Design properties
- Name
- World Book Day
- Topic
- Access to Education and Training
- Learning time
- 2 hours and 40 minutes
- Designed time
- 2 hours and 40 minutes
- Size of class
- 12
- Description
- During this week's session, you will work in groups of 4 using your knowledge of year 1 learners' literature to plan a day's activities for children to celebrate World Book Day. You will then present your plan of activities to the whole group, with resources, referencing using Harvard style.
- Mode of delivery
- Blended
- Aims
- The aim of the session is for Access to Education and Training learners to investigate the ways that events such as World Book Day could be used as a stimulus for creating learning activities to support and extend Year 1 learners' engagement with literature.
- Outcomes
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- Find out/discover All learners will find out about World Book Day by researching a variety of online sources, including video, news reports and websites evidenced by the ideas they bring to class to discuss.
- Design Most learners will combine insights from World Book Day resources with their understanding of Year 1 learners' literature to inform the design of a lesson plan for teaching Year 1 learners evidenced by the presentation of their lesson plan.
- Assemble Some learners will assemble a shared bank of resources for World Book Day activities evidenced by contributions to World Book Day Padlet.
- Editor
- EileenKennedy
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Timeline
On your own: Find out about World Book Day - Online activity
35 minutes)
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Read Watch Listen51Watch the video (5 mins). As you watch, make a note of techniques you could use to motivate the children to look at books – pause the video to make a note.
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Investigate301Follow the links to the online resources below and select at least two resources to read and take notes. In class you will share your ideas and plan activities for World Book Day. Make sure you make a note of the referencing information. Tip: You can use a tool such as Harvard Generator to help you create your reference list in Harvard style.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
In groups: Create a plan of activities for World Book Day - Face-to-Face activity
50 minutes)
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Discuss202In pairs, share the resources you found and the notes you made on the useful techniques for motivating children.
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Collaborate304Join another pair and use a lesson planning template to plan the activities you would design for your own class.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
In groups: World Book Day Presentations - Face-to-Face activity
60 minutes)
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Produce154Paste your plan into a slide and give a 10 minute presentation to the class using Google Slides.
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Read Watch Listen451As other groups present their plans make notes on any further ideas for development of your own plan.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
As a class: World Book Day Padlet (extension task) - Online activity
15 minutes)
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Collaborate1512After class and before the end of the week, add links to your resources and lesson plans on the World Book Day Padlet to collect a shared resource bank.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Learning Experience
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