Supporting Children's Learning with ICT

Lisa Lewis

Introduction 260 children attend the school where I am employed. We have 15 I

pads that all classes must share this is done via a rota system. There are two smart and one interactive white board in the infant department. Beebots and talking tins are occasionally used to support learning. There are seven Pc’s, although only four of which work reliably, this is because the computers we have are old and some of them have been donated to us by other schools.

I work as a Learning Support Officer within a reception class (children aged 4-5) in a English medium primary school.

I intend to use a software programme called 2simple 2paint a picture to support learning for a Knowledge and Understanding of the World focused activity. I intend to carry out the activity with nine Reception children who are at present working towards outcomes suitable to their chronological age according to Foundation Phase Guidelines.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the activity I hope that the children will be able to briefly talk about famous men and women and events from the past .(outcome 3, Bridgend county Borough Council (BCBC) Skills ladder) As this is a new skill and has not been introduced before the teacher has informed me that the children are not expected to meet this outcome. This skill will be developed over the next term. I hope that ICT will support the children in designing and creating a fabric using appropriate software.

During the following weeks enhanced provision I intend to display the children's work and provide information based on what the children can remember about the famous woman from the past - Laura Ashley.

key action verbs:› Comprehension: Discuss, Describe, Explain, Identify, sort› Application: Illustrate, Perform, Apply, Use, Practise› Synthesis : Design, manage, summarise, plan arrange

Class dynamics

Number of children Group : 9 Reception children. 4-5 years old Currently working towards suitable outcomes according

to foundation phase guidelines outcomes 3 and 4 (BCBC skills ladder.) Average ability.

LNF/ BCNC Skills Ladders Foundation Phase area of learning Knowledge and

understanding of the world

Lesson/activity outline

Read the information book about Laura Ashley. Discuss her life and what she did.

In the past people would choose to wear her dresses to special occasions.

Can you design a fabric using the 2simple 2 paint a picture pattern making template programme?

Remember Laura Ashley used lots of different flower patterns for her designs.

Area of learning : Knowledge and Understanding of the World. Outcomes 3 and 4 (LNF/ Bridgend county borough skills ladders .)

Resources

Laura Ashley information book PC 2simple package

• Active listening

• Group discussi

on • Talk partners

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The big picture.

Learning outcomes/ skills covered

Main teaching points

AFL

Words along the way

Differentiation

Pleanary

5 minute lesson plan

Active listening

Talk partners

Group discussion.

Self assessment

Laura Ashley

Design a fabric using 2simple programme.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World (KUW)

Talk about famous men and women and events from the past (outcome 3 BCBC skills ladder)

Plenary

Show designs back to the group and discuss designs.

Discuss Laura Ashley life and what she did.

What kind of patterns did Laura Ashley use?

What did she make?

Remember Laura Ashley used lots of flower patterns for her designs.

• Read information book and discuss what Laura Ashley did.

• In the past people would chose her dresses to wear to weddings.

• Can you design a fabric using the 2simlpe package?

Words along the way

Shows an awareness of the distinction between the present and past in his or her own life and other people's lives. (Outcome 4 BCBC skills ladder.)

Success criteria

Most will be able to talk about famous men and women with support

A few will be able to talk about famous men and women independently.

Some will be able to talk about men and women with little support

The Evaluation

See attached word document.

The Evidence

Here are some of the of the designs the children created using the 2simple 2paint a picture programme.

Fabric designs by some of the children.

Here are some photographs of the children designing a fabric.

This is the Laura Ashley information display I created using the children's work. The children recorded some information about Laura Ashley onto talking tins to make the display

interactive.