Fireside Weekly

Page 2 · Inside the pack

Twelve pages, five sessions, no planning.

This is the Puddings, Pies & Sunday Dinners pack exactly as it prints, followed by how the week runs, day by day.

All twelve pages, exactly as they print.

Tap any page to read it full size. They print on an ordinary office printer, in colour or in a black-and-white version that saves ink, and enlarge to A3 for the group table.

1This week The five sessions at a glance, what to gather, and a note for stand-in staff.
2Monday · The quiz Eight questions with easier choices in brackets, then “Which would you rather?”
3Tuesday · The picture A real old photograph to pass round, with questions to talk about.
4Tuesday · Hands on Kitchen Weights & Measures: ounces, pounds and pints to work out together.
5Wednesday · Read aloud An original short story, with questions to talk about afterwards.
6Wednesday · Talking cards Eight cut-out cards for pairs and one-to-one time.
7Thursday · Music Six songs with the year each came out, and things to ask between them.
8Friday · Debate Statements for a show of hands, then finish the pair.
9Any day · Gentle session For quieter residents, in a small group or one-to-one.
10Puzzles Large-print word search and finish-the-saying.
11Activity record Who took part each day and how, for your files.
12Answers Every answer on one page, so nobody gets caught out.

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How the week runs, day by day.

Every pack opens with a week like this one, from the Puddings, Pies & Sunday Dinners pack. Each day has its own page with a short “How to run it” box. Skip a day if you need to.

Covering for the coordinator? Each day’s page has a short “How to run it” box. Read it once and follow it.

Gather for the week. A mixing bowl and a wooden spoon; a little nutmeg or cinnamon in a cup, to smell; a clean tea towel; music for Thursday, on CD, the radio or online; pens, and copies of page 10 for the puzzles.

Safety. If you share any food or drink, check each resident’s care plan first for texture-modified diets, swallowing plans and allergies. Nutmeg and cinnamon are for smelling, not eating.

  1. 30min
    Monday: The Big Quiz

    Eight questions on Sunday dinners and puddings. Then “Which would you rather?”, with no wrong answers.

  2. 30min
    Tuesday: At the Table

    A photograph to pass round: cutting the bread at home in Eltham, London, 1940. Then Kitchen Weights & Measures.

  3. 30min
    Wednesday: Everyone Had a Job

    A short story to read aloud, written for the pack, then the talking cards.

  4. 30min
    Thursday: Songs to Eat and Drink To

    Six songs with something to eat or drink in the title. Play them on CD, the radio or online.

  5. 30min
    Friday: The Great Pudding Debate

    Read a statement out and ask for a show of hands. Then get someone from each side to say why.

  6. 15min
    Any day: A Gentle Session

    For residents who find a group too much, or who are in bed today. Kitchen smells and things to hold do most of the work.

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