learning programme resource pack

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At Break, we are dedicated to making life better for children and young people across East Anglia. We work tirelessly to provide care, support, and a brighter future for the young people who need us, for as long as they need us, and we are committed to opening the door to brighter tomorrows.

With children’s homes across East Anglia, a centre for families in crisis, and services for children with disabilities and their families, Break’s work enables members of our community to look to the future with hope.

Break’s fundraising is bold and creative – our trilogy of GoGo public art trails being a stand- out representation of our upbeat and positive attitude. Working with Wild in Art, the trails have consisted of animal sculptures which are sponsored by local businesses, who then commission artists to transform them into incredible works of art. After being displayed on the streets, the sculptures are sold at auction. There was GoGoGorillas! in 2013, GoGoDragons! in 2015, and GoGoHares! in 2018 – all of which generated a huge buzz about Norwich and Norfolk, and in total raised over £1 million to change young lives.

In 2020, it is Cambridge’s turn to host Break’s latest trail. Cows about Cambridge will feature up to 50 sculptures, providing an interactive trail for the public, a brilliant development opportunity for Cambridge businesses, and a fantastic way for local artists to get their work out there and on display. will brighten up Cambridge for 10 weeks next spring before being sold at auction with all proceeds going to Break.

Together we can keep changing young lives.

Rachel Cowdry CEO, Break www.break-charity.org

Contact details Name: Clare Hayes Position: Learning Programme Co-ordinator – Cows about Cambridge Contact number: 07939 252 191 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cowsaboutcambridge.co.uk

CowsaboutCambridge @CowsAboutCambs @cowsaboutcambridge #cowsaboutcambridge

You can also follow Wild in Art @wildinart and Break @break_charity Message from morgan sindall Construction and mjs Construction

We are delighted to be sponsoring the Cows about Cambridge project as the Learning Programme Associate. We want to involve as many of our city’s children and young people as possible in an event that celebrates creativity, attracts thousands of visitors and raises money for a very deserving cause. We are thrilled that so many schools and youth groups have signed up to the Learning Programme so far.

Morgan Sindall Construction has been in Cambridge for over 75 years and has been a partner of Cambridgeshire County Council for over 10 years, building schools around the county, so it seems very appropriate that we should be supporting this fantastic event. It provides opportunities for young people to develop new skills and experiences that increase their life chances and contribute to the growth of their community.

MJS Construction has been working in Cambridge for over 20 years and has worked in partnership with Morgan Sindall on many of their schools projects, and is similarly keen to support this project, helping students to develop their creativity, problem-solving and teamwork skills, all of which are essential in the construction industry.

Both organisations would like this project to help raise awareness of the opportunities available to young people in the construction industry locally, and would therefore like to offer prizes to the school teams that produce the most creative and exciting mini-moos. Prizes will include gift packs, site visits and work experience, so just like the construction industry, the project doesn’t end when the design is complete.

Thank you for engaging with the Cows about Cambridge Learning Programme. We trust it will be of great benefit to your students and young people (as well as to the city as a whole), and, perhaps give them some awareness of a new possibility for their futures – with a career in construction. Timeline 7 November 2019 Briefing session takes place. Mini moos and resource packs available for collection.

Early November 2019 Mini moos delivered to schools.*

22 November 2019 Deadline for orders of mini moos.

w/c 25 November 2019 2nd briefing session for late sign ups.

22 January 2020 Deadline for the return of design submission form.

Nov 2019 - Feb 2020 Sculptures to be decorated and completed in schools. 10 February 2020 Sculptures to be returned to Wild in Art.

w/c 16th March 2020 Herd of Creativity Launch Event.

30 March - 6 June 2020 Sculptures exhibited in cultural and leisure venues throughout Cambridge.

w/c 8 June 2020 Sculptures returned to schools and community groups.*

w/c 8 June 2020 Evaluation to be completed.

*Delivery/collection can be arranged for a nominal cost of £30 per journey or £75 for all three journeys if within a 25 mile radius of Cambridge city centre. Your sculpture template

Please copy this page as a classroom worksheet. Your sculptureYour sculpturetemplate template

Please copy this page as a classroom worksheet. design submission form

In order to allow us to create signage plaques, and to post details and descriptions of your sculpture on the project website and app, we require you to complete a design submission form.

