstweeksochildrenseetheirworkonthewall
fromdayonealsobrightensyourclassroom.Makesureeveryone'sisonthewallgood,badand
ugly.
ThisyearmypupilseachhadanA1sizedpaintingonthewallwaitingfortheminSeptemberand
thewholeroomlookedlikeanartgallery.MadeSeptemberapositivestart!
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KS13 Suggestionmadeby: year6teacher93

Eggrams
Ihaveatemplateofaneggwhichhasmarkingsontocutinto12geometricshapes.Iprinton
varietyofdifferentcoloursofpaper/thincardandeachchildhasoneandcutsouttheshapes.
Theycanthenswappiecesoftheirchoice(mustkeepwholeeggbutcanswaplikepiecesfora
differentcolour)Thenmustusepiecestomakeapictureoftenabird(duckorowl)whichImount
onblackpaperforadisplay.Isveryeffectiveandpopularwithallages.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: louisaeliza

CrystalBall
Igavemychildrenatemplateofacrystalballandaskedthemtowriteonthebottomwhatthey
canseethemselvesachievingbytheendofthenextyear.Theythendrawapictureofthatinthe
centre.
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KS1 Suggestionmadeby: samstb

Halfportrait
Itakeadigitalphotographofeachchild(onablankbackground)andthenprintonlyone
halfofeachphotooutinblackandwhite.Usingpencilsthechildrenthendrawtheother
halfoftheirface.Theeffectisfantasticandthechildrenloveseeingthedisplayonthefirst
dayofthenewterm.
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All Suggestionmadeby: gcsouth

NameCards
Thechildrenmakeanddecorateanamecardtogonexttotheircoathook.Somechoosetodoit
usingICT,othersdrawetc.Thenewlabelsarethereforthem,nexttotheircoatspace,whenthey
returninSeptember.
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KS1 Suggestionmadeby: jajwuth

Selfportraits
TwoI'vedoneinthepastisgettingthechildrentodrawtheirfacesandstuckthemon
1.purpleovalsandmadeadisplayWe'reagrapebunch!
2.Oncolouredcirclestitle'Therearesmartiesinthisclass!'
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KS1+ Suggestionmadeby: rosalie36

Createbackingpaper
Thisisfortheverybraveonly,getsomewallliningpaperorsimilarandlotsofpaint,arrange
childrenaroundlongtables,paintalittleshapeorpattern,thenonsignal(orwhenmusicplaysor
whatever)movearoundandaddabittothenextbitofthepaper,andsoonuntilallthepaperis
filledorthebellgoes!(HopeIexplainedthatok,easiertoseeit!)Makesanicebrightdisplayfor
emptyclassroomandcanuseitasabackgroundforotherstufflater.
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All Suggestionmadeby: tog

BirthdayCards
OneactivityiusuallydoistogivemynewclassapieceofA4cardandgetthemtomakeageneric
HappyBrirthdaycardwithappropriateageonasiteachY2thisis7.Thechildrendecoratethe
cardandwriteageneralmessageinsidesuchas'Happy7thBirthdayfromallyourfriendsin2HH'
thenthroughouttheyearwhenitachild'sbirthdaytheygettochooseoneofthecardsoutofa
boxandthenwehavefunidentifyingwhomadethecard.Thechildrenreallyliketheideaandlove
itwhensomeonechoosestheircard.
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KS1 Suggestionmadeby: helen26

Bookmarks
Lastyearwemadebookmarks.Eachchildwroteanddecoratedtheirnameononesideandonthe
otherdrewpicturesoftheirfavouritethingsegpet/animal,sport,character,place,numberetc.
Wethenlaminatedandcutthemout.Atthebeginningofthenewschoolyearwegavethemback
tothechildrenduringtheirfirstindividualread.Mosthavekeptandusedthemthroughoutthe
year(Y2).
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Alibea

Markerpenportrait
SomethingIhavedoneis:getthemtodrawaportraitofthemselves(oreachother)bygivingthem
ablackmarkerpenandanA3pieceofpaper.Tellthemthatoncethepentouchesthepagethey
cannottakeitoffagain.Ithelpsthemtoconcentratethattheycan'trubtheirdrawingoutandthat
itisonecontinuousline.Afterwards,askthemtocolourwithpensorcrayons.It'sreallyeffective!
Workswithanyage!
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

