This was given to me by a friend
Haberdashers 5+
Format
Children were seen in groups of 5 and were grouped according to their birthdays for instance all the children born in September were grouped together. There were 4 teachers interviewing the children and the children moved around and saw each teacher.
Teacher 1
1.Question : Do you have any brothers or sisters ? what their names and how old are they.
- Question: children were asked to read a book called ? The Bear?
- Question: Children were asked to write two sentences.
- Task: children were asked to add using 3 numbers for instance
2+3+1 = ? and were given 2 numbers to take away there were 6 addition questions and 4 subtraction questions and were asked to write the answers on a piece of paper. There were 10 of these questions. Which she marked there and then
Teacher 2
- Task children were given a train set and asked to assemble it including arranging ttracks putting on trains, carriages and bridges.
- Task : Children were given playdough and asked to make a crocodile, then a spider with 8 legs and then asked to make their own object from playdough.
Teacher 3
- Task : Threading and Sequencing exercise: Children were given a piece of string with fishes of different colours and were asked to complete the pattern. This was also repeated with different coloured teddy bears, then there were asked to thread their own pattern.
2.Task. Children were given some sort of balancing exercise where they were asked to balance both sides of the boat using bricks and then to make one side lighter and one side heavier.
- The children were asked to join three men to the right houses, the men were red, blue and green and they were asked to use the right colour for each man to draw a line to the house.
Teacher 4
- Task: Children were given about six words jumbled up and asked to arrange the words in the right order to make a sentence there were 2 of these questions.
a. The children were at a party.
b.
- Task: The children were asked to put 3 pictures with 1 sentence each in the right order.
a. Mee went to the School Band
b. She watched the School Band
c. She lost her balloon on the stage
- Task: Children were asked 13 words and opposite questions including the opposite
Them, They, Black, White, man, up, big, boy, night, right, she, him, dark
- Task : Children were asked to read an invitation: February the 10th you are invited to the party 10pm adults 25p Children 10p at 10pm something about juggling