#SCUChallenge 56 - Space!

Space is an amazing place! From planets and stars to rockets and astronauts, there are so many interesting facts to learn about. For our weekend challenge, we want you to build your very own balloon rocket, recreate the solar system, and learn all about life as an astronaut from Tim Peake! But let's not delay, ready for take off…?

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge56

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 55 - Shadow Drawing

The sun is an amazing 151 million kilometres away from us on earth! But did you know a shadow is created when an object blocks the sun's rays from reaching a surface? Well hopefully the sun will be shining today so that you can create some fantastic shadow pictures! But don't worry if it isn't - it will do very soon, or you could create the sun's light using a torch!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge55

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 54 - Trip Wire!

For today's challenge, we'd like you to get your super special agent skills on, and try and make your way through a maze of trip wires! Can you use all your balancing skills to step carefully over? Can you climb sneakily around? Can you squeeze slowly past? And can you roll steadily under?  Being careful not to trigger the 'alarms', can you make it all the way through and safely complete your secret mission? Good luck!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge54

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 53 - Jam Jar Jam!

Using some really simple house-hold items, we'd like you to make your very own musical instrument, and have a Jam-Jar Jamming session! Over the next few days and weeks, collect a range of glass jars. The greater the range of sizes and shapes the better. Now, let's make some music…
You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge53

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 52 - The Skeleton Challenge!

Did you know, you have 270 bones when you are born, but only around 206 by the time you are an adult? You have 26 bones in one foot alone, and a bone in your ear, the stapes, is the tiniest and lightest in your body! And, without your skeleton, your body would be all floppy and you would fall over! Your skeleton is an amazing piece of engineering, so we challenge you to learn more about it! Let's get going…

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge52

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 51 - The Tooth Challenge!

Our teeth are special - they help us to talk as well as bite and chew our food so that it is small enough to be swallowed safely. We only get one set (well, two!), so it's REALLY important that we look after them well. But did you know, we have 4 different types of teeth in our mouths and each have their own special job? This challenge is made of three parts, earning a maximum of 3 CU credits. So this weekend, we challenge you learn all about your teeth!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge51

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

Spring Home Learning Passport Activity Newsletter - now available!

The Sheffield Children's University Passport home learning activity newsletter for the Spring Bank holiday is now available!

You can find the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/SCUSpringNewsletter

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting Government guidance, all of our Learning Destinations are not running as they normally would. However, many have started to deliver their activities in a different way, using platforms such as Zoom and Youtube which is great to see! Please do check with them directly about this as CU credits can still be earned by taking part in these activities and Learning Destinations will be sending us registers as usual. Others may be producing online, downloadable activities so keep an eye on their websites and social media for more info. We’re also continuing with our 2020: Year of the Nurse and Midwife activities and they’re all included in this newsletter, so there’s plenty to choose from.

On the 25th March 2020, we started to publish our very own Sheffield CU home learning challenges. These are shared every weekday with a special weekend challenge published each Saturday and will continue for the foreseeable future too! Today, we published our 50th daily CU Home Learning Challenge since schools closed to most pupils, and we want to say a HUGE thank you to all those who have taken part so far. We have been overwhelmed by the commitment, resourcefulness and real love of learning we have seen in the children and families who have taken part and we are absolutely LOVING seeing your photos, videos and examples of the fantastic learning you’ve been choosing to do at home! Do keep sharing them with us on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #SCUChallenges.

If you would like to take part in any of the challenges, we have collated details on them all into the newsletter. There is currently no time limit, and no order in which to do these so feel free to pick and chose as you like! Also, there is further info on how you can claim CU credits for completing these challenges if you normally attend a Sheffield school and have a Passport to Learning.

If you see challenges published by other CUs across the county, then do feel free to complete them. To claim your CU credits, you’ll need to download a diary sheet from our website (or use the one attached to the back of this newsletter!) and email it in to us to make sure your credits are counted! Find Learning Destinations in Sheffield (www.sheffield.gov.uk/cu) and beyond at www.childrensuniversity.co.uk

#SCU Challenge 50 - Art Challenge - Can you fill a page?

