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Reception: using mouse skills
It takes a while for children to develop mouse skills. The links here are dragging parts of a picture together.
There is a link here which enables the child to dress Teddy.Again this is a drag and drop program, enhancing mouse skills
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Little Fingers Pre-School
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Jump ahead starting school
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Year 1 Unit 1A An introduction to modelling
In this unit children learn that a computer can be used to represent real or fantasy situations. They understand that the representation is not an exact replica of the original. They discuss the main differences and similarities between a representation and the original. They create their own representations of real or fantasy situations. Children should be able to apply what they have learnt in this unit when exploring adventure programs or simulations.
A simple paint program can be used to create a picture. Most PCs will have Paint (go to Accessories– Paint)
Allow children to experiment representations, using simple tools.
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Copy, paste and colour picture
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Printing Show the children how to use the print tool to print out their own work.
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Using on-line paint program
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Insert clip art and print Ask the children to create their own representation using stamps or clip art. They should print out their work and discuss why they chose particular pictures.
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Animals to insert and print
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To insert picture and clip art
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Unit 1B. Using a word bank Talk to the children about the text/words that they see around them, eg labels, signs, posters. Ask them why the text is there and what it tells them. Explain to the children that they are going to produce a piece of text using the computer.
Explain to the children that they are going to type their name into the computer using the keyboard.
Demonstrate how to use the delete/backspace key if they have mistyped or repeated a letter. Print their names plus apicture of themselves. using the mouse. Type their name.
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Using delete and backspace keys
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Show the class how to select words from a word bank. Ask the children to select words from the word bank to complete sentences, eg 'Here is
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Using words from word bank
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Unit 1C The information around us
Discuss with the children that materials 'tell' us things, eg pictures, maps, labels, sounds, such as bells
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What do pictures tell us?
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Labels, sounds and bells which tell us things
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Discuss with children where they might find things out and introduce the idea of a variety of sources, eg asking questions, books, television
Child selects an object and states its colour and size.
List the words, eg ball, big, Ask them to describe shape, smell, feel, and taste.
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Fish in the sea-Key stage 1 writing task
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Take a collection of objects ,and children take it in turns to divide them into two sets and guess the criterion chosen.
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Choose the correct object
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Sort these insects into two groups
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Unit 1E representing information graphically: pictograms
Collect pictures showing modes of transport. Select the pictures that show how they travel to school,or animals,colour
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Getting to school pictogram
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What is your favourite drink?
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Number of animals in the zoo
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Discuss how pictograms show information at a glance. Ask the class to use the pictogram to answer questions.
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What does this pictogram tell us?
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How many cars of each colour?
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Unit 1F Understanding instructions and making things happen
Technology Explain How torches work, Traffic lights work Equipment is operated by remote control, buttons et
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How to insert and wrap a picture in Word
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Paper crafts for 3-5 year olds
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Children could draw pictures of the toys and label switch and battery compartment.
Robots, remote control etc.
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Adapting a battery operated toy
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Remote control battery car
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Toy Norura Robby -the robot
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