Stage 2 Lesson Ideas English Writing Use a Word processor to publish stories, poems, procedures, reports, etc How to... Create an electronic book.using software that produces slide shows or interactive pages - Kid Pix, ClarisWorks, HyperStudio or Claris Home page. How to... Participate in Newsday. More information can be found on the Training and Development web site. Link Use Cut and Paste to restore a mixed up nursery rhyme to its correct sequence. Notes Use the Copy and Paste feature of a word processor to add all verses of a repetitive rhyme eg 10 green bottles. . Edit to complete all verses. Notes Create find a words or crosswords using spelling or theme words. Notes Maths Number Show a given number (eg 100) in different ways, columns of 10, word number stories Sample Create a puzzle map and record questions for others to complete eg What is the shortest route between two points. Sample Use a spreadsheet to create a multiplication grid to be filled in as students learn each table. Notes Space Using a drawing program, have one child draw half a picture and have another child draw the reflection to complete the picture. Sample Symmetry Hunt. - Fill a page with stamps and draw a line through those that are symmetrical. Sample Create a tessellating pattern using regular polygons. Notes Create patterns by flipping, sliding and turning a shape. Notes Puzzle shapes - Draw a square and divide it into pieces using the straight line tool. Fill each section with a different colour. - Use magic wand to select then move each piece. Have a partner reconstruct the square. Notes Use Logo instructions to navigate a turtle through a maze. Notes Use a Logo based programmed to construct shapes. Notes Create a simple animation using a logo based program. use a range of numbers to vary the speed of each animation. Notes Create a graph which shows the type of pets owned by students. Notes Science Cycles in our world Create a multimedia presentation to show the water cycle. Sample Create a ClarisWorks slide show to illustrate the food chain. Sample Create a home page for each of the seasons. How to... Make a slide show which shows the life cycle of a frog or butterfly. Sample Minibeasts Make a data base to record information about a variety of minibeasts How to... Gather pictures of insects from the Internet, a CD ROM or clip art stored an a school server. Use the images for a slide show. See Life Cycle sample from Cycles in our World. Sample Use a digital camera to capture changes which occur in the life cycle of classroom pets (eg silkworms) and use the photos for a presentation - slide show, home page, HyperStudio stack. How to... Eating Out Investigate where our food comes from by searching the Internet. Create a class web site with each group presenting their findings. Sample Use a word processor to write a procedure to make your favourite recipe. Each child can contribute a recipe to a class book. Sample HSIE Australia you're standing in it. Create a map of the local community eg the shopping centre, school grounds, the way I walk to school. Sample Construct a database of significant sites in Australia. How to... Collect pictures and information from the Internet to create a brochure for a tourist attraction in Australia. Sample British colonisation of Australia Use the First Fleet data base to find information for an information report. Link Use paint software to create a new flag which reflects aboriginal presence. Sample Living in communities Use a digital camera to take photos in the local community, people, buildings, streets, parks/open spaces and other special places and use photos for a class web site. Sample Provide email opportunities for students to communicate with students in other Australian schools or overseas. PD. H. PE. Personal Development Import a scanned image of the school badge. Around the badge have students record values important to the school community. Sample Import a picture (from a CD, Internet, clip art collection) of the skeletal system and create an interactive diagram using HyperStudio or Claris Home Page. Sample Health Create a Slip, Slap, Slop poster. See Book Week poster in Visual Arts. Notes Use a clip art collection to create a healthy food pyramid. Sample Physical Education Visit web sites which feature the Olympic Games. Prepare a hotlist of sites to explore. Links Use a Spreadsheet to keep a record of personal fitness. Creative Arts Visual Arts Manipulate images in both Draw and Paint documents. Notes Scan art works and use in class home pages or examples of art work to include in progress folder. Sample Design a poster for Book Week. Notes Visit web sites to view example of art works. Links Home Early Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3