Kings Dubai Specialist Medium Term Planning

Subject: ICT (Foundation 2)

Week,
Session &
Duration
Week 1-3
Week 4

Topic

IWB & 2Paint

Objectives

Activities

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

No ICT specialist lessons students getting familiar with classroom environment and expectations
Students become familiar with ICT
Laptops will already be logged on for students. I will
Students become aware of the ICT
suite rules and expectations
demonstrate how to open 2Simple software and
surroundings and environment.
Introduction to drwing on 2paint
which program they need to access. I will show
Students will improve their ability
them how to draw using the pens on the IWB.
to navigate with the mouse pad and
Students can learn to use the 2paint features to
be able to use the buttons for
draw any picture.
clicking with. Their drawing skills
should improve also..

Week 5

2Paint
drawing

Students to draw and decorate an

egg encourage them to use the
different features available in 2paint.

Week 6

Dinosaurs drawing

Students can vary the size of the

brush, they can select a range of
colours for the dinosaur and they
add detailed effects to their picture.

Mid-term
Discuss with students different types of eggs, Egg
from a duck, chicken, easter egg etc. (Dont mention
dinasour eggs unless students make the suggestion)
Discuss the colours they come in.
Students to draw eggs on the screen. Colour them
in and decorate them if using different features
Discuss what the students are learning about in
lesson(dinosaurs). What do they look like, size,
colour, distinguishing features etc
Students use 2Paint to draw a dinosaur using a
range of pen sizes and colours. They can type their
name if possible and utilise the undo button if they
make a mistake.
Ensure to save(screenshot where possible). Ext:
students to add detail, toes, facial expression, grass,
baby dinosaur etc

Student become more familiar with

using the mousepad - one finger at
a time on it
Able to indetify the left mouse
button.
Can close off 2Paint only
Become more familiar with 2Paint
features.
Students control and confidence on
the laptop will be improving. Able to
change pen size, colour and clear
the screen. Students will be
improving their letter recognition by
typing their name on the keyboard.
Fully coloured in dinosaur.

Week,
Session &
Duration

Topic

Objectives

Activities

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Students will be reminded that to
interact with the board they need to
be firm with the interactive mouse
and drag items across the screen.
They will also realise that when
they are correct with their choices
the program will respond, if they
are incorrect with choices they
make the items will return to its
starting position.
Students to have better control of
the interactive mouse being more
confident in using it.
Understand that only one board pen
can b used at a time. They will also
know not the pen needs to be held
without leaning on the board at the
same time
Students will be able to improve the
control of the pen on 2Paint. They
will be able to draw images to
represent fruit and be able to
identify which fruit it is.

Week 7

Talking stories

To remind students on the workings

of the interactive board.

Open 2Simple and go to Talking Stories. Go through

the Going to the Park interactive story with the
students. As the character makes his way around
the park there are numerous activities that involve
students coming up to the board and interacting
with it

Week 8

Talking stories

To improve control of movement on

the IWB and to start using the pens
to write on the board

Go through the Talking Stories, Going to the Park

finish whole story being quicker going through it. get
students up to the front to interact with the story.
When complete explain how to use the board pens
to write and show how to rub out. Write numbers on
the board and allow students to attempt copying
them.

Week 9

2paint

To improve control of the mouse pad

and be able to draw fruit on 2Paint
software

Week 10

Taking
Pictures Tuff
Cams

To use a digital camera to take a

clear picture of a still object

Bring fruit into the lesson, get students to identify

the fruit. Discuss how it is good for us, what fruit do
they like to eat. Discuss the shapes of fruit, i.e
Oranges look like circles.
Draw images of fruit on 2Paint, get students to
identify them. Students then to draw their own
images on 2paint.
In addition take students to work with one to one on
how to log onto the laptops.
Using the IWB draw a range of shapes on the board
with different coloured pens. Ask students to identify
the shapes and colours.
Get students to identify shape within the classroom,
e.g. Clock circle, pictures square, table
rectangle.
Explain to students how to use the tuff cams and get
a volunteer to take and pose for a picture. Divide
into 3groups and each group has to take pictures of
a particular shape within the classroom.
Bring students back to the front and go through the
pictures taken.

Children can identify shapes within

the classroom.
Children can switch on the tuff cam
Children can take a clear picture of
a shape.
Some children may be able to zoom
in on images.

Week,
Session &
Duration
Week 11

Topic
Laptops
2Paint

Objectives
Integrate whole class into using the
ICT suite together
Improve control using the laptop
Use 2paint to draw Christmas
images

Week 12

Laptops
2Paint

Get students to open 2Simple from

the desktop, and be able to close off
2Paint and 2Simple at the end of
lesson (ensure work is saved first)
Improve control using the laptop
Use 2paint to draw Christmas
images

