Here is a brief CST activities page to help celebrate the summer weather we are currently enjoying.
Before completing the quiz bit, discuss the best things about summer ...
- Sunny, warm and dry days
- Days out and day trips
- Summer holidays
- Sun bathing
- Sitting in the garden and chilling
- Barbecues and picnics
What about the not so good things?
- Too hot to go outdoors
- Having to water the garden
- Getting sunburnt
- Feeling tired
- Hayfever
- Thunderstorms
Discuss this poster and skin health generally.
QUIZ
Next, identify the following people wearing sunglasses and say what they were or are famous for ... (if you click on the first picture a slide show will open)
OR you could play 'Link The Song To The Person'.
Here are my top 10 favourite summer songs. Maybe play a few ...
'Waterloo Sunset', 'The Kinks' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE04w-0lWK0
'Cloudbusting', Kate Bush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw
'Aquarius; Let The Sunshine In', 'The 5th Dimension' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbCH5lnZ6sA
'Sunny Afternoon', 'The Kinks' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOa_OcB3DE
'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life', Stevie Wonder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgBbZBcj5wQ
'Mr Blue Sky', 'The Electric Light Orchestra' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9axQVJF_FYs
'Here Comes The Sun', 'The Beatles' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc
'Summer Nights' , 'Grease' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4&t=41s
'In The Summertime', Mongo Jerry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM
Ask members to name their favourite summer songs.
Ideas for a practical activity could include painting rainbows, because June is 'Pride Month'.
Or you could take photos of members in summer hats and sunglasses.
Or you could go outside if sunny to have a glass of squash and enjoy sunbathing for a few minutes (remember the factor 50 suncream). Take in the view, enjoy the colours, listen out for birdsong, smell the fragrances, feel the textures and maybe taste some herbs or edible flowers.
Answers
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) (Nickname 'The Blonde Bombshell') - 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 'Some Like It Hot', 'The Seven Year Itch'
Song link 'Candle In The Wind', Elton John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1XlMsTgmM
Cary Grant - 'North By North West', 'To Catch A Thief', 'Charade'
Song link 'Affair To Remember', Nat King Cole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiJxIFjqVKE
Paul Newman - 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid', 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof', 'The Sting' & His famous brand of pasta sauces
Song link to 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head', BJ Thomas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyA2f6hGW4
Steve McQueen - 'The Great Escape', 'The Towering Inferno', 'The Thomas Crown Affair'
Song link to 'Like The Windmills Of Your Mind', Noel Harrison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFh-mYh2dQ&t=49s
Princess Diana (Lady Diana Spencer) (Nickname 'Princess of Peoples Hearts') - Married to Prince Charles, Mother to Prince William and Prince Harry, Great charitable works
Song link to 'Lady in Red', Chris DeBurgh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5jSo1Umxs0
Jennifer Aniston - 'Friends' (Rachel Green) & Famous for the 'Rachael hairstyle'
Song link to 'I'll Be There For You', The Rembrandts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9kPks0IfE
Brad Pitt - 'Meet Joe Black', 'Fight Club', 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button'
Song link to 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow & What A Wonderful World', Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7JuZFbnI8s
Keanu Reaves - 'Speed', 'The Matrix', 'John Wick'
Song link to 'Clubbed To Death', Rob Dougan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA
Tom Cruise - 'Top Gun', 'Mission Impossible', 'Jack Reacher'
Song link to 'Take My Breath Away', Berlin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUis9yny_lI
Stevie Wonder - 'Talking Book', 'Songs In The Key Of Life', 'Ebony And Ivory' & Noted for his excellence in music despite blindness
Song link to 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', Stevie Wonder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtPLdL5GWDg
Roger Moore - 'The Saint', 'James Bond' & Credited with inventing (or suggesting) the Wall's 'Magnum'
Song link to 'Live And Let Die', Wings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYQZHNwIUq8&t=10s
Audrey Hepburn - 'Roman Holiday', 'Breakfast At Tiffany's', 'My Fair Lady'
Song link to 'Moon River', Audrey Hepburn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uirBWk-qd9A
John Lennon - Founding member of 'The Beatles', 'Imagine', 'Woman' & Married to Yoko Ono