You can do this online at https://forms.gle/DopowrbxydrDtRW67 or access the form through the Cows about Cambridge learning programme online portal.

Please complete the design submission form by 22 January 2020.

Your school or group has full creative licence when designing and creating your sculpture, although we ask that you avoid brands or trademarked imagery.

If you have questions about your sculpture or the art materials to use please email: [email protected] spiritual, moral, Cultural and social development pshe and Citizenship Geography maths • Exploration of the cow as a sacred animal in Hinduism. • Cows are very sociable animals and can • Map out local farms in your area to create • Play the place value maths game Bulls and Cows. • What other animals have been classed as sacred or become stressed when they aren’t near an infographic of the different types of Use it to practise recognising numbers, writing have been worshipped in other cultures and religions? their friends. What are the signifiers of agriculture found in the local area. What numbers and place value, along with problem solving. • Vegetarianism and veganism – debate and discuss. friendship in humans? Create a poster do they supply and to whom? • Create cow-related maths puzzles using legs and • Use Children Who Changed the World by Marcia using cows as your muses. • Research and map out the areas of the eyes. For example, if you and your pet cow go for a Williams to begin discussions about the power of • Hold a Cows About Cambridge world that have the highest levels of walk, how many legs do you have together? If in a young people’s voices. Highlight the current work celebration event for your community. methane production. crowd of people and cows there are twice as many of Greta Thunberg and other child activists. • Chewing the Cud – climate debate about • Visit a local dairy farm and create a bird’s-eye cows as people and 50 legs in total, how many of • Develop micro and macro level understanding of cows contributing to global warming. model and its key features – fields, barns, each mammal are there? climate change. Create individual/group local and silage pit, slurry lagoon, cow sheds etc. • Convert gallons of milk into litres – find out how global plans for ways in which you can look after much milk a cow produces in a day and the cost per your environment. gallon/litre.

Computing • Use a programming app to create a game about science a cow, with a cumulative score for eating flowers, • Cow Close Up: Study cows’ eyes in comparison to or hazards to avoid. humans’ – look for the similarities and differences. • Design and produce a booklet to accompany your • Methane gas production: The trouble with cows’ Cows About Cambridge art trail. bottom burps! Create a project around the • Produce a fact-filled booklet and/or presentation contribution of methane gas to the current climate about the life of cows. crisis and what steps could be taken to alleviate Cows about Cambridge • Create a vlog about the cows who roam freely on the problems. the Commons in Cambridge. • Milk experiments: Try a magic milk experiment using washing up liquid and food colouring to explore General topic web history the chemical reactions between the fat present in the • Explore Borneo’s 40,000 year old cave paintings milk and the detergent. Turn milk into stone by adding of cattle and the importance of animals in art. vinegar; strain it and mould into interesting shapes. • Study the use and domestication of cattle, in and around Cambridge, to create your own historical trail. • Organic farming – when and why did it start? Create a presentation that explores its origins and the ways in which it helps our environment.

