ClassTransitionDay

50IdeasandActivitiesCollectedfromTES.co.uk

AllAboutMe

PassporttoYearXIhaveuploadedaprintable'PassporttoYear...'file.ItmakesalittleA5bookletwithspaceforaphotoandforthekidstoaddtheirdetails,favouritesubjects,etc.Allcompletelyeditablebeforeprinting/copying.http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6001312

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: tafkam

IntroductoryLetterForupperKS2acolleaguehassuggestedthateachchildwritesalettertoyouaboutthemselvesandtheirfavouritesubjects/hobbiesetcetc.Thiswayyoucangetafeelforabilityandpreferences.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: psycho_jo

ShoeboxportraitPrepareshoeboxwithpersonalitemsthattellthechildrensomethingaboutyourselfandsaywhytheyareimportant.Childrenthendraw/writewhattheywouldputinashoeboxthatwoulddemonstratetheirpersonality.Attheendofthesession,giveeachchildaselfaddressedpostcardandaskthemtowriteandsenditbackwhentheyhavehadareallygooddaywouldmakeagooddisplay.

SuggestedAgeRanges: All Suggestionmadeby: mrs.j

3FactsWrite3'facts'aboutyourselfbutonehastobemadeup.ThiscausedmuchhilarityamongYear4s.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: avg25

MatchthedescriptionsWithaY4classwemadelittlebooklets(onesheetofA4foldedinhalfthenhalfagain)aboutourselvesbutwithoutnameson.Thefrontpagewasaselfportrait,thenextpage5factsaboutmyself(Ihaveblueeyes,Ihave2brothers,etc),thenextpage5thingsthatIlike,thelastpage5thingsIwouldliketodo(better)/achievenextyearinschool(dobetteratmaths,getaplaceonthefootballteam,haveneaterhandwriting,etc).AttheendIcollectedinallthebooksandshuffledthemaroundandtheclasshadtotryandguesswhowaswhobasedontheinformation,notthepicture.Thiscanbeashortorlongactivitydependingonhowmuchtimeyouhave.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: dinx67

PersonalShieldsIusuallydoashield,splitinto4sections:name,picturesoffamily,favouritethings,favouritesubjectetc.Childrendothemduringthehandoversessioninthelastweek,thenIhavethemdisplayedintheclassroomforthefirstweekbackinSept.http://share1.esd105.wednet.edu/bishopcj/portfolios/coatofarms_template.htm

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: clarehw

AnimalPortraitsAreallysuccessfuloneIusedlastyearwithY4/5classwastotointroducemyselfinthefollowingway:Hello!Mynameis......IfIwasananimalIwouldbeabee,becauseI'malwaysbuzzingaround!HoweverIwouldliketobemoreofatortoisebecauseIneedtoslowdown!Thechildrenthendrewapictureofthemselvesastheiranimalandwrotethecompletedsentencesunderneath.Thesemadealovelydisplay.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: carriecat10

PeopleBingoHaveyearthreeclassandIusuallyplayagameofgettingtoknowyoubingo.Eachchildisgivenabingoboardsplitinto12withastatementineachbox.e.gsomeonewithabrotherorsomeonewhowalkstoschool.Thechildrenhavetowalkaroundandtrytogetasignatureineverybox.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: blatham

JigsawPuzzleIhavealovelyjigsawtemplatewhichhassmallsectionsforchildrentowriteaboutwhattheyaregoodat,whattheylikeandwhattheywanttoachievethisyear.TherearealsosomeblankpiecesmakesanexcellentdisplayinSeptember.http://www.tes.co.uk/teachingresource/jigsawpiece3013479/

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: MsDaisyChain

CircleTime/PSHE

ListeningSkillsJusttosay,whenIwenttomynewschool(withgreatideasfromthisthread),they'dalreadyplannedmysession(hooray!candomystuffonthefirstday),anditwasgreat.Theclasshadtofollowinstructionsthemselvestomakeastarburst.

