P2 University of Manchester Lesson Plan

Subject: Literacy/Topic
Lesson context
Children will be using iPads
to research more facts about
a different wild animal, and
creating displays using pic
collage.

Class: 3A
Childrens learning from previous
lesson S2b, S6b
Children have already discussed and
made notes on polar bears and
penguins.

Date: 24.11.14
Provision for inclusion (SEN, EAL, G&T, Beh, GRT,
LAC...) (S5d, S5b)

Objective: what do I want the pupils to learn and how I will know they have learnt it?
Lesson objective (To)
Success criteria: To be successful pupils will
Differentiation (who will do what?) link
each activity to the success criteria on the
left (S5a)
LC: Can I present 1) Research and make notes on a wild animal All children to do all SC, LA with help and
information
on
an
of their choice
modelling from the teacher/TA and WB.
animal?
2) Select and save appropriate images
3) Organise and present information
Subject knowledge: what do I need to know in order to teach this lesson?
Concepts I will explain: S3a
I will model:
Recap note making
Questions
Websites
Use of pic collage
Vocabulary I will use: S3a
Pedagogy: teaching strategies I will use (S2d): eg talk partners,
investigation, active learning, games, collaboration, IT.
Notes, questions, facts
Talk partners; IT iPad research and apps
Resources
35 iPads.

Safety S1a
Manage transitions around the room
and supervise children using iPads.

weblinks
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencef
acts/animals.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/co
ntent/kids/en_US/animals/
http://www.kidsbiology.com/animalsfor-children.php
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals
http://www.animalfactguide.com/

Formative assessment and feedback (S6)

To challenge and extend the pupils
my questions are: S1b, S6b

What questions do we need to answer about our animals? How can we go about
this?

What techniques and strategies am I

using to assess the learning? (S6b)

Class discussion
Pic collages

How and when we I give

oral/written feedback to the pupil
against the success criteria so that
they can respond? (S6d, S2a)

Class discussion
Pic collages

Teaching and learning sequence: How will I teach this lesson? What will I do? The guide to my lesson (S6a, S4 and S7)
(Think about behaviour management, timings, transitions and assessment leading to feedback)
Behaviour/timings/ What the teacher is doing
What the pupils are doing
assessment leading
to feedback
Explain to children we will be researching and making notes on a
new wild animal to help us with practising finding and presenting
facts and notes. Recap: What is note making? Why do we do it?
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Explain that the children will be using iPads to research a wild
animal of their choosing, and we will then use pic collage to present
and organise our facts.
First thing we need to do is choose an animal, give children one
minute to talk with a partner and decide which animal they will look
at; children must each choose one animal, we will not be working in
pairs. Animal they decide on must be a wild animal, not a pet (give
examples).
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Ask the children what kind of things we might like to find out about
our animals. Write questions on the board.
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
How do they get their food?
Do they have babies or lay eggs?
What kind of animal is it?
How big/heavy does it grow?
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Explain that we are going to use the internet to help us find the
answers to our questions. Recap how we search, what are the key
terms we need to put into our search bar?
Write a list of useful websites on the board:
National Geographic Kids Animals
Kids Biology Animals
Discovery Kids Animals
Science Kids Animal Facts
San Diego Zoo
Animal Fact Guide
Children must write important facts/notes onto their WBs using
research from the internet, ready for our pic collages that we will do
towards the end of the lesson.
i.e. Habitat Arctic
Diet Seals
Grow 10 feet tall
Babies Cubs
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After children have gathered facts, they must use the internet to find
a few pictures of their chosen animal and save the pictures to the
iPad.
______________________________________________________

Bring class back together. Demonstrate pic collage using air server
briefly (children have used it before) and answer any questions.
Explain children must use their saved pictures and facts from their
WBs to create an image/poster about their chosen animal.
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Plenary: Share some of the childrens work using air drop/air server.