Using Stories to Teach ICT Ages 5 to 6
4/5
()
About this ebook
Stories include: Playground Proposal (Modelling), Football Crazy (Word Banks), Song Quest (Presenting Information), The Cycle Of Life (Labelling and Classifying), In The Garden (Pictograms), How Does This Work? (Instructions)
Read more from Anita Loughrey
100+ Fun Ideas for Science Investigations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUsing Stories to Teach ICT Ages 9 to 11+ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUsing Stories to Teach ICT Ages 6 to 7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUsing Stories to Teach ICT Ages 7 to 9 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Using Stories to Teach ICT Ages 5 to 6
Related ebooks
Distance Learning for Elementary STEM: Creative Projects for Teachers and Families Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCode-It: How To Teach Primary Programming Using Scratch Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlipgrid in the InterACTIVE Class: Encouraging Inclusion and Student Voice in the Elementary Classroom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmplify Learning: A Global Collaborative - Amplifying Instructional Design: A Global Collaborative Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClosing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for Teacher Prep Programs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTeaching with Tech 2015: Language Educators Talking Tech Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMobile Learning Mindset: The Teacher's Guide to Implementation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlanning for Learning through ICT Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoding + Math: Strengthen K–5 Math Skills With Computer Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransform Your K-5 Math Class: Digital Age Tools to Spark Learning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInnovative Applications of Educational Technology Tools in Teaching and Learning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe InterACTIVE Class: Using Technology to Make Learning more Relevant and Engaging in the Elementary Class Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLet's Get Social: The Educator's Guide to Edmodo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChart a New Course: A Guide to Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMedia Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreative Coding: Lessons and Strategies to Integrate Computer Science Across the 6-8 Curriculum Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThinking Skills - ICT Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfect ICT Every Lesson Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Illuminate: Technology Enhanced Learning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Bring Technology Into Your Classroom: The quick and easy guide for teachers Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Adventures in Integrative Education: Multimedia Tools for Success in the Primary Grades Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInformation Literacy in the Wild Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5ICT for Curriculum Enhancement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thinking Skills - Geography and Sustainable Development Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGoogle Apps for Littles: Believe They Can Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo Fear Coding: Computational Thinking Across the K-5 Curriculum Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Chromebook Infused Classroom: Using Blended Learning to Create Engaging, Student-Centered Classrooms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDesign and Technology: Thinking While Doing and Doing While Thinking! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGetting Started with LEGO Robotics: A Guide for K-12 Educators Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Maker Playbook: A Guide to Creating Inclusive Learning Experiences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Teaching Methods & Materials For You
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Reacher Reading Order: The Complete Lee Child’s Reading List Of Jack Reacher Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles: Life and Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour: Mind Hack, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Tools of Learning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Three Bears Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inside American Education Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Personal Finance for Beginners - A Simple Guide to Take Control of Your Financial Situation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Closing of the American Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A study guide for Frank Herbert's "Dune" Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix (10th Anniversary, Revised Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Be Hilarious and Quick-Witted in Everyday Conversation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Easy Spanish Stories For Beginners: 5 Spanish Short Stories For Beginners (With Audio) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming the Wonder in Your Child's Education, A New Way to Homeschool Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Using Stories to Teach ICT Ages 5 to 6
1 rating0 reviews
Book preview
Using Stories to Teach ICT Ages 5 to 6 - Anita Loughrey
Using stories to teach ICT
Ages 5–6
Anita Loughrey
Published by Hopscotch, a division of MA Education, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London, SE24 0PB
www.hopscotchbooks.com
020 7738 5454
2012 digital version by Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
©2011 MA Education Ltd.
Written by Anita Loughrey
Designed by Claire White, Fonthill Creative, 01722 717029
Illustrated by Kerry Bailey
All rights reserved. This resource is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition, being imposed upon the subsequent purchaser.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except where photocopying for educational purposes within the school or other educational establishment that has purchased this book is expressly permitted in the text.
Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright of material in this book and the publisher apologises for any inadvertent omissions. Any persons claiming copyright for any material should contact the publisher who will be happy to pay the permission fees agreed between them and who will amend the information in this book on any subsequent reprint.
Introduction
ICT and the primary curriculum
Today children will arrive at school with an extensive knowledge of ICT and its capabilities. They have a knowledge and understanding that can sometimes be beyond some adults. The aim in school today is to harness their experiences and use them to enhance their learning in school.
ICT today is one of the best and fastest growing tools available for learning. It helps to:
Make difficult and abstract concepts easier to explore
Make learners partners in their formal learning
Motivate learners and keep them engaged in learning
Open up dialogue with parents and extend learning
Personalise learning and give learners a voice
Raise standards
Reach the hard-to-reach
Save you time and be more efficient
In order for children to use and apply their ICT knowledge and understanding confidently and competently in their learning and everyday contexts, exciting and stimulating lessons must be provided.
ICT is no longer viewed as a separate curriculum subject but, permeates all the other subjects. The children should be provided with stimulating activities that allows them to explore and become familiar with the technology resources available in the school, across a wide range of different subject areas.
About the series
The Using stories to teach ICT series of books demonstrates how ICT skills can be taught and extended while linking to a wide variety of other subject areas. There are four books in the series – two at Key Stage 1 and two at Key Stage 2.
They offer a structured approach with the non-specialist in mind and provide detailed lesson plans to teach specific ICT skills while linking to other areas of the curriculum. Each book contains ideas for communication, modelling, presentation, databases and control.
The aim is for ICT to be presented in a format that shows how information technology is used in our everyday lives. The imaginary situations portrayed in the stories act as a stimulus for the children’s own investigations and creative work. The ideas in this series can be adapted to teach all areas of the curriculum.
Format of the books
Each book contains six stories that require the children to use and extend different ICT skills. Each story is accompanied by teachers’ notes containing four separate lessons that can be used in conjunction with the story. Every lesson plan has a corresponding activity sheet.
The teachers’ notes are broken down into the learning objective and the curriculum links with some suggestions for the type of hardware and software that will need to be made available. The activities have been sub-divided into:
Resources – this is a list of what you will need to do the lesson
Introduction – ideas to introduce the activities, with key questions and discussion points to reinforce the concepts and vocabulary required for the lesson
Main activity – ideas for grouping and using the activity sheets
Plenary – an opportunity to review and discuss the learning outcomes so children reflect on what they have learnt
Extension – further ideas to extend their skills and technological knowledge
The activity sheets can be found at the end of each chapter.
About the stories
The stories are designed to be a springboard to develop ICT within the classroom throughout a wide range of subjects due to the broad selection of cross-curricular links.
At Key Stage 1 the stories have been designed to be read aloud to the class rather than for the children to read themselves. If possible enlarge copies of the story or project it on to a whiteboard so the children are able to see the illustrations and may even be able to follow along as you read it aloud to the class. As the children get older and their vocabulary improves encourage the children to read the stories aloud to each other.
There is a lot of scope for initiating discussion about the wide range of technology used in our everyday lives and for extending from the given lesson ideas to develop children’s ICT-based projects.
Using the lesson plans
Within the planning we have added reference statements headed WALT, WILF and TIB as these or similar systems are often used to ensure lessons are focused, objective led and in context for the learner. They help summarise purpose of the lesson, what is required of the children in order