Drawtwobigspots(likeareceptionchild'sfullstop)onapieceofpaper. Draw10tinyspotsaroundthebigspots. Usingaruler,connecteachtinyspottoeachbigspot. Colourinthestarburst

Itwasveryinterestingtoseewhocouldfollowinstructions,whocouldusearuler(Y6!),whoreliedonfriendstohelp,motorskillscolouringinetc.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: tangerinecat

SuccessCriteriaWithmynewclassIgotthemtocreateaSuccessCriteriaforaqualitylearningenvironmentandthiswasoursetofclassrules,Ialsotookaphotoofthemmakinga'qualityline'andagainmadeasuccesscriteriaforaqualityline,Istuckbothupontheclassroomdoortoremindthemhowtolineupeachtimewelinedupinclass.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: ssjwade

JobApplicationsWelookedatapowerpointI'dcreated(uploadedinresourcebankhere:http://www.tes.co.uk/teachingresource/Jobapplications6048987/)andusedapplicationformstoapplyforroles.(30childreninclass,10jobs,jobcontractslastaterm)ThisyearIamgoingtotakeitabitfurtherandgetthemtoroleplayinterviews,usingclasswrittenquestionsandthinkabouttheirresponses.Goingtogetmyhusbandin,intheafternoon,tointerviewthem.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

TimeCapsuleAtimecapsulewewroteletterstoourselves,includinginformationonwhowewereatthatpoint,thingsthatwe'regoingoninourlivesrightthenandthere,likes/dislikes.Wewrotehopesandwishesandincludedpredictions(personalandworldly).Inthetinalsowentaclassphotoandanewspaperfrontcover.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

GettingtoknowyouBingoIusuallyplayagameofgettingtoknowyoubingo.Eachchildisgivenabingoboardsplitinto12withastatementineachbox.e.gsomeonewithabrotherorsomeonewhowalkstoschool.Thechildrenhavetowalkaroundandtrytogetasignatureineverybox.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: blatham

IntroduceafriendAnicecircletimeactivitytogettoknowthechildrenisforthemtogoaroundandtalkaboutthepersontotheirleft(3things?)1theirname,2somethingaboutthem3somethingtheirgoodat.Takesthefocusoffthemandmakeseveryonefeelspecial.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: glittergirlie

Iamhappywhen...Ontheboardiputupnumbers16andthefollowingtitles1.Iamhappywhen.../2.Iamsadwhen.../3.I'magoodfriendbecause.../4.Igetworriedwhen.../5.Igetexcitedwhen.../6.I'mgladImmebecause...Wesatinacircleandtookitinturnstorollabigdiceandthensharewiththeclasstheanswertothecorresponding'feeling'ontheboard.Wethenturnedourideasinto'feelingsflowers'thechildrenwrotedowntheirresponsestowhentheyfelthappy/sad...on6differentpetalsandItookaphotoofeachchildtogointhecentreoftheirflowers.Theselookedreallygoodandwillmakeanicedisplaybecausetheyusedbrightlycolouredcard.Alsoallowedmetolearnabitaboutthechildren.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: dcygan

FriendshipgardenYoumakeflowertemplates,1childsitsinthemiddleofthecircleonaspecialcushionorbeanbag,andtheothershavetosaynicethingsaboutthem;agoodfriend,goodatfootball,agoodspeller,etc.Youwritethethingstheysayonthepetals,withthechild'snameinthecentre.Theflowersgoina'friendshipgardendisplay',withleavesandgrassetc.It'sespeciallynicetoestablishfrienshipsinanewclass,sayatthebeginningofterm.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: seiglinde

Yourespecialbecause...Ifyou'reluckyenoughtogetaclassthatknowseachother,youcoulddosomethingthatIsawaplacementteacherdo.Giveeachchildaclasslistandaskthemtowrite1thingniceabouteverysinglepersonexceptthemselves.Overthesummer(andthisisthehassle),cutuptheclasslistsandputthemintoanenvelopeforeachchild.Astheyeargoeson,haveachildoftheweekwhocandospecialjobsbuttheystartoftheirweekopeningtheirenvelopeandreadinglotsoflovelythingsaboutthemselves!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: pinkfluffyprincess

DreamTreeIusea'dreamtree'displayinmyfirstlessonwithmynewclass.Wehaveadisplayboardpreparedwiththebranchesofatreeandeverychildisgivenaleafmadefromgreenpaperandtheywriteanaspirationfortheyear.Wediscussitfirst,circletimestyle,adnthenstickourleavesonthetree.Overtheyeartheycanaddotherleavesastheywanttoandtransfertheirdreamstoan'ourachievements'rollofhonourwecreatelateron(thiscanbeaddedtowithoutaleaftoo).

