Brentford FC Community Sports Trust joined the English Football League Trust and Ferrero to launch the Joy of Moving Home School Festival last week. The festival features home school activities and games to get children and their families moving and having fun. It follows the launch of the new online Joy of Moving Resource Hub.
The games and activities are based on the unique Joy of Moving methodology, developed by Ferrero with key independent parties including Foro Italico (Rome University) and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI). This methodology inspires children to move through play across the world, whilst developing key skills in four major areas: physical fitness, motor coordination, cognitive functions and creativity and life skills. In order to help families plan their festival, the EFL Trust put together a timetable that can be seen below.
1️⃣.0️⃣0️⃣ Scavenger Hunt
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
It's time to get the #JOMHomeFestival started 🎉 Firstly we need some items for this afternoon... Go on a 'Scavenger Hunt' in your house to find the items in the picture!
⚽ 🍶 ✏️ 🧸
Workbook 👉https://t.co/pSzbhwlxwJ pic.twitter.com/6xoUNZIZrK
1️⃣.1️⃣0️⃣ Warm up 😅
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
It's time to warm up for the #JOMHomeFestival with Steve Camacho, a coach from @CAFCTrust
Can you do the first 5 exercises with Steve? pic.twitter.com/Qy5oQoFxkx
1️⃣.1️⃣5️⃣ Keepy Uppy
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
⚽ We've chosen Keepy Uppy as our first game of #JOMHomeFestival & we asked @johnfarnworth for some help!
How many can you do? pic.twitter.com/POMBPm9lGh
1️⃣.3️⃣0️⃣ Word search
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Have you started the word search? We've helped you out with one word 'Fun'.
Remember to have fun with the #JOMHomeFestival 😀 pic.twitter.com/WmBnBRHtNM
1️⃣.4️⃣5️⃣ Elastic Bridge
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Time for our 2nd game of the afternoon. Watch the video to learn how to play 🌉#JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/GBnG89hlHd
2️⃣.0️⃣0️⃣ Break time
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
🚰 Time to hydrate! Did you know children should aim to drink about 6-8 glasses of fluid per day.#JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/3vMGzpylIS
2️⃣.1️⃣0️⃣ A-Z of...
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Do you know your fruit & veg or sports? 🍌 🎾
Complete the A-Z worksheet and share your answers with us 😀
Workbook 👉 https://t.co/pSzbhwlxwJ #JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/JPEciXtZHt
2️⃣.3️⃣0️⃣ Hot Potato
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Now it’s time for game 3, ‘Hot Potato’…#JoyofMoving style 🔥🍠
A perfect one for the garden #JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/jBIpkdUeWi
2️⃣.4️⃣5️⃣ What am I good at?
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
List 5 the things you are good at.
Then explain how you could help others with your skills 😀
Feel free to share them with #JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/p1GfRkRYKe
3️⃣.0️⃣5️⃣ Break Time!
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Grab a drink and a snack - tell us what your favourite fruit is to snack on?#JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/4thkCBfmfQ
3️⃣.1️⃣5️⃣ Competition Time
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
Well done to everyone involved 👏
✨ Why not enter our #JOMHomeFestival competition to win £500 of @JoyofMovingUK sports materials for your school 👀
➡️ https://t.co/KB5WzrggKC pic.twitter.com/NVn3h1PSHg
3️⃣.4️⃣5️⃣ Final Steps
— EFL Trust (@EFLTrust) May 19, 2020
💭 Time to think about life after lockdown.
✏️ Write a letter to your future self, explaining what you are looking forward to and what you will do after lockdown to be active and have fun.#JOMHomeFestival pic.twitter.com/vf4ZB4be9J
The Joy of Moving Home School Festival will run throughout the week. Keep a look out for what is happening in west London through #JOMHomeFestival or to find more fun games to play visit joyofmovingresourcehub.co.uk. Games and activities are included in the Joy of Moving workbook, which was which can be found here and includes more about the festival and Joy of Moving. The Joy of Moving programme, a Ferrero CSR project, has been supporting Year Five children across EFL Communities in the UK for the past six years.
Joy of Moving complements Brentford FC Community Sports Trust's #BeeatHome initiative that is keeping people active during the Covid-19 outbreak. A full range of what is on offer with #BeeatHome can be seen here. There is still chance to sign up for the Joy of Moving Home School Festival, please email schools@brentfordfccst.com for more information.