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Hi, my name is Corinna. I’ve been working in SEN the last few years. Two of the children I work with in a 1 – 1 capacity have a great interest in space and I’m hoping what I learn here I can use to engage their interests next year.
My space fact is that over 1 million earths could fit into our sun!
Inquiry- based activity: Which ball is the bounciest?
Engage – Prompt question: We’re going to work on our bouncing and catching skills in PE. Which balls do you think will be bouncy and good for us to use. Show children a selection of balls – sponge, plastic, tennis, rubber, Play Dough ball etc
Investigate – Children get to feel materials, discuss, predict, conduct a fair experiment
Next step – talk about tennis games and which ball they use and why, balls are replaced when they lose their bounciness etc
Reflect – on my objectives, children’s progress and use of correct language, what went well?, what would I change? etc