Year 7 project -

Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month -

June

Hi year 7,

I hope you are staying safe and well.

GRTHM stands for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. Every year, during the

month of June, people are encouraged to join together and celebrate the diversity and

richness that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities bring to the UK.

Send your finished work to kjones@beech.evolvetrust.org

• Literacy Task - Write a diary from the perspective of a traveller

• Numeracy Task –. Extend the pattern sequence

• Science Task – Make a grass head.

• Humanities Task – Create a flag that symbolises you

• Art Task – Design a Romani wagon

• P.E Task – Have a go at Flamenco – A Spanish dance that came from the Gypsy

culture.

• Food Task – Make Cinnamon Saffron Galuski.

Stay safe ☺

From Mrs Jones

Note to parents/carers –

Tasks are labelled with *, **, or *** based on their level of difficulty, *** being the most difficult

Lesson – Literacy – What makes a good diary entry?

Task – Write a diary from the perspective of a traveller

First up – Read the GRTHM factsheet

(The sheets have been given *, ** and *** to help you choose which one is best for you to read)

GRTHM Factsheet *

First up – Read the GRTHM factsheet

(The sheets have been given *, ** and *** to help you choose which one is best for you to read)

GRTHM Factsheet **

First up – Read the GRTHM factsheet

(The sheets have been given *, ** and *** to help you choose which one is best for you to read)

GRTHM Factsheet ***

Dear diary Introduction Written in the past tense

personal pronouns (me, I, we, my)

Talks about feelings. Time conjunctions (e.g. before , next, after that

Written as if talking to someone

Date paragraphs

Lesson – Literacy – What makes a good diary entry?

Task – Write a diary from the perspective of a traveller*

First up:

Discuss and label the features of a diary.

Plan your diary entry * – you may want to use your fact sheet to help you

Imagine you are a traveller and you have moved to a new site. Explain how what is happening,

how you feel and the difficulties you face.

What date is it? You can choose any date – it doesn’t have to be today

Where have you moved to, what is it like there?

What is your wagon/trailer like?

What can you see? What can you hear? What can you smell?

What difficulties are you facing? How does this make you feel?

Use your fact sheet and plan to write your diary using the template *

Draw a picture to show what happened on your chosen date?

Date: ___________________________

______________________________,

Today I arrived at ____________________________, It is______________________________

here. I travelled in my wagon with __________________________________________________

My wagon is ___________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________.

I can see ______________________________________________________________________

I can hear ______________________________________________________________________

There is a smell of _______________________________________________________ in the air.

One of the difficulties I’m facing is____________________________________________________

_________________________________and it makes me feel ____________________________

From ______________________________________________________

Dear diary Introduction Written in the past tense

personal pronouns (me, I, we, my)

Talks about feelings. Time conjunctions (e.g. before , next, after that

Written as if talking to someone

Date paragraphs

First up:

Discuss and label the features of a diary.

Lesson – Literacy – What makes a good diary entry?

Task – Write a diary from the perspective of a traveller**

Plan your diary entry ** – you may want to use your fact sheet to help you

Imagine you are a traveller and you have moved to a new site. Explain how what is happening,

how you feel and the difficulties you face.

What date is it? You can choose any date – it doesn’t have to be today

Where have you moved to, what is it like there?

What is your wagon/trailer like?

What can you see? What can you hear? What can you smell?

What difficulties are you facing? How does this make you feel?

.

Draw a picture to show what happened on that day

Use your fact sheet and plan to write your diary using the template **

Date: ___________________________

______________________________,

Today I arrived at ____________________________, It is ______________________________

here. I travelled in my wagon with__________________________________________________

My wagon is ___________________________________________________________________.

I can see __________________________________and _________________________________

I can hear ______________________________________________________________________

There is a smell of ______________________________________________________ in the air.

