To this end we devised a series of lessons using some of the technologies we explored in our studies.
Interactive White Board lesson
I taught a revision lesson on earthquakes in science to a 5-7 year class.
The lesson included:
An interactive quiz game with dice that when rolled would display these terms-
Convergent, Transform, Divergent, Plate Boundary, Richter Scale and Tectonic Plates.
An embedded You tube documentary on earthquakes and why they happen.
A map of the world’s tectonic plates.
An activity to be completed by doing some internet research.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can
affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096)
Science involves testing predictions by gathering data
and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena. (ACSHE098)
Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations,
patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS107)
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts. (ACSIS110)
I taught a revision lesson on earthquakes in science to a 5-7 year class.
The lesson included:
An interactive quiz game with dice that when rolled would display these terms-
Convergent, Transform, Divergent, Plate Boundary, Richter Scale and Tectonic Plates.
An embedded You tube documentary on earthquakes and why they happen.
A map of the world’s tectonic plates.
An activity to be completed by doing some internet research.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can
affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096)
Science involves testing predictions by gathering data
and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena. (ACSHE098)
Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations,
patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS107)
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts. (ACSIS110)
Using Microsoft Word to explore Tables and Number charts
This was also a revision lesson with a year 1 class.
The lesson focused on revision and reinforcement of number recognition 1-20 through the use of a 100 square on the IWB using activities saved to a USB.
Activities included:
Counting in 1’s, 2’s and 5’s to 20.
Place value by blanking out some numbers from 1-20.
Putting a mixed up 100 Square in order.
In groups-putting jigsaw piece puzzles of 1-20 in order.
Using a number strip, matching a jigsaw of a picture and the number to consolidate place value.
Cutting, gluing and pasting a mixed up 1-20 square into the correct sequence.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Number and Algebra
Number and Place Value
Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero.
(ACMNA012)
Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line. (ACMNA013)
Patterns and algebra Investigate and describe number patterns formed by skip counting and patterns with objects. (ACMNA018)
This was also a revision lesson with a year 1 class.
The lesson focused on revision and reinforcement of number recognition 1-20 through the use of a 100 square on the IWB using activities saved to a USB.
Activities included:
Counting in 1’s, 2’s and 5’s to 20.
Place value by blanking out some numbers from 1-20.
Putting a mixed up 100 Square in order.
In groups-putting jigsaw piece puzzles of 1-20 in order.
Using a number strip, matching a jigsaw of a picture and the number to consolidate place value.
Cutting, gluing and pasting a mixed up 1-20 square into the correct sequence.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Number and Algebra
Number and Place Value
Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero.
(ACMNA012)
Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line. (ACMNA013)
Patterns and algebra Investigate and describe number patterns formed by skip counting and patterns with objects. (ACMNA018)
Comic Life as a tool to retell a story
I started the lesson by revising the main points of a book review on the whiteboard.
I then showed a screen shot of a comic I had made at home using Comic Life.
There were three groups in the class and they had read three different books. Each group broke up into pairs and one group of three to work on their comic.
Their task was to plan six photos for their comic. The photos were to be a synopsis of the story.
Then they had to devise a script-it was interesting to see how the children approached these tasks.
Some needed a lot of help, others got bogged down in the technical side of
things(sounds familiar to me!),others got stuck in and drew cartoon frames with their script before taking their photos and more dived in making props, taking photos and figuring out how they were going to present it all in comic book form!
It was a hive of activity and everyone was enjoying the experience while at the same time learning a lot.
Some children who don’t like reading or writing really shone forth in this activity. Their teacher (who was helping out during the lesson) was amazed at how involved they were.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Understand that languages have different written and visual communication systems, different oral traditions and different ways of constructing meaning.
(ACELA1475)
Plan and deliver short presentations, providing some key details in logical sequence. (ACELY1677)
Listen to and contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas and negotiate in collaborative situations. (ACELY1676)
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print, and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose. (ACELY1682)
I started the lesson by revising the main points of a book review on the whiteboard.
I then showed a screen shot of a comic I had made at home using Comic Life.
There were three groups in the class and they had read three different books. Each group broke up into pairs and one group of three to work on their comic.
Their task was to plan six photos for their comic. The photos were to be a synopsis of the story.
Then they had to devise a script-it was interesting to see how the children approached these tasks.
Some needed a lot of help, others got bogged down in the technical side of
things(sounds familiar to me!),others got stuck in and drew cartoon frames with their script before taking their photos and more dived in making props, taking photos and figuring out how they were going to present it all in comic book form!
It was a hive of activity and everyone was enjoying the experience while at the same time learning a lot.
Some children who don’t like reading or writing really shone forth in this activity. Their teacher (who was helping out during the lesson) was amazed at how involved they were.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Understand that languages have different written and visual communication systems, different oral traditions and different ways of constructing meaning.
(ACELA1475)
Plan and deliver short presentations, providing some key details in logical sequence. (ACELY1677)
Listen to and contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas and negotiate in collaborative situations. (ACELY1676)
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print, and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose. (ACELY1682)
Using Shapes in Microsoft Word to Explore Tangrams
I taught a year 3-4 class for this lesson.
It was a stand alone lesson working on shape puzzles.
This lesson built on what the class already knew.
I came across a web page called math.schaubroeck.net and based my lesson on its ideas.
The lesson included:
Looking at the 7 tangram piece puzzle on the internet.
Looking at the properties of the shapes-how many sides/angles.
Introducing the children to shapes in Word and how to navigate the program.
Creating a square using 2 /3/4 shapes.
Having a play around with the shapes.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Reason geometrically. Identify relationships between the pieces. Compare the area of tangram squares using the small triangle as a unit.
(ACMMG066) Year3 (ACMMG091) Year 4
I taught a year 3-4 class for this lesson.
It was a stand alone lesson working on shape puzzles.
This lesson built on what the class already knew.
I came across a web page called math.schaubroeck.net and based my lesson on its ideas.
The lesson included:
Looking at the 7 tangram piece puzzle on the internet.
Looking at the properties of the shapes-how many sides/angles.
Introducing the children to shapes in Word and how to navigate the program.
Creating a square using 2 /3/4 shapes.
Having a play around with the shapes.
Learning Outcomes aligned with Australian Curriculum:
Reason geometrically. Identify relationships between the pieces. Compare the area of tangram squares using the small triangle as a unit.
(ACMMG066) Year3 (ACMMG091) Year 4