wonky resource pack...wonky a resource pack for teachers we hope you enjoyed our show! here are some...

Wonky A resource pack for teachers

We hope you enjoyed our show!

Here are some suggestions for related activities

“Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life’s greatest adventure...”

Taylor Caldwell

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Wonky has an accompanying book of poems, POETRY VERSUS

POTTERY, written in the voices of the characters from the show. It has

illustrations throughout by Rosie Alabaster.


FOOD GROWING

There are many fabulous organisations sharing all the resources you

need to learn about growing food at your school! From planning to

planting, and from plot to plate – here are a few of our favourites:

https://www.foodgrowingschools.org/

https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/

https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/home

https://www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk/

https://www.treesforcities.org/

What are you growing at your school?

Plant the seed! What could you grow in pots on a windowsill at home if

you don’t have a garden? Try cress, lemon pips, herbs, tomatoes or

simply some sunflower seeds!


FOR DISCUSSION:

Solar Pa’nelle loves the meal that Olive has prepared, and tells Jesse that

fresh, seasonal food like Olive has just cooked which is full of nutrients

and vitamins is the perfect fuel she needs to have a healthy body and to

give her the energy to do her job.

What is seasonal food? Why should we try and eat food in season that is

grown locally? It is nice to try foods from all over the world and

different cultures, but what is the impact of food miles?

What is organic food?

What does fair trade mean?

Trixie is not keen on compost. What is it, and why is it good for our

gardens? Do you know what you can put in a compost heap?

Why is it important to have a strong body?

Cooking at home is a lot of fun and it’s very important to learn how to

cook, but it’s also nice to eat out now and then. Have you been to a

restaurant or a café? What did you eat there?

Olive and Messy Jesse weren’t friends at first but they had to learn to

work together in a team to save the day. Why is it important to get along

with others and be kind?

We hope you enjoyed watching WONKY. Have you been to see a play

or a show in a theatre? What did you see?


RECIPE

Have you ever made hummus? It’s a delicious dip and very easy to

make! Ask a grown-up to help you.

Ingredients

You need:

A can of chickpeas

The juice from a lemon

A couple of cloves of peeled garlic, crushed up

A big dollop of tahini

A good glug of olive oil

Salt or other seasoning

Method

Drain the water from the chickpeas and put them in a large bowl. Add a

big dollop of tahini. Then stir in the garlic after you’ve crushed it into

tiny bits, and add the lemon juice. Pour a glug of olive oil in, and then

give the whole mixture a good blitz with a blender. Add a little bit of

salt to taste. If it is a bit solid you can add a little bit of water to get the

right consistency – you should be able to dip lovely things into it

(including a clean spoon/finger). These weight measurements are not

exact! Remember – you can always add ingredients but you can’t take

them away! So taste as you go along and see if it needs a bit more oil or

something.

What can you have with this hummus? Crudités (the French word for

chopped up raw vegetables – pronounced croo-dee-tay) make the perfect

accompaniment! Try carrots, cucumber, celery or peppers. Or lovely

cherry tomatoes! Yum! And great to share with your friends!

Variations – try other pulses such as butter beans, or adding spices such

as turmeric or paprika, or roasting the garlic first.

And before you start preparing your food – remember to wash your

hands!


HALLOWEEN!

Another fun and healthy thing to make is soup – and using a seasonal

pumpkin in autumn can also double up to make a Halloween

decoration!

Don’t waste the scrumptious insides! Help a grown-up scoop out the

flesh of a pumpkin and chop it up and either make a delicious soup out

of it, or simply roast the pieces in the oven, with some drizzled oil and a

sprinkle of salt – yum!

And what about pumpkin seeds too? Remove any fleshy bits, rinse

them, pat them dry and roast them in a drizzle of oil and some salt.

Remember to put aside a few clean, dry, uncooked seeds to be planted

the following spring!

Then help a grown-up carve a jack-o’-lantern out of the skin!