The difficulties I am facing are______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

and I feel ______________________________________________________________ because

_______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________.

From ______________________________________________________

Dear diary Introduction Written in the past tense

Uses some personal pronouns (me, I, we, my)

Talks about feeling, reactions and opinions

from writers point of view

uses time conjunctions to show when things

happened (e.g. before , next, after that

Written as if talking to someone (informal)

writes about events that are important to the writer

Uses paragraphs to organise events

First up:

Discuss and label the features of a diary.

Lesson – Literacy – What makes a good diary entry?

Task – Write a diary from the perspective of a traveller***

Plan your diary entry *** – you may want to use your fact sheet to help you

Imagine you are a traveller and you have moved to a new site. Explain how what is happening,

how you feel and the difficulties you face.

What date is it? You can choose any date – it doesn’t have to be today

Where have you moved to, what is it like there?

What is your wagon/trailer like?

What can you see? What can you hear? What can you smell?

What difficulties are you facing? How does this make you feel?

Use your fact sheet and plan to write your diary using the template ***

Date: ___________________________

______________________________,

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

From __________________________________________

Lesson – Numeracy – What comes next?

Task – Extend the pattern sequence*

Traditional Romani wagons were called vardo. They were beautifully designed and very

colourful. Look at the sequences below, identify the pattern and add the next 5 shapes/colours.

Lesson – Numeracy – What comes next?

Task – Extend the pattern sequence**

Traditional Romani wagons were called vardo. They were beautifully designed and very

colourful. Look at the sequences below, identify the pattern and repeat it at least once.

Lesson – Numeracy – What comes next?

Task – Extend the pattern sequence***

Traditional Romani wagons were called vardo. They were beautifully designed and very

colourful. Look at the sequences below, identify the pattern and repeat it at least once.

TASK – Make a grass head

Lesson – Science – What do seeds need to grow?

Task – Make a grass head

Traditionally, many Gypsies and travellers worked on farms, for example, fruit picking, harvesting

and planting.

First up – Watch this video to find out what seeds and plants need to grow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RXVhiUnTA8

List the 5 key things that plants need – using the video to help you.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________

You will need:

• Old tights or 1 old sock

• Seeds- Grass seed is ideal but you can use whatever seeds you’ve got handy. Chives, rye or alfalfa seeds also work well.

• Compost - for stuffing. Or some soil from your garden.

• Small yoghurt pot

• Decorations – your own drawings on paper will work really well if you don’t have googly eyes etc. available

• Water-proof glue - For sticking on the decorations.

Instructions

Step 1: Cut off an 8" (20cm) section of your tights, or one of your socks that includes the toe.

Step 2: Stretch the tight/sock over a large cup or mug, and spoon in about 2 teaspoons full of

grass seeds.

Step 3: Pack in some sawdust or potting soil. Aim for the head to be roughly tennis ball sized.

Step 4: Tie a knot to close the end. No need to cut off the dangly bit.

Step 5: You can make a bulbous nose or ears by grabbing a bit of tight and twisting. Fasten base

of the nose with some thread or a small rubber band.

Step 6: Decorate! Use fabric scraps or permanent marker to decorate the face, and coloured

paper to make the yoghurt container into a dress or a suit or whatever you like - get creative! Just

make sure that any glues or markers you use for the head are water-proof.

Growing your Grass Heads

When you’re ready to grow your head, give it a good dunking in a bowl of water to moisten the sawdust/soil. Half-fill the yoghurt container with water, and put the head on top, with the excess stocking dangling down into the water. Put your creation on a windowsill or somewhere with plenty of sunlight. Check every day to make sure the head is moist - you might need to dribble a few drops of water onto the head now and then.

Continue the investigation

Make more than one grass head.

o What happens if your grass head gets no sun light, but still gets water?

o What happens if your grass head gets sun light but no water?

o What happens if you put your grass head in a cardboard box, with only a small hole of

sunlight getting in?

Lesson – Humanities – What does the Romani flag symbolise?

Task – Create a flag that symbolises you

First up -

The official Romani flag is a symbol for all people who identify as Roma. It is not

the flag of a country, but a people.