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: ferarkjc04

SkillsForaYear2classtobe,Isetthem'tasks'basedonwhatIexpectedfromaclass.SoforgoodlisteningIgavethemanoutlineofanalienandthengaveinstructionsandtheyaddeddetaileg.alongnose,3tinygreeneyes.ForfollowinginstructionswedidSimonSays.Forgoodtalkingandlisteningtheytalkedwithpartnerandthentoldmeonethingabouttheirpartner.Forconcentratingtheyhada'spotthedifference'.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1 Suggestionmadeby: katiekatie

Hopes&WishesShoeboxcoveredingorgeouspaper,littleslipstobecompletedbythechildren(andme)Myhopesforyear...Filledinonthevisitdayandpoppedinthebox(alongwithapinchofglitterandawish!)Boxisthenopenedandsharedonthelastcircletimeoftheyearforareflection.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Waterfin

AclasssongWediscussedandmindmappedwhatkindofclasswewantedtobe...enthusiastic,responsible,imaginativeetc.Wewroteaclasssong/rap,tothetuneof'Wewillrockyou'usingthesewordsandphrases.Wewrote,learntandpracticedduringtheday.Wethencreatedwordlesoftheselyrics(www.wordle.net)toputintheclassroomwindowsforvisitorstoseeandinourPSHEbooks.Weusedthissongthroughouttheyeartoremindourselveswhenweweren'tquitelivinguptoourownexpectationsandalltocelebrateoursuccessesasaclass!!Theylovedtheactivityandsungitpassionately!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

WordHuntIdidan'explore'theclassroomhuntsortofthing:basicallyIputlettersonpiecesofcardandputeachoneinaplaceIrefertoregularlyorsomethingIoftenaskthechildrentogetoute.g.whiteboards.Thechildrenwereinsmallteamsandhadalistoftheplaceswheretheletterswere.Theyhadtogoaroundcollectingthelettersandthenworkoutwhattheyspelt(theclassnameit'squitelong)

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: KMD

DisplaypicturesIaskclasstodrawandcolourin2picturesofthemselves(nobiggerthanabout10cm2).IlaminatethesetouseinSept.ThesepicturescanthenbeusedinawalldisplaytoshowwhichgroupeachchildisinforLitandNum.Agoodvisualreminderforpupilsinthefirstfewweeksandthegroupscanbechangedaroundeasily.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: youarehired

FiveexpectationsIdidonelastyearwhereIgotthechildrentodrawroundeachoftheirhands(needtogetafriendtohelpwithoneofthemdependingonwhetheryou'rerightorlefthanded).Theythenwroteallthethingstheyexpectedofthemselvesoverthenextyearonthefingersofonehand,andonthefingersoftheotherhandtheywrotewhattheyexpectedofmeastheirteacher.Madeforquiteinterestingreadingalthoughonegirlwrotethatsheexpectedmetohavenicenails,thinkshe'dmissedthepointrather...!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: HuckleberryFinn

Art&Design

ArtGalleryClassesdoingCLJ,creativecurriculumorthelike.Doareallyfabbigpieceofartbasedonthetopicyou'redoinginSeptember.Displaythisinthefirstweeksochildrenseetheirworkonthewallfromdayonealsobrightensyourclassroom.Makesureeveryone'sisonthewallgood,badandugly.ThisyearmypupilseachhadanA1sizedpaintingonthewallwaitingfortheminSeptemberandthewholeroomlookedlikeanartgallery.MadeSeptemberapositivestart!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS13 Suggestionmadeby: year6teacher93