BEES

Rapper Scool Yo has a lot of respect for bees and thinks they are little

hairy-legged heroes. Why is it so important for us to look after bees?

How do they pollinate plants?

What are some of the reasons they are disappearing?

What would happen if there weren’t any bees left?

How about making a bee hotel for your school garden? Here are some

instructions from Friends of the Earth:

https://friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/bee_hotel.pdf

Remember to put out fresh water for wildlife in a shallow dish with

pebbles or something for bees to land on!

And if you see a tired bee struggling in hot weather, mix a bit of sugar

with some water on a spoon for them to drink. It should revive them!


PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Messy Jesse LOVES dancing. Do you? Can you choreograph a routine

and teach it to a group of your friends?

What types of dance is everyone doing here? Which is your favourite?!


PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Coach Outback says: ‘healthy body, strong body, everybody’. Why is it

important to make sure you get plenty of exercise? And why is it

important to warm-up and stretch first?

What are your favourite sports? Are you a team player?!

What are your favourite outdoor activities? Is gardening one of them?

Sport can be very exciting to watch too – think about the Olympics or

Wimbledon or the marathon or the football or rugby World Cup. Have

you been to see a match or a tournament or a race live? What was the

atmosphere like as a spectator? Can you imagine winning a medal?!

Coach Outback upcycled a Frisbee into a medal. Can you upcycle a

medal out of something else?! Or design your own!

A lot of sport is competitive but exercise can also be just for fun! Think

about running around with your friends, or going for a bike ride – or

dancing!


MATHS

Look at these delicious apple pies! Can you divide them into portions so

everybody gets an equal slice?

Divide this pie for 4 people Divide this pie for 5 people

Divide this pie for 8 people Divide this pie for 9 people


ART

Colour these fruits and vegetables in – and can you name them all?


ART

Solar Pa’nelle is an enigmatic pop star who loves healthy eating just as much as

singing and dancing. Jesse says she looks ‘exactly how you’d imagine her to be’.

What do YOU think she looks like? Can you draw a picture of her?

Frame illustration by Rosie Alabaster, from our book POETRY VERSUS POTTERY


MUSIC

Rapper Scool Yo invited you to fill in the gaps in his rap. Can you make up your

own rap? It could rhyme – or you could make unexpected choices, like he does!

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GEOGRAPHY

As well as the brand new restaurant that Olive and Jesse visit, Monsieur

Nincompoop has restaurants in Paris and New York. Which countries

are these cities in? Can you find them on the world map? Which

country do you think he should open his next restaurant in?

Monsieur Nincompoop is French. Have you been to France? Can you

speak any French?

Hello – bonjour

Goodbye – au revoir

Please – s’il vous plait

Thank you – merci

My name is… – je m’appelle…

What else can you say? And what about other languages??


HYGIENE

Whilst Olive is more than happy to get her hands dirty in the garden, she

is always sure to wash her hands before cooking. Why is this important?


OLIVE’S QUIZ!

1) What’s the name of the gardening club I’m in? And who runs it?

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2) Coach Outback enjoys sewing, crafting and upcycling. What is he working on next,

and what kind of stitch will he use?

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3) What did Solar Pa’nelle and I both chain up outside Chez Nincompoop?

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4) Who did Trixie dance with in the competition instead of me?

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5) What should the sous chef have done after going to the toilet?!

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6) What did Trixie bring with her to Chez Nincompoop, in the hope of getting the

restaurant closed down?

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7) What were the two things Rapper Scool Yo suggested we should respect to have

strong friendships?

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8) Do you know what BFF stands for? What do you think VBFF might stand for?

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9) Who won the dance competition but couldn’t go because they had a meeting with

Ofsted?

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10) Can you remember the dance routine?! It starts with ‘plant the seed’. What comes

next? (There’s some sun, some whooping, some rain, and some growing… not in that

order!)

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