Class: Year 1 Teacher: Mr Unit: Fire! Fire! Fire! Unit outcome: To create an information text using an app. Date Learning Challenge Assessment opportunities related to age related expectations Whole class teaching Independent differentiated activities (support and extension) Plenary to Success 03/11/2015 To research information about the Great Fire of London Groups 1, 2 and 3 Locate specific, teacher defined, age appropriate websites through a favourites menu and /or by typing a website address (URL) into the address bar in a web browser. Introduce the children to searching using safari. Ask the children to generate some questions about what they would like to find out and practice using the interactive whiteboard as a class. The children will be required to research the following question Safari on the iPad – What year did the Fire of London take place? Where did the fire start? From what were the houses in London made? As an extension, the children can find out any other facts about the Great Fire of London. Discuss the 3 questions as a class together and share some of the children’s answers. Scribe on a whiteboard and use for next week’s lesson. Look at the question Open Kid Rex Type in the question Record the answer 10/11/2015 To research information about the Great Fire of London Groups 4, 5 and 6 Locate specific, teacher defined, age appropriate websites through a favourites menu and /or by typing a website address (URL) into the Introduce the children to searching using safari. Ask the children to generate some questions about what they would like to find out and practice using the The children will be required to research the following question using Safari on the iPad – What year did the Fire of London take place? Where did the fire start? From what were the houses in London made? Discuss the 3 questions as a class together and share some of the children’s answers. Scribe on a whiteboard Look at the question Open Kid Rex Type in the question Record the answer
resource for information, e.g. Espresso and other websites, under the guidance and supervision of an adult. 08/12/2015 To create key questions and responses in a recount text. Groups 3, 4 and 5 Use and explore appropriate buttons, arrows, menus and hyperlinks to navigate teacher selected web sites, and other sources of stored information. Use key words to search a specific resource for information, e.g. Espresso and other websites, under the guidance and supervision of an adult. Show the children the template that they will be using today. Show them how to include the question as a title, draw a picture and create the relevant information underneath to answer the question in hand. Inform the children that they must – Create the title as a question Add the relevant text to go with the question Include a picture which matches the question in hand. Take a look at some of the pages created from today’s lesson and see if any additional information can be added. Look at the key question Create a suitable heading Include as much information on the question as possible. Use a picture to demonstrate further. 15/12/2015 To create an poster. Use technology safely. Use technology respectfully. the top tips from Kid Rex and the ThinkuKnow website, the children must use the poster maker app to design an e-safety poster to put up in the classroom. Inform the children that they have 20 minutes each to create a poster with the top tips as well as school rules for using the internet and how we can remain safe. Show the class some of the posters created and discuss them further. Think of our golden rules. Include top tips spoken about during the carpet session. Include some photos.