The flag is blue and green with a red wheel in the centre.

Blue symbolises the sky and the heavens. It stands for external spiritual values.

Green is for the land, nature and environment. It symbolises earth and growth.

The red wheel symbolises movement and progress.

TASK: Colour the Roma flag – using the information above.

TASK: Create a flag that symbolises you

Think about…

Things you

could

include…

What is your favourite

colour? Could you include

this?

What are your

hobbies?

What is your

personality like? Are

you always happy?

Are you brave? Do

you make your friends

laugh?

What is your favourite

lesson at school?

Do you have pets?

What are you really

good at?

Who do you live

with?

Where do you live?

Where was you born?

What is your full

name?

Do you have a middle

name?

Lesson – Humanities – What does the Romani flag symbolise?

Task – Create a flag that symbolises you*

This is my flag, I have included…

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

Word bank –

colour pet name hobby live born dog cat red pink blue yellow

Mansfield mum dad sister brother football maths English

P.E colouring dancing happy funny brave orange

purple singing smiling friend school

Lesson – Humanities – What does the Romani flag symbolise?

Task – Create a flag that symbolises you**

This is my flag; I have included _________________________________ because

________________________________________________________________.

I used the colour(s) __________________________________________ to

symbolise ________________________________________________________

I have put a picture of a ______________________________________ on my

flag because _____________________________________________________.

The ________________________________________ on my flag, symbolises

________________________________________________________________

Word bank –

colour pet name hobby live born dog cat red pink blue yellow

Mansfield mum dad sister brother football maths English

P.E colouring dancing happy funny brave orange

purple singing smiling friend school

Lesson – Humanities – What does the Romani flag symbolise?

Task – Create a flag that symbolises you***

Explain what you have included on your flag and what it symbolises about you.

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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Lesson – Art

Task – Design a Romani Wagon

First up – Use the internet to search for pictures of traditional Romani wagons.

Traditional Romani wagons were called vardo. A vardo is a traditional horse-drawn wagon used

by British Romanichal Travellers as their home. Roma people travelled in them about 200 years

ago. They were beautifully designed and very colourful.

Lesson – P.E – What is Flamenco dancing?

Task – Have a go at Flamenco

What is Flamenco dancing?

Flamenco dancing is a Spanish dance that came from the Gypsy Culture

First up: Before you start dancing, make sure your body is warm and ready for exercise.

Click the link, to follow the video warm up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1zuAsoGpl4

It is really important now that you have finished your exercise for today – that you complete a

cool down to get your body back to normal after your exercise.

Click the link, to follow the video cool down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rOQKt6z0d4

Click the link to complete the lesson on Flamenco dancing, maybe your family might want to join

in too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQj6SLN1oGk

Recipe adapted from Ian Hancock, We Are the Romani people

• 1 Cup flour • 1 Teaspoon baking powder • 1 Cup marzipan • 1 Teaspoon cinnamon • 3 Cups milk (roughly) • 1 Teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/4 saffron to tast

Lesson – Food – What are Cinnamon Saffron Galuski?

Task – Make Cinnamon Saffron Galuski

Galuški is a lovely dessert of marzipan dumplings served in milk, sort of like a warm

cereal. This recipe is adapted from the book ‘We are the Romani people’

Ingredients

• 1 Cup flour

• 1 Teaspoon baking powder

• 1 Cup marzipan

• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon

• 3 Cups milk (roughly)

• 1 Teaspoon vanilla

• 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/4 saffron to taste

Directions

Mix the flour, marzipan, and baking powder together until it forms a stiff paste. Fashion the paste into balls as big as the end of your thumb. In a pot, combine the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and saffron and bring to a boil.

Drop the dumplings into the boiling milk. Once they swell and float to the surface, remove from heat and serve in colourful bowls with the milk they were cooked in.

What is your opinion?

• Do you like it? Do you not like it?

• What does it taste like?

• Would you make it again?