EggramsIhaveatemplateofaneggwhichhasmarkingsontocutinto12geometricshapes.Iprintonvarietyofdifferentcoloursofpaper/thincardandeachchildhasoneandcutsouttheshapes.Theycanthenswappiecesoftheirchoice(mustkeepwholeeggbutcanswaplikepiecesforadifferentcolour)Thenmustusepiecestomakeapictureoftenabird(duckorowl)whichImountonblackpaperforadisplay.Isveryeffectiveandpopularwithallages.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: louisaeliza

CrystalBallIgavemychildrenatemplateofacrystalballandaskedthemtowriteonthebottomwhattheycanseethemselvesachievingbytheendofthenextyear.Theythendrawapictureofthatinthecentre.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1 Suggestionmadeby: samstb

HalfportraitItakeadigitalphotographofeachchild(onablankbackground)andthenprintonlyonehalfofeachphotooutinblackandwhite.Usingpencilsthechildrenthendrawtheotherhalfoftheirface.Theeffectisfantasticandthechildrenloveseeingthedisplayonthefirstdayofthenewterm.

SuggestedAgeRanges: All Suggestionmadeby: gcsouth

NameCardsThechildrenmakeanddecorateanamecardtogonexttotheircoathook.SomechoosetodoitusingICT,othersdrawetc.Thenewlabelsarethereforthem,nexttotheircoatspace,whentheyreturninSeptember.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1 Suggestionmadeby: jajwuth

SelfportraitsTwoI'vedoneinthepastisgettingthechildrentodrawtheirfacesandstuckthemon1.purpleovalsandmadeadisplayWe'reagrapebunch!2.Oncolouredcirclestitle'Therearesmartiesinthisclass!'

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1+ Suggestionmadeby: rosalie36

CreatebackingpaperThisisfortheverybraveonly,getsomewallliningpaperorsimilarandlotsofpaint,arrangechildrenaroundlongtables,paintalittleshapeorpattern,thenonsignal(orwhenmusicplaysorwhatever)movearoundandaddabittothenextbitofthepaper,andsoonuntilallthepaperisfilledorthebellgoes!(HopeIexplainedthatok,easiertoseeit!)Makesanicebrightdisplayforemptyclassroomandcanuseitasabackgroundforotherstufflater.

SuggestedAgeRanges: All Suggestionmadeby: tog

BirthdayCardsOneactivityiusuallydoistogivemynewclassapieceofA4cardandgetthemtomakeagenericHappyBrirthdaycardwithappropriateageonasiteachY2thisis7.Thechildrendecoratethecardandwriteageneralmessageinsidesuchas'Happy7thBirthdayfromallyourfriendsin2HH'thenthroughouttheyearwhenitachild'sbirthdaytheygettochooseoneofthecardsoutofaboxandthenwehavefunidentifyingwhomadethecard.Thechildrenreallyliketheideaandloveitwhensomeonechoosestheircard.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1 Suggestionmadeby: helen26

BookmarksLastyearwemadebookmarks.Eachchildwroteanddecoratedtheirnameononesideandontheotherdrewpicturesoftheirfavouritethingsegpet/animal,sport,character,place,numberetc.Wethenlaminatedandcutthemout.Atthebeginningofthenewschoolyearwegavethembacktothechildrenduringtheirfirstindividualread.Mosthavekeptandusedthemthroughouttheyear(Y2).

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Alibea

MarkerpenportraitSomethingIhavedoneis:getthemtodrawaportraitofthemselves(oreachother)bygivingthemablackmarkerpenandanA3pieceofpaper.Tellthemthatoncethepentouchesthepagetheycannottakeitoffagain.Ithelpsthemtoconcentratethattheycan'trubtheirdrawingoutandthatitisonecontinuousline.Afterwards,askthemtocolourwithpensorcrayons.It'sreallyeffective!Workswithanyage!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

TwowayportraitAnotherportraitideaistohaveaphotoofeachchild.Askthechildrentocopythepictureanddrawthemselves.Thenmarkouteachpictureintostrips(poss2cmapart).Cutboththepicturesandgluethesrtipsbackon,butthefirstphotostripfollowedbythefirstdrawingpic,thenthesecondstripforeach,thenthethirdetc.Whenallpiecesaregluedon,askthechildrentofoldthepaperbackandforthwhereeachstripmeets.Itgivesagreateffectwhenpulledslightlyoutfromoneangleyouseethephotoandfromanotherangleyouseethedrawing!(Hopethismakessense!).

