Activities ICT and Digital Competance Class: Orange Date: Spring 2017 Topic: Weather Area: Humanities Class: Orange Date: Spring 2017 Activities Activities Week 1 Frost Jack frost by Kazuno Kohara, Jack Frost in the Garden Brenda Williams. Walking around Flint experiencing the cold and the features of winter ie bare trees with no leaves, icy patterns on grass spiders webs etc Week 2&3- Snow Kippers Snowy Day, Penguins –nonfiction, Snowman and Robin, Snow Carol Thompson, Big Bear Little Bear, Create a polar tray to investigate. Investigate the outdoor environment in winter and consider how the animals and bids as well as ourselves keep warm. Make bird feeders to help to look after the birds in winter when food is scarce. Week4&5-Rain Alfie’s Feet, Rain, The Rainy Day. Look at and record the weather. Investigate puddles. Read The Rainy Day to learn how the water cycle works. Observe how the weather can change within a day and how we can adapt and make changes eg clotyhes and protection to take account of the changing weathet conditions. Week 6 The Weather Monster, Elmers weather. Valentines Day –What Colour is Love. Children observe the weather, choose an appropriate symbol to represent the weather and record the weather for a week. Week 7 Welsh Focus Week, Bore Da. Use the schools locality to celebrate being Welsh -visit the church, library and castle. Week8&9 Wind One Stormy Night, Blown away, Wind, Rosie’s Hat The Windy Day. Children have the opportunity to feel the elements when outside and look at and feel how the weather changes. Pupils to make choices and communicate theiir responses when in the school and wider locality. Week10&11 Sun, Sun Carol Thompson, Look at the sun, shadows and how the weather changes all the time in our country. Mothers Day using I love my mummy discuss what out Mummy’s do for us , why we love them and how we can show it. Week11&12 Easter. Read the Easter story- reinforce the celebrations of Easter Sunday using all of the examples of new life in our environment with plant and animal life within the local area. ICT and Digital Competance Online behaviours- Attracts attention RfL39 A steps Observes moving animate items online Digital wellbeing – Communicates more/ no more through two consistent actions RfL28 Looks backwards and forwards between two items RfL29 B Steps – show their emotions. State simple likes dislikes. Digital Health- Express preference RfL41 Image and reputation -Express preference for items via symbolic means RfL43 A steps- Look at images Plagiarism A Steps Responds differently to images of familiar people and images. Digital rights and responsibility- RfL15 responds to personal identifier A Steps- Identify image of themselves Online Communities-Deliberately gains attention of another person to satisfy need RfL39 Presenting and Publishing- Shared attention RfL40 A Steps- shows preference for digital content Sourcing/ sending- Selects from 2 or more items A Steps Indicate a preference for digital activity Understanding & processing- Random activities cause effect RfL19 Purposeful action on everyday env. RfL24, Intentional exploration of env. Repeats action when first attempt unsuccessful RfL 31 Problem solving- modifies action when repeating action does not work RfL 38. Tries new strategy when old ones fail RfL42 Modelling & Evaluating- Does different actions in sequence to get reward RfL35 Initiates action to achieve desired effect Data collection A Steps-Explore& match object from choice of 2. B Steps Match identical objects or pictures

Foundation Phase Skills Class: Orange Date: Spring 2017 Topic: Weather Area: Humanities Skills LNF Skills Literacy-Reading Shared attention [RfL 40] Purposeful action on everyday environment [RfL 24] Express preference for items not present via symbolic means [RfL 41] Communicates ‘more’/‘no more’ through two different consistent actions [RfL 28] show increased attention to some books, while discarding others- A Steps Seek out ‘representational’ items, e.g. pictures, photos, tactile/flip flap books, etc A Steps Attend with interest as an adult reads a story, look at, touch and manipulate the book at intervals. Asteps Vocalise in response to a particular feature of a familiar story A Steps Numeracy-Data Handling Selects from two or more items [RfL 36] Touch, point to or give an object to indicate an ‘answer’ in a number activity A Steps match a very familiar object to a clear photo of an identical object BSteps Foundation Phase Skills Explore, and investigate the familiar world-(indoor and outdoor) To encounter a stimulating env. which will encourage investigation and problem solving. Encounter a number of different places- Library the castle, church ,park Use their senses and communicate preferences and make choices- sight, touch, smell, taste. Celebrating achievement. To use a range of communication to express feelings about experiences. To be able to respond to new routines & surroundings & to cope with change To develop curiosity and with support be eager and confident to explore new learning situations. To build relationships with adults and other children-experience care and respect To develop concentration span. To have opportunities to practise turn-taking and sharing To gain a sense of belonging to class/school community. To become aware of Wales and explore and experience the features of the locality around them Value living things and appreciate the world around them. Be aware that some things are special and valued To celebrate achievement and feel good about themselves. ICT and Digital Competency Communicate more/no more Anticiapate within social routines and express a preference 41 A steps Look at images of themselves and photos of local area A steps Purposeful actions on everyday environment – materials,etc24 Early problem solving- tries new strategy when old one fails 42 Initiates action to achieve desired effect. Switch it weather program Welsh language/ Curriculum Cymreig Simple vocabulary weather, col.ours, labelling parts of body etc Visits within locality within Flint and surrounding area