Niall's Miles School Pack

LITTLE BOOK OF SUMMER IDEAS

Summer edition packed with ideas to do more miles in your school.

- Route Planner - Letter Drop - Poetry Outdoors ...and more.

FREE RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS If you would like further information: foundationof light.co.uk

0191 551 5191

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Ryhope Infants School

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Mandy Simpson, P.E. / Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, Ryhope Infant School Academy:

“I would like to thank the Foundation of Light for a fantastic learning experience today. The assembly and subsequent class walks were a lot of fun for everyone involved.

“The children have asked me to send special thanks to Samson and Delilah too!

They were a big hit!”

Schools that we have delivered Nialls Miles in: • Ryhope Infant School Academy • Valley Road Primary School • Castletown Primary

Niall’s miles brings learning to life by linking healthy physical activity to topics you teach at your school.

Walk the walk

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Suitable for Years 1-6, pupils actively participate in collaborative conversations staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments.

• See website for lesson plan.

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ART

Route

Planner

Create your own photo using nature as your inspiration.

• eg land of the dinosaurs, a circus scene a football stadium.

9 Poems Create an acrostic walking poem using NIALL’S MILES, WALKING, SUMMER, Olympics, Wimbledon or the UEFA Euro Football Championship.

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Pupils work in group to plan routes to visit designated premier league Football clubs.

• See website for lesson plan.

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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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MYSTERY WALK

Take photos of objects during a walk. Then crop and print these onto an A4 sheet.

• C an others solve the mystery of what each object is?

• Can they find the objects on the walk?

• Extend this activity with written clues in the style of riddles.

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Report time

Pupils can write a non-chronological report about their walk.

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WALKING OLYMPICS Hold a walking competition.

• Choose five events which can be walked eg 100m walk, 110m hurdle walk.

3 LETTER DROP

In group the pupils deliver items to number boxes working as a team to deliver all items as fast and efficiently as possible.

• See website for lesson plan.

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COLOUR COLLECT

Pupils working together to collect bibs moving as one unit • See website for lesson plan.

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SPORTS NEWSPAPER Research sports news from a suitable website eg BBC Sport or BBC Newsround.

• After taking notes, the group visits a number of other classes to read/ present the sports news to others.

FAMILY WALKS

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Post photos and updates from Niall’s miles on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags #niallsmiles and #bemoreactive and we’ll share our favourites to show how we’re all working together to help youngsters stay active and healthy.

UPCOMING EVENTS Visit foundationof light.co.uk for updated information including meeting places for the walks listed.

Sunday 19th June 10am Silksworth Ski Complex

Sunday 7th August 10am Backhouse Park

Saturday 16th July 10am Holley Park

Wednesday 10th August 2pm Seaburn Beach

Wednesday 27th July 2pm Princess Anne Park

Wednesday 17th August 2pm Mowbray Park

Saturday 30th July 2pm and 3pm Mowbray Park

Wednesday 24th August 2pm Hetton Lyons Park

Wednesday 3rd August 2pm Barnes Park

ONLINE RESOURCES We have a number of resource sheets available to download FREE at foundationof light.co.uk

Foundation of Light uses the power of football to involve, educate and inspire young people and their families through a broad range of innovative programmes helping improve lives across the North East.

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