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

StainedglassnamesWehavedonewindowart,usingrippedtissuepaperforabackgroundinalaminatingpouch,thencolouredpaperfortheirname.Weaddedglitterandotherbitsandpiecesandlaminatedthem.Whenonthewindowthelightshinesthroughthetissuepaper,butnottheirname,makingitreallycleartoread.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: Shelly78

ClassJigsawdisplayAjigsawideaIusedwastowriteaword/phrasee.g.Welcometoourclassinbubblewritingthencutoutthepiecesasifajigsaw.Givetoeachchildtodecoratewithwhattheylike(youneedanarrowtomakesuretheyarealluptherightway).Then"tada"putthemtogethertospelloutaword&toshowhowwelltheyworkasaclass&everypartisimportant!Thisisthenputonnoticeboard.InumberedthepiecesasIcutthem,tomakeputtingtogethereasier.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: NeKo

PopArtideasWhatIdidwastookaphotoofeachchildandputfourofthemonanA4pageinthestyleoftheFourMarilynsbyWarhol.ThenIphotocopieditandblewituptoA3.Thechildrenthencolouredovertheirfacesusingfelttips,ineitherrealisticorzanycolours.IalsotookinlotsoffoodcansandtheydrewtheminthestyleofWarhol'sCampbell'ssouptins.TakealookatLichtenstein's'GirlDrowning'(MaxinHollyoakshaditupinhishouse!).Thenhandoutsomecomicsorbooksfromthelibrarythathavecomicstrips.Getthechildrentochooseoneframe,traceitandblowituponphotocopier,thencolourin.Ordesigntheirown...

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: mmmunchkin

PhotoWeavingPrintacolourphotoofeachchild,thenprintthesamephotoinB&W(orphotocopyit).Cutonephotointostrips(about1.52cmwide)vertically.Cuttheotherintostripshorizontally,(besttomakeit34mmthinnerthantheverticalstripsastheygotogethereasier).Weavebothphotostogether.Itlooksamazing.Mountontocolouredcardwhenfinished.IusethiswithYear6students.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: kel_bel22

PaperChainofTalentsBeginbyaskingstudents"Whocandosomethingreallywell?"Afterabriefdiscussionaboutsomeofthestudents'talents,passoutpaperandaskstudentstowritedownfivethingstheydowell.Thenprovideeachstudentwithfivedifferentcoloredpaperstrips.Haveeachstudentwriteadifferenttalentonseparatepaperstrips,thencreateaminipaperchainwiththestripsbylinkingthefivetalentstogether.Asstudentscompletetheirminichains,useextrastripsofpapertolinktheminichainstogethertocreateonelongclasschain.Havestudentsstandandholdthegrowingchainasyoulinkthepiecestogether.Oncetheentirechainisconstructedandlinked,leadadiscussionaboutwhatthechaindemonstratesforexample,allthestudentshavetalents;allthestudentshavethingstheydowell;together,thestudentshavemanytalents;iftheyworktogether,classmatescanaccomplishanything;theclassisstrongerwhenstudentsworktogetherthanwhenindividualstudentsworkontheirown.Hangthechainintheroomasaconstantremindertostudentsofthetalentstheypossessandthebenefitsofteamwork.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: juliateacher

ClassFlagImgoingtomakeaclassflagthisyearwithlittlesectionsofmaterialandfabricpens.TheywilleachdesignasectionandIwillsewthemtogetherandhangitupintheclassforSeptember.ThatwayIcanuseittohighlighthowweallsticktogetherasaclassetcetc.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: schooling2