art, design and dt • Design and decorate your Music Cows About Cambridge sculpture. • Create a ‘moo-sical’ using farm-based • Design your own city farm – look at songs and drama production. There are CoFarm.co/Cambridge for inspiration. english lots of songs about farm life – perhaps What animals would you have? What fruit • Write articles, reports and guidebooks to document languages you could make a story around the ones and vegetables would you plant? Create and share your Cows about Cambridge experience. • Create a simple foreign language guide you know? What other awesome creatures a map and poster to advertise it. • Write a poem using Judith Moffett’s Cows and Corn Poem for the Cows About Cambridge art trail. might be on Old Macdonald’s Farm if it was • Create origami cows. (1973) as inspiration. • How do cows communicate? Their in a different country? Can you make up a • Using Steven Brown’s McCoo designs • Explore the idea of farmyard animals typing messages for mooing is usually a sign of unhappiness new version of Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep? as inspiration, create your own rainbow a farmer to find out what might make their life on the farm – what other communication facts can • Stampede! – what instruments/sounds cows with string and ribbon. https://www. better, using ‘Click Clack Moo; Cows That Type’ as inspiration. you find out? Use the Secret Life of could you use to create a rhythmical stevenbrownart.co.uk/pages/mccoos • Make a ‘moo-vie’ script. Cows are incredible creatures Cows by Rosamund Young to help with stampede of cows? • Art History: Explore the work of other – did you know that they babysit for other cows and like to your investigation. • Investigate the sounds and use of yodelling artists who have been inspired by cows, i.e. play hide and seek? What other interesting facts can you • Did you know that cows have regional and kulning, often used to call livestock ’s , Franz Marc’s find out about cows – can you make a script and a short film accents? How many regional accents down from mountain pastures where they Yellow Cow, Andy Warhol’s Cow Wallpaper. about them? can you list? Can you mimic any? How have been grazing during the day. • Write a day in the life of a cowboy/girl. Research farm life in and why have accents come about? different countries. Make the most of being involved in the Cows about Cambridge Themes and cow-nections learning programme by using WEEK 1 WEEK 2 these themed week to inspire your 30 March – trail goes live 6 April – Celebrating Childhood week classroom activities. The Cows get moo-ving Trail launch Week (Easter Weekend) about Cambridge team, sponsors Get your pupils involved in giving out trail There will be a spotlight on the Learning and partners will also be promoting get creative maps and spreading the word that the Programme and the mini moos this week! trail is live! Take a trip see your sculpture Organise a colouring competition using these themes and together we can get moo-tivated in it’s new home with some new mini moo the Cow sculpture templates. Hold a ensure Cows about Cambridge is friends. Visit the main trail and discuss with storytelling session or crafting afternoon as moo-velous as possible! Weekly themes during the art trail your pupils which their favourite large cow for your pupils. Come up with a recipe for (30 March - 6 June 2020) sculpture is and why. a freakshake! How about asking them to Don’t forget to let us know what look at different milk substitutes and taste Mini moo Learning Programme launch test some alternative milks. Think of some you get up to and tag us on event (16 March 2020) farmyard or cow inspired songs and have social media using the hashtag your very own cow-eoke! #cowsaboutcambridge 165th Boat Race

WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 13 April – Environment and Nature week 20 April – Health and Wellbeing week 27 April – Celebrating Cambridge week 4 May – Heroes week There will be a spotlight on sculptures Come out to play! Encourage your pupils There will be a spotlight on Cambridge’s This week is all about celebrating heroes with connections to the environment to walk, run or cycling the trail and heritage and people this week. Encourage and aligns with the national celebrations and nature. Ask your pupils to adopt enjoying it with their friends and family. exploration and discovery of the city. for the 75th anniversary of VE day. Friday good environmental practices – bring Get them to keep count of how many What makes Cambridge unique – the 8 May is a special bank holiday. Spotlight in reusable water bottles, plant some steps they have taken. Organise a selfie universities, the River Cam and all the on city heroes. And of course, those trail wild flower seeds or create an outdoor challenge where pupils are put into teams famous people who have studied and blazers who have completed all the trail. classroom. Organise a spring event and and have to collect as many selfies with lived here. How well do your pupils Celebrate the unsung heroes in your take pupils on a tour of the trail looking at sculptures as possible within a time limit. know the city? Hold a quiz to test their school. Ask your pupil who their heroes the role of art in conservation. Challenge Plant a community garden or allotment knowledge. Encourage them to become are and why. Get your pupils to vote for your students to create works of art from and learn about healthy eating. tourists in their own city. What does living a class hero. There will be a focus on the rubbish. London Marathon in Cambridgeshire mean to them? Community Programme this week. Cambridge Literary Festival VE Day 75th Anniversary

