Childhood
This is a great theme for reminiscing! These activities give you the chance to talk about your own childhood and about any children you have looked after.
Some of the stories might surprise young people today, in our world full of health and safety advice! Perhaps you could listen to some of the activities with a younger family member or friend and see how childhood is different these days.
The Name Game
Listen to some descriptions about playground fun and give an ‘energetic score’ for some unusually named games!
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Activity Information
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use alongside the PowerPoint.
Download Activity sheet - The Name Game (158 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation
A PowerPoint presentation which contains photos and sound clips. Click through the pages to hear the descriptions and see some pictures.
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Christmas
Listen to a sound recording of several people talking about their childhood memories of Christmas.
Duration: 10 Minutes
Activity Information:
A PDF activity sheet with instructions on how to use the sound recording and photos.
Download Childhood Christmas Activity information (128 KB)
Photos:
Printable photos PDF.
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Christmas presents and food
1-hour group session
A tried and tested session plan to use with the accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Includes activity ideas, talking points and suggested music.
Duration: 1 Hour
Session plan:
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use alongside the PowerPoint presentation.
Download 1 hour group session Childhood (133 KB)
PowerPoint presentation:
Contains embedded sound recordings, photos and song words.
Toys and Games Bingo
16 sound clips (six sound effects and 10 spoken descriptions of toys); PDF of 6 bingo cards to print (1 has pictures to match purely the sound effects, 1 has pictures to match with all spoken descriptions, 4 are a mixture of sound effects and spoken words).
Duration: 10 minutes
Activity Information
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use with the bingo card and sound clip.
Download Activity sheet - Toys and Games Bingo (119 KB)
Bingo Card
PDF bingo card.
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What’s he on about?
A sound clip which has some words ‘bleeped out’. There is an opportunity to pause and rewind during the recording if you need to listen again. Two PDF images to talk about if more prompts are required.
Duration: 5 minutes
Activity Information
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use alongside the 'Guessing Game' sound clip.
Download Activity sheet - What's he on about (102 KB)
PDF Images
Two PDF images to talk about if more prompts are required.
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Guessing Game
Soundcast – Perilous Play
A sound clip which can be paused to clarify and discuss what has been said. PDF image to talk about, if a further prompt is required.
Duration: 10 minutes
Activity Information
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use alongside the 'Soundcast' sound clip and 'Perilous Playtimes' photo.
Download Activity sheet - Soundcast - Perilous Playtimes (150 KB)
Soundcast Perilous Playtimes Photo
PDF containing an image
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Soundcast
Sounds of a summer garden
To listen to 2 minutes of sound recordings which have no words. To reflect on how the sounds make you feel, what they remind you of etc.
Duration: 2 minutes
Activity Information
A PDF activity sheet with instructions for use alongside the PowerPoint.
Download Activity sheet - Simply Sounds - of a summer garden (89 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint presentation which contains 2 minutes of sound and 3 images.