Drawing, sketching and even doodling can be a really calming activity, as well as being creative and fun! It doesn't need to be the standard of Van Gogh, Picasso or Andy Warhol - just pick up a pencil, some paper and colouring pencils or pens and away you go. 

For this activity, our 50th CU challenge, we want you to FILL your piece of paper with drawings, sketches or even doodles! Can you completely cover your page?

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge50

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 49 - Make your own Musical Instrument!

Music has been proven to make people feel happier and calmer, as it's another way of being really creative. You don't need to be an expert musician either - just willing to have a go and make some interesting sounds. So, here's a challenge to help you along the way. You might have a musical instrument at home but leave that one in it's storage just for now…because we want you to get creative and make your own instrument! Maybe a version of one that already exists, or maybe you could even create a brand new instrument of your own?

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge49

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 48 - Thank a Teacher!

We all know that teachers are AMAZING! They prepare exciting lessons, they help us learn and they really care about ALL of the children in their classes and school. But it's not just the teachers in our schools who are AMAZING - there's a whole army of staff who work hard to make sure we have everything we need to learn. The Teaching Assistants, Learning Mentors, office staff, lunchtime staff, music teachers, cleaners, PE staff…and lots more! Even though most children are learning at home right now, the staff at your school are still working really hard, either in school or from home, so it's right that we use today to say a great, big 'THANK YOU' to them.

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge48

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 47 - Quick Time Building with Magic Slime

Today's challenge is a fun way to make slime using only a few ingredients! This is sometimes called 'Non-Newtonian Slime'. A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid that does not follow Newton's law of viscosity (this means it stays runny, even if you press it or squash it). In non-Newtonian fluids, viscosity (or how runny it is) can change when under force to either more liquid or more solid. Ketchup, for example, becomes runnier when shaken and is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid.

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge47

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 46 - Create a Magical Garden!

Even if you don't have a big garden or outdoor space at home, why not create a magical garden which can be stored anywhere? Could you create one for fairies, elves, goblins or other magical creatures that might visit? Make sure you keep a look out for signs that they've visited while you weren't looking!
You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge46

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 45 - Harry Potter!

We've excited to bring you our latest weekend CU Home Learning Challenge…all about the wizarding world of Harry Potter! Yes, there are four challenges for you to complete - each one earning a CU credit if you have a Passport to Learning.

So Sheffield CU Hogwarts students, are you ready for wizard school? Off we go…

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge45

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 44 - Find a Pen Pal!

The art of letter-writing has become less common with the invention of the internet, email, texting and messaging via social media.  This makes receiving a personal letter even more exciting nowadays, so for today's challenge, we want you to help make someone's day and write them a letter. You could even become 'pen pals' - where you write to each other regularly, telling them all about what you've been up to, etc.  

It's important to ask an adult to help you arrange who you will become pen pals with and write to - Maybe a friend from school? Maybe a family friend? Or you could write a one-off letter to the residents in your local care home?

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge44

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 43 - Your Family has got Talent!

To complete today's challenge, we are asking that you plan, rehearse and perform a talent and then create your own family/friends talent show. Now is the perfect time to practice a new skill and what better way to show off these skills than to perform them in your very own talent show!

This is a brilliant opportunity to get all your family/friends involved either in your home, or via video call and also to learn what everyone is good at or if they have a special talent/skill. You could even make some of them judges, whilst others are performers too. Let's get started!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge43

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 42 - Alphabet Workout!

It's time to get active for today's challenge as we want you to create your very own alphabet workout!

What words do you think of, when someone says ‘Sheffield Children’s University’? Proud, achieve, learn, celebrate? We want you to make a list of all the ones you can think of and then using our alphabet workout table, spell out the word and complete the matching exercise!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge42

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 41 - Make your own dream catcher!