Twowayportrait
Anotherportraitideaistohaveaphotoofeachchild.Askthechildrentocopythepictureand
drawthemselves.Thenmarkouteachpictureintostrips(poss2cmapart).Cutboththepictures
andgluethesrtipsbackon,butthefirstphotostripfollowedbythefirstdrawingpic,thenthe
secondstripforeach,thenthethirdetc.Whenallpiecesaregluedon,askthechildrentofoldthe
paperbackandforthwhereeachstripmeets.Itgivesagreateffectwhenpulledslightlyoutfrom
oneangleyouseethephotoandfromanotherangleyouseethedrawing!(Hopethismakes
sense!).
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

Stainedglassnames
Wehavedonewindowart,usingrippedtissuepaperforabackgroundinalaminatingpouch,then
colouredpaperfortheirname.Weaddedglitterandotherbitsandpiecesandlaminatedthem.
Whenonthewindowthelightshinesthroughthetissuepaper,butnottheirname,makingit
reallycleartoread.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

ClassJigsawdisplay
AjigsawideaIusedwastowriteaword/phrasee.g.Welcometoourclassinbubblewritingthen
cutoutthepiecesasifajigsaw.Givetoeachchildtodecoratewithwhattheylike(youneedan
arrowtomakesuretheyarealluptherightway).Then"tada"putthemtogethertospellouta
word&toshowhowwelltheyworkasaclass&everypartisimportant!Thisisthenputon
noticeboard.InumberedthepiecesasIcutthem,tomakeputtingtogethereasier.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: NeKo

PopArtideas
WhatIdidwastookaphotoofeachchildandputfourofthemonanA4pageinthestyleofthe
FourMarilynsbyWarhol.ThenIphotocopieditandblewituptoA3.Thechildrenthencoloured
overtheirfacesusingfelttips,ineitherrealisticorzanycolours.Ialsotookinlotsoffoodcansand
theydrewtheminthestyleofWarhol'sCampbell'ssouptins.TakealookatLichtenstein's'Girl
Drowning'(MaxinHollyoakshaditupinhishouse!).Thenhandoutsomecomicsorbooksfrom
thelibrarythathavecomicstrips.Getthechildrentochooseoneframe,traceitandblowitupon
photocopier,thencolourin.Ordesigntheirown...
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: mmmunchkin

PhotoWeaving
Printacolourphotoofeachchild,thenprintthesamephotoinB&W(orphotocopyit).Cutone
photointostrips(about1.52cmwide)vertically.Cuttheotherintostripshorizontally,(bestto
makeit34mmthinnerthantheverticalstripsastheygotogethereasier).Weavebothphotos
together.Itlooksamazing.Mountontocolouredcardwhenfinished.IusethiswithYear6
students.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: kel_bel22

PaperChainofTalents
Beginbyaskingstudents"Whocandosomethingreallywell?"Afterabriefdiscussionaboutsome
ofthestudents'talents,passoutpaperandaskstudentstowritedownfivethingstheydowell.
Thenprovideeachstudentwithfivedifferentcoloredpaperstrips.Haveeachstudentwritea
differenttalentonseparatepaperstrips,thencreateaminipaperchainwiththestripsbylinking
thefivetalentstogether.Asstudentscompletetheirminichains,useextrastripsofpapertolink
theminichainstogethertocreateonelongclasschain.Havestudentsstandandholdthegrowing
chainasyoulinkthepiecestogether.Oncetheentirechainisconstructedandlinked,leada
discussionaboutwhatthechaindemonstratesforexample,allthestudentshavetalents;allthe
studentshavethingstheydowell;together,thestudentshavemanytalents;iftheywork
together,classmatescanaccomplishanything;theclassisstrongerwhenstudentsworktogether
thanwhenindividualstudentsworkontheirown.Hangthechainintheroomasaconstant
remindertostudentsofthetalentstheypossessandthebenefitsofteamwork.
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: juliateacher

