6th Form Hive

Autumn Term Overview

Towards Employment

Our key text this term is Celebrate!: Discover 50 Fantastic Festivals from Around the World. We will be working on our listening skills and identifying the sounds and music that we hear linked to the different festivals.

We will take part in a range of sensory walks in and around school, using objects of reference, photographs and symbols to support this. We will engage in choice making activities, communicating our preferences and matching objects to objects, photographs and symbols. We apply these skills in a range of different activities across the week, linked to developing our skills.

Independent living

We will be developing our independence skills in relation to preparing simple snacks and drinks, following recipes that focus on measuring and weighing. We will be choosing and using the correct utensil, implements and ingredients where appropriate and will be visiting supermarkets to purchase these items on a weekly rotation. We will be exploring ingredients and lots of different foods using all of our senses.

We will be applying our switch skills to activate everyday items, such as lights and music. We will be increasing our confidence in using switches for different purposes including pressing and holding as well as press and release.

Community Inclusion

This term we will accessing the community and visiting local cafes and shops. These trips will take place on a weekly basis with students rotating each week.

We will be spending time in the wider community, such as sensory and wildlife garden. Developing our understanding of our extended community.

We will also be accessing other areas around the school environment, such as swimming and rebound to develop out physical skills and will be taking part in activities, which help develop our understanding and recognition of places around us.

Health

We will be learning about and looking at personal hygiene, what we need to do to stay clean and healthy including daily routines. We will also be looking at healthy habits linked to food preparation.

We will be using the swings both inside and outside and focusing on ball and target games.

Extended and Enriched

We will be extending our cultural awareness by focusing on different celebrations from around the world. We will be looking at a range of different festivals, including lesser known ones.

We will be focusing our art work on representing the different festivals that we are looking at.

We will be enjoying and making a wide range of music including classical, rock and hip-hop.

Careers

Through a variety of activities, including work experience and visits, we will be learning about people who work in catering. We will be working as a team and also working independently to improve our cooking and gardening skills.