KitesWemadekiteslastyear.IsuppliedthetableswithatemplateandsomeA3paper.WestartedbyFIRSTLYdiscussingwhatwehadenjoyedinthepreviousyear(whichgavemeanideaforthenexttermsplanning).ThenSECONDLYthethingswewerelookingforwardtointhenextyear,thenTHIRDLYourstrengths,andFINALLYthethingswewantedtoimproveinthisnextyear.Oncediscussionsweredone(addressingandspeakingandlisteningissuesstraightaway)thechildrenthenusedthetemplatetocreatetheirkitesplittingitintothe4discussedsections.Theyaddedsentencesandpicturestoeachsectionandcolouredallthebackgrounds.Tofinishtheyaddedastringtailtothekitewithtissuepapercirclesgatheredinthemiddletolooklikebows.Ithenputthemondisplay"flyinghighinyear5"fortheirfirstday.Theylookedgoodtoobonus!Hopethishelps.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: KatWare

English

PostcardsIalsogivethemablankpostcardwithastamponit.Duringthesessiontheyfilltheschoolnameandaddressin.Overtheholidaytheyhavetodrawapictureonthefrontofthemselvesorsomethingtheydidduringtheholiday.Theythenhaveowriteitometellingmeaboutthemselvesortheirholiday.TheysenditbacktoschoolandwhenIarriveinSeptemberwesharethemwiththeclassandthenmadeadisplay.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: Ilovemarmite

Dramaactivityialwaysfinishtheafternoonwithafunstoryforthemtoactoute.gtheenormousturnip,itakeprops,puppetsetc.inandtheyactitoutasiread.Thiscanbedonewitholderchi,e.ggeorge'smarvellousmedicine.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: lizzylou

ApplicationFormSomefantasticideasthanks.Ihavetaughtyear5/6forthepastfewyearsandiusuallydoanapplicationform.Theyapplytobeintheclassliketheywouldforajobsotheyinclude,photo,personalinfo.,skills/qualities,whaytheyshouldbechosentobeintheclass,whattheywillbringtotheclass.Thismakesagreatdisplay!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2 Suggestionmadeby: kthirlaway

Music

SongLyricsWediscussedandmindmappedwhatkindofclasswewantedtobe...enthusiastic,responsible,imaginativeetc.Wewroteaclasssong/rap,tothetuneof'Wewillrockyou'usingthesewordsandphrases.Wewrote,learntandpracticedduringtheday.Wethencreatedwordlesoftheselyrics(www.wordle.net)toputintheclassroomwindowsforvisitorstoseeandinourPSHEbooks.Weusedthissongthroughouttheyeartoremindourselveswhenweweren'tquitelivinguptoourownexpectationsandalltocelebrateoursuccessesasaclass!!Theylovedtheactivityandsungitpassionately!

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS2/3 Suggestionmadeby: hanaprice

PE&Games

HoopgameChildrenstandinacircleholdinghands.THeteacherletstwochildrenbreakhandssoahulahoopcanbeplacedwithinthecircle,thentheyrejoinhands.Thegameistogetthehulahoopallthewayroundthecircleuntilitgetsbacktoitsstartingpointwithoutanyonebreakinghands.Theyaren'tallowedtotalkeither.Ifanyonedoes,theyhavetoberemovedfromthecircle.THeycannodandusegestureswiththeirheadsetcbutnowordsareallowed.Youcouldsplittheroomupintofourgroupsandseewhoisthefirstgrouptowin.(theyhavetoclimbthroughthehooptopassiton).

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: yogagirl

SilentorderingAnothernonverbalcommunicationgameistheonewheretheyhavetoorderthemselvesinorderoftheirbirthdayswithoutspeaking.Theycantoucheachotherandshowthemonthsonthedigitsoftheirfingersetc(e.g.holdupfivefingersforMay)buttalkingormimingisforbidden.Thewinningteamisthefirsttohaveallchildrenliningupinorder.

SuggestedAgeRanges: KS1/2 Suggestionmadeby: yogagirl