Week 13

Laptops
2Paint

Develop drawing skills in 2Paint

Activities
Remind students on their behaviour in the ICT suite
and to put their hand up and not shout out. Discuss
rules as a class.
Students to sit on the floor at the front, demonstrate
how to open 2Paint. Discuss colour and clothes that
Santa wears. Show how to draw image of Santa and
a Snowman. Emphasise changing the size of the pen
when doing drawings.
Discuss Christmas with the students, talk about
what things reminds them on Christmas, tree,
decorations, lights, snow, presents etc
Students to sit on the floor at the front, demonstrate
how to open 2Paint. Colour in the background
grey(so they can draw snowdrops). Show how to
draw a Christmas tree using both the triangle
method and also by drawing branches. Emphasise
changing the size of the pen when doing drawings.
Show students work from previous lessons on the
IWB. Discuss general Christmas themes and colours.
With student help draw a simple Christmas tree,
pudding, present and snowman on the board.
Emphasise using the undo button and how to get a
new blank page

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Students behave appropriately in
the ICT suite
Students can easily change the size
of the pen for drawings
Students are more confident when
drawing on 2paint
Students can easily change the size
of the pen for drawings
Students are more confident when
drawing on 2paint
Can design their own tree and
decorations
Students become more confident in
the use of 2Paint and can use more
of the icons available to them.
Students have a Christmas picture
that they have drawn which can be
saved, printed and put into their
learning journal

Term 2
Week 1

2Paint

To be able to draw an airplane in the

sky/taking off/landing

Week 2 & 3

2Publish\Simp
le

Students draw a pic of a food they

have cooked and write a sentence
under it

Discuss with students the country that they are

learning about and about their experience of visiting
the man-made airplane in the gym. Students to
draw an airplane and add detail of the different part
of the plane and what they might see from within
the plane.
Talk to students about the food that they have made
in their lesson, the process of making the food and
the different ingredients and utensils used. Students
to draw the food and write a sentence about the
food.

Students have a drawn plan making

use of the different pen thickness.
They will also be practicing opening
and closing the program at the
beginning and end of lesson
Completed food with a sentence
about the food. Students should
know how to use the backspace key
in order to correct typing mistakes.
Letter recognition on the keyboard
should also be improving.

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Session &
Duration

Topic

Objectives

Activities

Week 4 & 5

Nessy
Learning
Programme

To blend and segment CVC words

Choose Just Play\to Islands\choose island 1\2 three

letter CVC words\games\3 choose a game students
can choose different games within here

Week 6 & 7

iPads number

Number recognition, sorting and

ordering

Week 8 & 9

Log on

Students learn to log on/off

independently and become familiar
with using 2Calculate

Week 11

Use 2calcualte
to count

Students use 2calculate software to

learn how to count

Week 12

Logging
on/2calcualte

Students to attempt logging on,

others to count using 2calculate

Week 13

2simple and
logging on

Students to log on/off independently

Use 2calculate to count

Each FS2 teacher give iPads for ICT teacher to

complete.
Use AB Maths- Use the bubbles activity to order
numbers to 10. Students can customise the bubbles
and increase the difficulty. Tasks can be completed
in pairs or individually in order to compete against
each others score
Demonstrate to students how to log onto the
computer, make use of the document camera so
they are familiar with the keys you are pressing.
Emphasise the location of the Ctrl, Alt and Delete
keys, get students to help the person they are
sitting beside.
After logging on, open 2calculate package on their
own. On numerous columns students to enter the
number 1 a few times(must be vertical on the page),
use the addition symbol and more 1s, then the =
symbol followed by the answer.
When finished students to close off 2simple and log
off independently.
Students use 2calculate to number a row of cells
horizontally, they then need to colour in the number
of cells vertically relating to the number in the
column.
Group to be split in half, one group working on
2calculate to insert images of fruit, then total the
number of fruit at the end of the column.
Others half of group to be shown how to log onto
the computer and how to log off. Repeat the process
until they can do it without assistance.
Students log on independently without any
assistance if possible and open up 2calculate
package on their own. They can then use the animal
clipart to learn to count
When finished students to close off 2simple and log
off independently.

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Students will be able to navigate
their way around the program and
be able to select and choose the
games they wish to take part in.
While playing games students are
learning and recognising CVC words
through the numerous activities
Students practice number ordering
and can change the layout and
appearance of the game.
Students understand how to use
the iPad safely.
Students learn the ability to log on
independently to the computer and
can use 2calculate to count.

Students improve their ability on

2calculate and also learn how to
count in horizontally
Students improve their counting
ability on 2calculate, they begin to
explore the program.
Others become more confident in
logging on and off.
Students who have more
independence when logging on/off
and opening software. They will
improve mouse control by have to
open programs for the menu

Week,
Session &
Duration

Topic

Objectives

Activities

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Term 3
Week 1 & 2

2Publish
Simple

Developing drawing skills by having

more tools available to them and to
improve the writing of sentences

Week 3

2Type & 2Pop

Be able to locate the keys on the

keyboard to assist with typing ability

Week 4

2Type & 2Pop

Be able to locate the keys on the

keyboard to assist with typing ability

Week 5

2Publish
Simple

To be creative with the drawing tools

available and to link the invite
sentence to the image drawn

Week 6

Textease

Students log on and open textease

Be able to identify the red cursor
and understand what it is
Be able to type a sentence and
insert a picture of toy
Use the space bar, delete key, full
stop and back space correctly