WEEK 7 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 11 May – Belonging week WEEK 8 25 May – Science, Technology and 1 June – Last chance to follow the art trail A spotlight on different communities. A 18 May – Charity week Innovation week (half term) Wave a cheery goodbye to the sculptures closer look at the Community Programme This is the week to show your support Spotlight on sculptures that celebrate on the main trail. Plan a visit to the Farewell and sculptures that promote equality and for the children’s charity Break. Organise science, technology and innovation and Weekend and encourage the pupils to diversity. Cook and eat international foods a trail fundraiser challenge with your Cambridge’s pioneering role in these bring their family and friends. Share a or learn to say ‘Hello’ in the languages students. Give VIP treatment to children fields. throwback to all your favourite trail photos, spoken by the children in your school. who are charity champions. Keep an eye out for STEM focused and the best pics taken of your mini moo. Hold a non-uniform day with a focus on A spotlight on Break, it’s services and the workshops for kids taking place in the city. Start to plan a welcome home party for your the colours of flags from around the world. young people it supports. Check out the Make science and innovation cool and fun! mini moo! fundraising ideas and resources on the Look at the city’s past, present, and future Cambridge Food and Drink Fair TBC online portal. in these fields. Buskers and Street Performers Strawberry Fair Get creative!

Climate Change Creative writing Challenge

‘It’s not just our bottom burps!’ said the cow…

When some people hear the word “methane,” they immediately think about cow farts. However, cow burps are much more problematic: 90 to 95 percent of the methane released by cows comes out of their mouths, while 5 to 10 percent is released in the form of manure and flatulence. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, livestock – including cows, pigs, sheep and other animals — is responsible for about 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Cows are the primary offenders; each animal releases 30 to 50 gallons a day on average. And with an estimated 1.3 to 1.5 billion cows on the planet, that’s a whole lot of methane.

But cows aren’t the main cause of our planet’s methane problem…

We want to stimulate discussion and debate about this important topic and, inspired by the voice given to children and young people about climate change by the likes of Greta Thunberg, we hope this creative writing brief about the topic will be of interest to schools – teachers and pupils alike.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall’s words ring true at a time when discussions about climate change are so prevalent in our society. Her commitment to the protection of chimpanzees and advocacy for animals who cannot speak for themselves provides a fantastic opportunity for creative writing. What would the polar bears say about the ice caps melting? How might the green turtles feel about the plastic filling our seas? What might elephants want to do about their food sources being taken away? And how might these animals offer ideas of change to humans?

Ask pupils to write letters, poetry, short stories or non-fictional essays around the theme of climate change having an effect on animals and the small and big ways we, as humans, can make a difference to our precious world. Cow Wordsearch

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milk udder dairy herbivore leather domesticated barn farm farmers grazing herds grasslands Make a cow bookmark

Use a craft stick (large lollipop stick) to make this lovely cow bookmark. Give it an animal-loving friend or mark your place in your favourite book (maybe even one of the ones on our cow-themed booklist)! you will need:

Craft stick (large lollipop stick) White paint Black paint or marker Wiggle eyes Pink, black and white craft foam Glue instructions: Why not make it look like the rare Paint the craft stick white and red poll cattle breed, leave to dry. which the Cows about Draw or paint black splodges Cambridge sculpture is on the craft stick. based on?

Cut a nose from pink craft foam. Glue the nose to the front of the stick, drawing on nostrils.

Stick on the wiggle eyes.

Cut two horns from white foam and two ears from black foam.

Glue the horns and ears to the back of the stick. Udderly fascinating! facts about our bovine friends:

80 percent of their genes are shared with humans.

Cows spend 10 to 12 hours a day lying down.

Cows have favourite friends and become stressed when they are separated.

Cows have regional accents.

Cows have an excellent sense of smell.

A cow drinks a bathtub full of water every day.

Cows have great memories and can recognise faces after long periods of time.

A cow mooing usually means it is unhappy.

Cattle are herbivores that eat vegetation such as grass. Booklist for cows about cambridge book Description key stage

Cow That Laid An Egg A madcap yet moving story about having the courage Early Years of one’s convictions, even when others doubt you, from and KS1 by Andy Cutbill (author) Andy Cutbill, the creator of Albie, and the award-winning Russell Ayto (illustrator) illustrator Russell Ayto. Marjorie the cow doesn’t feel very special. She can’t ride bicycles or do cartwheels like the other cows. But one morning, Marjorie is astonished to discover something extraordinary… an egg!

Cows in the Kitchen Cows in the kitchen, moo, moo, moo. Ducks on the dresser, Early Years quack, quack, quack. Pigs in the pantry, oink, oink, oink... and KS1 by June Crebin (author); When Tom Farmer wakes up from his nap in the haystack and Katherine McKewin he finds pandemonium in the farmhouse! Out of the (illustrator) farmhouse, shoo, shoo, shoo, he sends the animals back to the yard. But it isn’t long before Tom Farmer’s fast asleep again and the cows, the ducks, the pigs, the hens and the sheep come creeping back into the farmhouse to have some more fun!