ClassFlag
Imgoingtomakeaclassflagthisyearwithlittlesectionsofmaterialandfabricpens.Theywill
eachdesignasectionandIwillsewthemtogetherandhangitupintheclassforSeptember.That
wayIcanuseittohighlighthowweallsticktogetherasaclassetcetc.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: schooling2

Kites
Wemadekiteslastyear.IsuppliedthetableswithatemplateandsomeA3paper.
WestartedbyFIRSTLYdiscussingwhatwehadenjoyedinthepreviousyear(whichgavemeanidea
forthenexttermsplanning).ThenSECONDLYthethingswewerelookingforwardtointhenext
year,thenTHIRDLYourstrengths,andFINALLYthethingswewantedtoimproveinthisnextyear.
Oncediscussionsweredone(addressingandspeakingandlisteningissuesstraightaway)the
childrenthenusedthetemplatetocreatetheirkitesplittingitintothe4discussedsections.They
addedsentencesandpicturestoeachsectionandcolouredallthebackgrounds.Tofinishthey
addedastringtailtothekitewithtissuepapercirclesgatheredinthemiddletolooklikebows.I
thenputthemondisplay"flyinghighinyear5"fortheirfirstday.
Theylookedgoodtoobonus!Hopethishelps.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: KatWare

English

Postcards
Ialsogivethemablankpostcardwithastamponit.Duringthesessiontheyfilltheschoolname
andaddressin.Overtheholidaytheyhavetodrawapictureonthefrontofthemselvesor
somethingtheydidduringtheholiday.Theythenhaveowriteitometellingmeaboutthemselves
ortheirholiday.TheysenditbacktoschoolandwhenIarriveinSeptemberwesharethemwith
theclassandthenmadeadisplay.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Ilovemarmite

Dramaactivity
ialwaysfinishtheafternoonwithafunstoryforthemtoactoute.gtheenormousturnip,itake
props,puppetsetc.inandtheyactitoutasiread.Thiscanbedonewitholderchi,e.ggeorge's
marvellousmedicine.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: lizzylou

ApplicationForm
Somefantasticideasthanks.Ihavetaughtyear5/6forthepastfewyearsandiusuallydoan
applicationform.Theyapplytobeintheclassliketheywouldforajobsotheyinclude,photo,
personalinfo.,skills/qualities,whaytheyshouldbechosentobeintheclass,whattheywillbring
totheclass.Thismakesagreatdisplay!
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KS2 Suggestionmadeby: kthirlaway

Music

SongLyrics
Wediscussedandmindmappedwhatkindofclasswewantedtobe...enthusiastic,
responsible,imaginativeetc.Wewroteaclasssong/rap,tothetuneof'Wewillrockyou'
usingthesewordsandphrases.Wewrote,learntandpracticedduringtheday.Wethen
createdwordlesoftheselyrics(www.wordle.net)toputintheclassroomwindowsfor
visitorstoseeandinourPSHEbooks.

Weusedthissongthroughouttheyeartoremindourselveswhenweweren'tquiteliving
uptoourownexpectationsandalltocelebrateoursuccessesasaclass!!Theylovedthe
activityandsungitpassionately!
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KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice
PE&Games

Hoopgame
Childrenstandinacircleholdinghands.THeteacherletstwochildrenbreakhandssoahulahoop
canbeplacedwithinthecircle,thentheyrejoinhands.Thegameistogetthehulahoopallthe
wayroundthecircleuntilitgetsbacktoitsstartingpointwithoutanyonebreakinghands.They
aren'tallowedtotalkeither.Ifanyonedoes,theyhavetoberemovedfromthecircle.THeycan
nodandusegestureswiththeirheadsetcbutnowordsareallowed.Youcouldsplittheroomup
intofourgroupsandseewhoisthefirstgrouptowin.(theyhavetoclimbthroughthehoopto
passiton).
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: yogagirl

Silentordering
Anothernonverbalcommunicationgameistheonewheretheyhavetoorderthemselvesinorder
oftheirbirthdayswithoutspeaking.Theycantoucheachotherandshowthemonthsonthedigits
oftheirfingersetc(e.g.holdupfivefingersforMay)buttalkingormimingisforbidden.The
winningteamisthefirsttohaveallchildrenliningupinorder.
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KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: yogagirl