Learning objective
- To create a text using sources from the internet.
Success criteria
- I can use text styles to create headings
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
English (Year 1)
Reading
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will talk with a partner about the statement on the slide and give a reason for their answer. Display the Presentation: Explain the answer and read the statement aloud. Arrange the children in pairs and allow time for discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be encouraged to select short, simple poems; could be given the Resource: Keyboard shortcuts for them to refer to.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be challenged to determine how to format text in new ways (for example, centre text, add bullet points, change font, etc.); could add captions or labels below images.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding how to use copy and
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Vocabulary definitions
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author
Someone who writes or creates something, e.g. a poem, story or image.
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copy
To make a duplicate of words or pictures on the computer.
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