Dream catchers were created by an indigenous group of people living in North America. Traditionally used by children, the idea is that a dream catcher is hung above someone's bed while they sleep, and during the night bad dreams get trapped in the web, so they're unable to reach the dreamer. When the sun rises the next day, those bad dreams disappear. Good dreams, on the other hand, pass through the dream catcher and slide down the feathers to the sleeping person.​ Today we challenge you to get creative and make your own dream catcher!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge41

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 40 - Cook Book Challenge

Cooking is one of the most important life skills you can learn, and being able to read and follow a recipe opens up a world of possibilities and might even lead to creating your own recipe one day too! In the meantime, we think now is a great time to reflect on all the delicious things you like to make and eat so we challenge you to make your very own cookbook that you can use, and share with family and friends too!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge40

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 39 - Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020!

Did you know that 2020 is the international Year of the Nurse and Midwife? Perfect timing we think! It's a chance to celebrate all the wonderful work that nurses and midwives do right across the world. It's also a chance for us to say 'thank you' to them, to learn about their roles and perhaps even think about becoming a nurse, a midwife or any of the thousands of jobs that are vital to the NHS.

We've been working since last year with colleagues in the NHS who are developing a number of CU activities especially for us, which will run throughout this year and on into next year. By taking part in the challenges you'll learn about different areas of the NHS, famous nurses and their stories, as well as how to deal with a range of common illnesses and a bit of first aid to help deal with minor injuries too.

Thanks once again to our amazing NHS colleagues - for these challenges of course but also for all the magnificent work they are all doing at the moment. We hope you enjoy them!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge39

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 38 - Make your own Pen Pot!

It's Friday and today we challenge you to re-use and recycle your waste (cardboard inners from kitchen and toilet rolls or old tin cans from the kitchen) and turn it into a colourful container to hold your pens and pencils, a must have for any desk!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge38

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 37 - Tornado in a Bottle!

Tornadoes are the most violent of all atmospheric storms and a truly amazing thing to see. We don't get many in the UK so today we challenge you to have a go at making your very own tornado in a bottle!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge37

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 36 - Elmer the Elephant!

Happy Wednesday! Today's task is focused on a much loved literary character - Elmer the Elephant!

We challenge you to get creative and make your very own Elmer, and then write your very own adventure story which features Elmer as the main character!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge36

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 35 - Salt Dough Memories

Today, we challenge you to make your very own salt dough memories! This is a way to capture your family's hand prints during the time when we all had to stay indoors. In future years, you'll be able to look back, reflect on this time and see how much you and your hands have grown too!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge35

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 34 - Superhero Yoga!

Good morning, and happy Monday! We really hope you had a lovely weekend.

For today's challenge, we want you to bring out your inner superhero and reflect on the superheroes you know in real life too! First, in order for you to learn to be a superhero, you need to learn to breathe like one. Superheroes have a lot to accomplish. If they don’t know how to keep calm when they are saving the world, they’ll never be able to do it!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge34

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 33 - VE Day Commemorations!

It's time for our weekend challenge, and this is a very special one! 8th May 2020 will mark 75 years since VE Day, when people up and down the country celebrated the end of the Second World War for our country. Although we can't go ahead with the thousands of celebration events that were planned, we still want you to learn all about this historic event and have your own celebrations at home. So, here's a few activities to get you going. Remember of course, to keep to the social distancing rules in all your activities!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge33

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges

#SCUChallenge 32 - Rainbow kebabs!

It's Friday! We're celebrating by challenging you to spend some time in your kitchen and make rainbow kebabs!

These vitamin-packed skewers are a simple, colourful and fun way to make sure you are eating some of your 5-a day, and you'll love making them too!

You can download the full challenge here: https://bit.ly/SCUChallenge32

To claim your credits, please complete and return a Sheffield CU Home Learning Challenge Reflection Diary which can be found here: https://bit.ly/SheffCUReflectionDiary

Once you have completed all the challenges, email your reflection diary along with evidence of your completed activity to cu@sheffield.gov.uk (photos/videos etc.) and we'll award CU credits. We can't wait to see your work - please send us a picture along with your reflection diary and feel free to share photos/videos on Facebook and Twitter! #SCUChallenges