A Visit to City Farm The journeys in this picture book will keep the reader KS1 engaged throughout. The children of Rainbow Class walk by Verna Wilkins along a busy road to take an underground train. They are (author), Karin off on an exciting day out. Meet alpacas and llamas, pigs Littlewood (illustrator) and ponies and so much more in this city farm surrounded by skyscrapers! True diversity in all its various forms. This book was made with the children of Chalkhill Primary School, Wembley. Year 5 children helped develop the story, choosing the characters’ names and writing poems for the book.

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows Now the inspiration for a new Christmas special, CLICK, KS1 That Type CLACK, MOO: Christmas on the Farm. Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day by Doreen Cronin and long he hears: Betsy Lewin Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. But Farmer Brown’s problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes! Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown’s farm upside-down! This is the quirky, hilarious farmyard tale that started from New York Times bestselling duo of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Booklist for cows about cambridge book Description key stage

Cows In Action: Another hilarious, action-packed adventure from the Astro- KS1/KS2 The Ter-Moo-Nator nomically popular Steve Cole. Genius Cow professor McMoo and his trusty sidekicks – Pat and Bo, are star agents of the by Steve Cole C.I.A – short for Cow in Action. They travel through time, fighting evil bulls from the future and keeping history on the right track… When Professor McMoo invents a time Machine, he and his friends are soon attacked by a terrifying Ter-moo- nator – a deadly robo-cow who wants to mess with the past and change the future. That’s the start of an ADVENTURE that takes McMoo, Pat and Bo from cow paradise in the future to the SCARY dungeons of King Henry VIII. Perfect for children starting to read chapter books.

How Food Gets from Have you ever wondered how your breakfast cereal or a KS1/KS2 Farms to Shop Shelves banana gets on to the shelves of your local supermarket? This accessible science book will show you. It explains how by Erika L. Shores food gets from farms to stores and looks at the role the community workers play in this process.

Guardians of the This environmentally positive book contains everything KS2/KS3 Planet: How to be an children need to become guardians of the planet. Kids can Eco-Hero learn how to become keepers of the coasts, friends of the forests, home heroes and much more through a mix of by Clive Gifford and compelling facts, creative activities and proactive tips. Jonathan Woodward Key environmental topics are clearly explained, and the easy-to-follow projects and suggestions help to put the issues in an everyday context. From reusing clothes and composting food to reducing water waste and giving wildlife a helping hand, this book will encourage children to engage with environmental problems and inspire them to take care of our wonderful planet. The book includes an introduction by ClientEarth, an organisation that uses environmental law to protect oceans, forests and other habitats, as well as all people, and a foreword by Brian Eno.

The Secret Life of Cows A lovely, thoughtful little book about the intelligence of KS3 cows. They can be highly intelligent or slow to understand, by Rosamund Young vain, considerate, proud, shy or inventive. Although much of a cow’s day is spent eating, they always find time for extra-curricular activities such as babysitting, playing hide and seek, blackberry-picking or fighting a tree. This is an affectionate record of an until now secret world. Booklist for cows about cambridge

Here are some more books either about cows or wider environmental themes, sorted by age range. The publisher or author website are included for you to find more information. Enjoy! early years

Farm/cow:

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Animals/environment:

Oi! Get Off Our Train by John Burningham ks1

Farm/cow:

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Trouble on the Farm by Chris Higgins

Animals/environment:

The Lorax by Dr Seuss Why the Animals Came to Town by Michael Foreman (This may be out of print but available secondhand. Foreman writes lots of books about environmental issues; see also One World by same author). ks2

Animals/Environment:

The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann Under the Weather: Stories about Climate Change by Tony Bradman Fire Girl, Forest Boy by Chloe Daykin Swimming Against the Storm by Jess Butterworth ks3

Animals/Environment:

The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan Hoot by Carl Haissen Breathe by Sarah Crossan You Are Mighty: A Guide to Changing the World by Caroline Paul, illustrated by Lauren Tamaki