Fledge Town Teaching Resources
Age Range
Aimed at primary school children aged 6 - 8 years
Lessons
- Optional baseline activity pre-Fledge Town:
- Lesson A - Imagine Your Future
- Lesson B – Run Around Game
- Lessons 1-7 are centred around a story where a problem needs resolved by the characters.Each lesson includes a range of optional complementary activities. ‘Ask Me’ – Learners select a number from Questions 1-10 (designed to encourage class/individual discussion and reflection).
Characters
10 principal Lina birds undertaking roles in Fledge Town (along with supporting characters).
Roles undertaken by characters are connect to 9 different industry sectors. The first letter within the names of each character signifies their colour of their feathers and represents their role:
| Bird | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Yell | Yellow | Entertainment (performance) |
| Gwana | Green | Protective (keeper of rules) |
| Bun | Brown | Hospitality (cooking) |
| Voss | Violet | Horticulture (gardening) |
| Bear | Blue | Healthcare (medical) |
| Navi | Navy | Transport (navigation) |
| Orrin | Orange | Construction (bridge builder) |
| Rush | Red | Engineering (civil engineer) |
| Oggi | Olive | Environment (collecting and recycling) |
| Dilly | Dark (mixture of colours) | Protective (security) |
Useful Resources
Activities
A wide range of activities provide a flexible approach.
- Individual stories include one or more themed activities – see individual lesson plans.
- Across the full teaching set are connecting activities – described in the set planner.
- Supporting activities can be used to complement one or more activities – see set planner.
Fledge Town career education programme can be facilitated over a set period e.g. one lesson per day / per week / fortnight.
Alternatively …
Incorporate Fledge Town into a school’s curricular programme by linking experiential career learning opportunities with individual career education.
Resource Downloads
Fledge Town School Curricula
Fledge Town Philosophy
Pre-Fledge Town Activities (Optional)
Set planner
Fledge Town Cards / Swap Shop Game
Now return to the Fledge Town home page to start exploring each of the bird's stories
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