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English Online Lesson Plan
Maths Online Lesson Plan
English Off-line Lesson Plan
Maths Off-line Lesson Plan
STARSHIP ENGLISH ON-LINE LESSON PLAN
Objectives
- to generate alternative words to commonly used ones
- to choose words for variety and effect
National Curriculum
EN3 Writing- Composition and language structure
Resources required: 'Word Balloons' on-line game, texts, highlighter pens, large sheets of paper, whiteboards and pens
Teaching activities
Introduction: Read through part of a text that uses repetitive words e.g said, went. Highlight the verbs. Discuss what verbs are. Look at another example of text that illustrates a range of vocabulary choices e.g said= whispered, shouted, giggled etc. Discuss the differences. Brainstorm alternative words for said. Collect as a class on large sheet of paper. Highlight other common words that have alternatives to them that sometimes are more descriptive e.g. nice, hot, good. Begin to discuss alternatives and start a class collection.
Activities
Group A : Using on-line game children select alternatives to given words. Print up answers and write each selected word into a sentence.
Group B: Using Thesaurus dictionaries collect alternatives to given words. Make personal collections of words to use in their writing. Choose three different words to write into a really descriptive sentence.
Group C: Re-write a 'boring' passage using new words from class collections or using a thesaurus dictionary to help.
Plenary
Use print outs to add to class collections of words. Can you think of any other words that mean the same thing? In pairs choose your favourite descriptive verb and write into a sentence on whiteboards. Share with the class.
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STARSHIP MATHS ON-LINE LESSON PLAN
Objectives
- Selecting the appropriate operation.
- Use the + and - signs to record mental addition and subtractions
- Find the difference between two numbers
National curriculum
Ma 2 Number: calculations
Resources required: Carpet tiles with numbers (or large numbers on card) , + and- signs on card, Crossing the Swamp on-line game., sets of 0-9 cards and +,- cards, Number tracks 0-30, dice (1-6) and (+,-)
Teaching activities
Introduction: Lay the carpet tiles across a stretch of floor, with the numbers randomly organised. Ask a child to stand on the first tile and say which operation s/he needs to perform to reach the next tile. (e.g to get from 4 to 6 you need to add 2). Ask other children in turn to help the child progress across the tiles, each time asking first for the operation, then the number.
Activities
Group 1.Children in pairs play 'Cross The Swamp'. Ensure that children are working at levels appropriate to their attainment.
Group 2 Children play in pairs. Each pair has a set of number cards 0-9 and a + and - symbol card. Shuffle the cards, then lay them down one by one, establishing how you can make the next number from the previous. Ask the children to record their work on paper.
Group 3. Children play in pairs, each with a number track 0-30, a die (1-6) and a die (+,+,+,-,-,-) each starts with a counter at 15 and takes turns to roll the two dice. The first to reach either end of the track wins.
Plenary
Use the interactive white board and 'Cross The Swamp'. Ask one group of children to demonstrate the game to the rest. Ask 'How do we know whether to add or subtract to reach the next number?'
Key ideas: larger than / smaller than
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STARSHIP ENGLISH OFF-LINE LESSON PLAN
Objectives
- to write using models from reading
- to write in clear sentences
National Curriculum
En 3 Writing: Planning & Drafting, Punctuation, Language Structure
Resources required: Picture of Dave and the Penguins, A postcard writing frame, printed up copies of the 'Writing Postcards' Print & Do
Teaching activities
Introduction: Talk about Dave and the Penguins and where they are. Look at a globe/atlas to find Antarctica- What's it like there? Brainstorm lots of words that could describe. Role-play living in a very cold place- What would you have to wear/put on? How would you move in a blizzard?/snowstorm? etc What would you miss about being at home? Who would you send a postcard to?
Look at a pre-written postcard. How is it written? ( shortened sentences, no unnecessary words, a few important facts etc) Role play a snowstorm and the children are trying to find their camp etc Talk / play through getting lost (or a range of other happenings!)
Teacher model how to write a postcard home telling some key information about the event. Focus on the above features and the signing off of a postcard.
Ask children to think of their own event that may happen to them that they would want to write home about e.g. skating on the ice, catching some fish etc. Talk through with a partner before writing. Share with the class some of the ideas.
Activities
Children write a postcard using the print and do as a guide.
Plenary
Read some of the postcards. How would a letter be different? Talk about choosing the best words to say exactly what you want rather than longer sentences. Guide children to writing corner where they can have opportunities to write letters and postcards using resources available.
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STARSHIP MATHS OFF-LINE LESSON PLAN
Objectives
- Understanding the role of '=' in a variety of positions in a number sentence.
- Developing the idea of inverse operations
National curriculum
Ma 2 Number: calculations
Resources required: 'Balancing Penguins' 'Print and Do' activity sheet., Set of balance scales, e.g. bucket scales, and regular units to use as weights, e.g. multilink cubes, dice, large = symbol.
Teaching activities
Introduction: Use a set of balance scales to demonstrate equality of number. Place 6 multilink cubes in one pan and six in the other. Note that the pans are balanced. Add four to one side. 'How many will be in that pan now?' 'How many must I add to the other side to make the two sides balance? Remove 7 cubes from one side, counting them out, but not showing how many remain. How many must you remove from the other side to make the pans balance? Continue adding and removing from the pans until the children are clear about the idea of balancing. Show them the = sign and ask what it means. Emphasise that things are only equal when they are the same; i.e they are balanced. Draw attention to the number sentences which are being made.
Activities
Children work in pairs. Each pair has two yoghurt pots to represent the scale pans, a collection of multilink cubes and a die. ( For children requiring additional support it may be helpful to use scale pans which balance. ) They add or subtract the cubes according the number shown on the die. After each move they must make the pans 'balance' and record the number sentence.
Children use the 'Balancing Penguins' Activity sheet to complete the number sentences.
Plenary
Ask children to explain how they set about the 'Balancing Penguins' sheet. 'How did you know whether you needed to add or subtract? Which number is the greater? Which number is smaller? How did you do the calculation? Share methods and emphasise those which appear to be more efficient.
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