I’m so bored! Ask the children if they have ever been really bored. What did it feel like? How long does it take to get bored? Can they pull a bored face? What does our body language look like when we are bored? Missing Out Talk about all the things that children would miss out on if they didn’t come to school. Look what I’ve Use blocks to build 2 towers, one showing how much a child learns if Learnt! they are in school every day and one representing a child with poor attendance. Two Different Talk through how different Charlie and Bella’s days were and ask the Tuesdays children who had a better day. Questions Should Bella have stayed at home for 3 days? on storyline Why is Bella not happy at home? What is Bella worried about? Why is it hard to get out of bed? Section Bella’s Back! Overview: is very excited to be back at school and Charlie is really happy to see her. He has missed his best friend. But Charlie can’t believe that Bella only had a sniffly nose, and that she forgot to bring a note to Miss Smith. Even Miss Smith has a sniffly nose and she didn’t stay at home! Charlie tells Bella about all the things they have been learning in school. Bella is sad, she has missed a lot. Bella decides that she will only stay off school to look after her baby brother or if her goldfish dies or if she is just too tired. Charlie shakes his head and explains when it is ok to miss school. Potential Activities:
I’m so bored! Ask the children if they have ever been really bored. What did it feel like? How long does it take to get bored? Can they pull a bored face? What does our body language look like when we are bored? Missing Out Talk about all the things that children would miss out on if they didn’t come to school. Look what I’ve Learnt! Use blocks to build 2 towers, one showing how much a child learns if they are in school every day and one representing a child with poor attendance. Two Different Tuesdays Talk through how different Charlie and Bella’s days were and ask the children who had a better day. Questions on storyline Should Bella have stayed at home for 3 days? Why is Bella not happy at home? What is Bella worried about? Why is it hard to get out of bed? Section Bella’s Back! Overview: is very excited to be back at school and Charlie is really happy to see her. He has missed his best friend. But Charlie can’t believe that Bella only had a sniffly nose, and that she forgot to bring a note to Miss Smith. Even Miss Smith has a sniffly nose and she didn’t stay at home! Charlie tells Bella about all the things they have been learning in school. Bella is sad, she has missed a lot. Bella decides that she will only stay off school to look after her baby brother or if her goldfish dies or if she is just too tired. Charlie shakes his head and explains when it is ok to miss school. Potential Activities:
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