Song link to 'Imagine', John Lennon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugrAo8wEPiI
Robert Redford - 'The Sting', 'The Way We Were', 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid'
Song link to 'The Way We Were', Barbra Streisand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT0IXTXAnmo
George Michael - Founding member of 'Wham', 'Careless Whisper', 'A Different Corner', 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'
Song link to 'Careless Whisper', George Michael - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ
Michael Jackson - Lived at 'Neverland', Found member of 'The Jackson Five', 'Thriller' is the best selling album of all time
Song link to 'Billie Jean', Michael Jackson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y
Arnold Shwarzenegger - 'The Terminator', 'Predator', 'Total Recall' & Governor of California
Song link to 'Pump It Up', Andreas Gabalier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7i8NgOPOK8
Meghan Markle - 'Suits' & Married Prince Harry. Two children Archie & Lilibet
Song link to 'I'm Just Wild About Harry', Peggy Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kNT-fW-7zA
Elton John - 'Your Song', 'Rocket Man', 'Candle In The Wind' & Writing partner Bernie Taupin
Song link to 'Rocket Man', Elton John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk
Victoria Beckham - Founding member of 'The Spice Girls' & Married to David Beckham
Song link to 'Wannabe', The Spice Girls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ
Kate Middleton - Married to Prince William, Three children George, Charlotte & Louis
Song link to 'Stefania', Klaus Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV63zNYu2Nk
James Dean - 'Rebel Without A Cause', 'East Of Eden', 'Giant'
Song link to 'Vogue', Madonna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiODqI
J.F.K. John Fitzgerald Kennedy - President of the USA. Assassinated in Dallas 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswold
Song link to 'Happy Birthday Mr President', Marilyn Monroe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvoqK6aLE2E
Susan Sarandon - 'The Witches Of Eastwick', 'Thelma And Louise', 'Dead Man Walking'
Song link to "Dammit Janet', 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbpJb7hjb7M
Bob Marley - 'Legend', 'No Woman No Cry', 'Could You Be Loved'
Song link to 'Three Little Birds', Bob Marley & The Wailers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNBCVM4KbUM
Vladamir Putin - Russian President, War monger
Song link to 'Rasputin', 'Boney M' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Oag4hISgU
Olivia Newton-John - 'Grease', 'Xanadu', 'Physical'
Song link to 'Xanadu', ELO & Olivia Newton-John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLi8fTlDEag
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) - First Pope from the Americas (Buenos Aries, Argentina)
Song link to 'Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace' (St Francis's Prayer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYz14jEoaeU
King Charles 111 - Our monarch
Song link to 'God Save The King', National Anthem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGRxn9eCxU
Elvis Presley ('The King Of Rock And Roll) - Lived at 'Graceland', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'It's Now Or Never'
Song link to 'Return To Sender', Elvis Presley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5xxh5UX4U
Donald Trump - 'Apprentice USA', President of the USA
Song link to 'The Apprentice USA' TV theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ptSoUjPa4
Daniel Radcliffe - 'Harry Potter', 'The Woman In Black', 'Victor Frankenstein'
Song link to 'Harry Potter Main Theme', John Williams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oban0vQYy7o&t=113s
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) (Nickname 'The Greatest) - Wold heavyweight boxing champion
Song link to 'Black Superman', Johnny Wakelin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y7VJ7PH7Pc
Sean Connery - 'James Bond', 'The Great Train Robbery', 'The Rock'
Song link to 'You Only Live Twice', Nancy Sinatra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8uYxTJ530&t=12s
Ray Davies - Founding member of 'The Kinks', 'Waterloo Sunset', 'Sunny Afternoon', 'You Really Got Me'
Song link to 'Sunny Afternoon', 'The Kinks' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOa_OcB3DE
Barack Obama - First black President of the USA. Born in Hawaii
Song link to 'Yes We Can' by Will.i.am - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZHou18Cdk
Joan Collins - 'Dynasty', 'The Bitch', 'The Stud'
Song link to 'Dynasty TV Theme' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MijaRcVaRK0&t=27s
Camilla Parker-Bowles - Married to King Charles 111
Song link to 'Stand By Your Man', Tammy Wynette - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKwJrLY4nXk
Queen Elizabeth 11 - Longest reigning monarch - 70 years, 2014 days
Song link to 'Dancing Queen', ABBA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s
