| Subject | Profiles | Ideas for home |
| Maths | It is very difficult for all students to put the theories they know into practice in the real world so we highlight their use of Maths skills daily.
For example are looking for them to demonstrate their skills in practical situations.
Some of the tasks may appear to be easy but please remember that we are expecting them to be able to do these things independently in order for them to be able to use these skills in the real world.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will continue to cover this half term include:
Measure, shape and space, position, sizes, directions, keeping scores, making comparisons, place value, coin and note value, looking after your money.
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Calculating and comparing prices, credit and loan charges, costing an event, weights and volumes, probability, statistics and scatter graphs.
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Count reliably up to 10 or 20 items (or higher if able) – count objects at home, e.g. ask them to lay the table with 4 of everything
Recall addition and subtraction facts to 20 – play number games, ask questions when out shopping
Relate familiar events to times of the day, seasons, days of the week – discuss what you might be doing at the weekend e.g. how many days until Saturday?
Read, measure and record time – any opportunities to tell the time
Extract numerical information from lists, tables, diagrams and block graphs – look at shopping lists, timetables, TV guides etc
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| English | We will continue to cover all the strands of English Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
As with Maths we are expecting them to be able to use their skills in the real world and in real life situations.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Taking part in a challenging activity, making a speech, listening to instructions, asking questions as needed. Writing a short book showing planning and sharing the book.
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Giving an illustrated talk to a group and answering questions, make a story book for young child including planning, revising and improving.
Communicating at a higher level.
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Listen for the gist of short explanations and listen for detail using key words to extract some information
– if you are explaining something ask them to tell you what they have heard and understood, ask them to explain details of things they have heard e.g. news items on TV
Read and recognise simple sentence structures
Use illustrations and captions to locate information
Decipher unfamiliar words and predict meaning – practise reading in real life situations, look for the exit signs, read road signs, identify shops, look at prices and key words when shopping.
Scan texts to locate information
Use punctuation and capitalisation to aid understanding – practise reading at every opportunity in the outside world.
Make requests and ask questions to obtain specific information – encourage them to ask for help in shops, to talk to other people to gain information.
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| I.C.T | ASDAN module - E Safety
For all students their ICT is embedded in all other curriculum areas
We have timetabled an ICT lesson this half term and will continue to work on the module we have already started incorporating it into other lessons.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Photography – using your camera with the computer
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
An extended project around photography
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Any opportunities to operate and use ICT devices, this includes all equipment in the home such as TV, cameras, phones and kitchen equipment
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| PSHE | ASDAN module – Relationships
We will be working towards an Asdan module about relationships.
We will cover the following:
Public and private belongings and behaviour, boyfriends and girlfriends, making choices, personal hygiene products.
We will also continue covering SRE as needed either individually, small single sex groups or whole class as appropriate.
| Opportunities to recognise when they have a problem and how they can talk to you about it
Opportunities to discuss the topics covered in class.
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| Careers |
ASDAN module – Work Awareness
We will be showing what sort of things we might be able to do in the future.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Health & Safety in the workplace
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include Work experience – what are we learning and how it will help us. Health & Safety in our placement
| Helping them to recognise their personal skills and qualities, discussing why you are proud of them and what you think they are good at. |
| Lifeskills | ASDAN module - meal preparation and cooking
We will continue to cook weekly. They do all of this independently asking each other for help when necessary.
As far as possible we will cook the meals that are suggested by the students.
ASDAN TI and PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Dietary requirements, food from other countries/cultures
| As much independent work in the kitchen at home as possible.
Engaging in discussions at home when planning meals, encouraging suggestions from them.
Access to recipe books.
Reflect on popular family meals and discussion of how healthy each meal is.
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| Art
(will be taught by
Nikki Wardell)
| ASDAN module – Craft making
The focus this term will be clocks.
ASDAN TI and PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Paper clay, clock making, exhibiting our work
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Take opportunities to look at clocks and their design
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| Independence skills | We will be looking at the wider world.
Looking at differences in our country and other countries
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Other cultures, clothing, food, work, words and objects
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
An in depth study of another country focusing on one theme of their own choice eg media, environment, sport and leisure, education, special occasions
| Opportunities to talk about different harmful effects that people can have on their own environment.
Talking at home about how people live in other countries.
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| Work Related Learning
Enterprise Activities
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Craft enterprise
We are continuing to work on a class patchwork quilt which you may have seen at home as some students enjoy taking the patches home to stitch.
We will continue to make bags to sell to raise money for our residential trip to Disney next year.
All items made will be offered to parents first.
We will be using recycled fabrics.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Planning a business enterprise and starting up the venture.
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Planning and monitoring income and expenditure, costings and development plan.
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If you have any unwanted fabric or other craft items we would be very grateful if you would send it in
Any opportunities to take part in craft activities which result in a saleable item
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| P.E |
ASDAN module - Sport & Leisure
Going to Splash Gym once a week where students are instructed in how to use the equipment safely and record their progress.
ASDAN TI
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Where to go and what to do, taking part in an activity regularly
ASDAN PDP
The specific areas we will cover this half term include:
Regularly taking part in a sporting activity, keeping records.
| Any opportunities to experience exercise and learn about the importance of exercise for health.
Any opportunities to take part in activities at local leisure centres or community centres.
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| ** | All students will be working towards Asdan units at a level appropriate to their own capabilities.
Some students will be working on Asdan ‘Towards Independence’ (TI) and others on Asdan ‘Personal Development Programme’ (PDP)
| All the students will work to complete adult numeracy and literacy targets at the appropriate level. The work they are doing reflects the functional use of Maths and English in the real world.
If you would like more information on this please contact me so that I can explain in more detail.
Most students are undertaking work experience at Woodfields Den, some are doing work experience at the Youth Hostel or the Lighthouse Café. Some are doing work experience at local schools and in the High School kitchen. This means they may not be present for all of lessons. Please see their personal timetable.
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