LITTLE BOOK OF AUTUMN IDEAS
Autumn edition packed with ideas to do more miles in your school. - Nature Walks - Story Telling - Maths Outdoors ... and more. FREE RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS If you would like further information: foundationof light.co.uk
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Niall’s Miles brings learning to life by linking healthy physical activity to topics you teach at your school.
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Story Time
Encourage children to tell/write a story about a mile they have walked. • What did they see, smell, hear, touch and taste?
AROUND THE WORLD
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How is walking used in countries as a way of life? • Africa to get water.
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Nature walks, spotting animals, changes in the seasons/weather.
Walking buddies Introduce walking buddies at play time and lunch times in the playground. • Year 6 to buddy up with Year 1, • Can you organise your own walk? • Who’s the leader?
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This guide will give you some ideas on how to integrate Niall’s Miles into your timetable and topics so that your pupils have fun whilst exercising and learning.
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HOW MANY MILES?
• Nature rubbings • Leaf impressions
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Poems
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ART Create art displays from items collected on a walk.
Create lessons that require walking to a central space then back to desks…it’s surprising how this activity all adds up over week.
Create an acoustic walking poem using NIALLS MILES, WALK, NATURE and AUTUMN.
COLOURS OF AUTUMN
Take your Maths lessons outside.
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• Decorate a door with a walking tally chart made up of colours and shapes.
OBSTACLE COURSE Create an obstacle course walk in the playground through hoops along lines. • Can your PE lesson include walking a mile?
BE SOCIAL
Tag us in posts about Niall’s Mile and we’ll share our favourites.
LANGUAGES Learn the foreign words for outside objects which can be seen on a walk or colours or numbers. • Tree, grass, bench, car, dog, cat etc.
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WALK THE WALK LESSON Link a walk with your class TOPIC World War One WW1 evacuees walking to the train station.
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro host the next Olympic Games. • How many miles are there around a track?
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WEMBLEY STADIUM How many Miles are required to walk to Wembley Stadium from your school?
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Leader
boards Create leader boards • Inter-school miles walked in a week, half-term, term etc • Walk to and from school
• How long would it take you to walk around the Olympic arena?
Bonfire Night Discuss Guy Fawkes and the history of this British celebration. • How many miles can the biggest firework travel? • Do any fireworks reach space?
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Saturday 31st October 10.00 - 11.30am Mowbray Park, Sunderland SR1 1PP
Spooky Take part in the first Niall’s Miles walk with SAFC Mascots and special guests and you could pick up some spooktacular prizes.
• Meet Samson and Delilah! • Win prizes in our fancy dress competition • Take home prizes or SAFC match tickets Extra prizes will be available for taking part in fancy dress.
MORE WALKS
Sunday 15th November Doxford International Sunday 13th December Roker Park For up-to-date information visit
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