Using advanced drawing features within

2Publish(Simple) for drawing an image of a castle.
Students to write a descriptive sentence under the
castle.
Using 2Type to practice their typing skills and
increase their speed of identifying where the keys
are located. Students try to have 1minut intervals to
try and beat their previous score.
As students get better at locating the keys they can
then move onto Falling Words. Choose CVC words
only and set timer for 1minute without speed
increasing. Ensure that you explain to students the
letters are colour coded so they can identify where
they are located on the keyboard.
Using 2Type to practice their typing skills and
increase their speed of identifying where the keys
are located. Students try to have 1minut intervals to
try and beat their previous score.
As students get better at locating the keys they can
then move onto Falling Words. Choose CVC words
only and set timer for 1minute without speed
increasing. Ensure that you explain to students the
letters are colour coded so they can identify where
they are located on the keyboard.
Create and design an invite for the FS2 production
which can be sent out to parents. Picture can be of
any of the following: chicken licking, Turkey lurky
cocky lockey, rakey lackey, goose loose
Students to open software by searching for it to do
this they type in Text in the search area and then
choose Textease from the available options.
Students to become familiar with typing and using
the relevant keys: Student type the sentence All
About Toys at the top center of the page.
Demonstrate how to highlight and changes the text
size and colour. Students then to insert a picture
from the Toys folder. Choose a relevant toy and type
in a sentence about it.

Students have typed an invitation

message for parents and drew a
picture that represents the chicken
licken story
Students can:
Open software
Identify spacebar, backspace and
enter key
Type in simple sentences

Week,
Session &
Duration

Topic

Objectives

Activities

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Week 7&8

Textease

Students log on and open textease

Be able to identify the red cursor
and understand what it is
Be able to type a sentence and
insert weather pictures.
Use the space bar, delete key, full
stop and back space correctly

Students to open software by searching for it to do

this they type in Text in the search area and then
choose Textease from the available options.
Students insert pictures of weather from the
Weather tab by choosing the clipart option, they
then type appropriate sentences about weather in
Dubai. E.g Over the two weeks show students how
to format text, increase font size, colour, bold, italis
etc

Students can:
Open software
Identify spacebar, caps lock,
backspace and enter key
Choose pictures from clipart
Type in relevant sentences

Week 1

Use 2calcualte
to count

Students use 2calculate software to

learn how to count

Students improve w ability on

2calculate and also learn how to
count in horizontally

Week 2

Use 2calcualte
to count

Students use 2calculate software to

learn how to count

Week 3

Logging
on/2calcualte

Students to attempt logging on,

others to count using 2calculate

Week 4

Logging
on/2calcualte

Students to attempt logging on,

others to count using 2calculate

Week 5

2simple and
logging on

Students to log on/off independently

Use 2calculate to count

Students use 2calculate to number a row of cells

horizontally, they then need to colour in the number
of cells vertically relating to the number in the
column.
Students use 2calculate to colour in a column of cells
vertically with the one colour, they then need to type
in the number of cells which have been coloured.
Group to be split in half, one group working on
2calculate to insert images of fruit, then total the
number of fruit at the end of the column.
Others half of group to be shown how to log onto
the computer and how to log off. Repeat the process
until they can do it without assistance.
Group to be split in half, one group working on
2calculate to insert images of fruit, then total the
number of fruit at the end of the column.
Others half of group to be shown how to log onto
the computer and how to log off. Repeat the process
until they can do it without assistance.
Students log on independently without any
assistance if possible and open up 2calculate
package on their own. They can then use the animal
clipart to learn to count
When finished students to close off 2simple and log
off independently.

Students improve their ability on

2calculate and also learn how to
count in vertically
Students improve their counting
ability on 2calculate, they begin to
explore the program.
Others become more confident in
logging on and off.
Students improve their counting
ability on 2calculate, they begin to
explore the program.
Others become more confident in
logging on and off.
Students who have more
independence when logging on/off
and opening software. They will
improve mouse control by have to
open programs for the menu

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Session &
Duration
Week 6

Topic
Control Beebots

Objectives
Give simple instructions to control a
device (Beebot)

Week 7

Control Beebots

Give simple instructions to control a

device (Beebot)
Students can navigate their own route
using the cards.

Week 8

Control Beebots

Give simple instructions to control a

device (Beebot)
Students can navigate their own route
using the cards to different rain forest
animals

Week 9

Control Beebots

Give simple instructions to control a

device (Beebot)
Students can navigate their own route
using the cards.

Activities
In small groups children are introduced to the
Beebot and informed of how to make it move
forward and clear the instructions.
Children sit in a circle and program the Beebot to
move to another person (Camel Teddy) in the circle.
Students are reminded how to use the beebot and
shown examples using the street map and a pot of
honey image. Student shave to navigate the beebot
towards the honey.
More able students are shown how to map their own
route in groups of three using the directional cards.
Students work in groups on separate mats, one
person decides where the beetbot should move to
and the other person has to navigate the beebot to
the chosen location.
Students are divided into groups and each use a
separate mat. Teamwork is discussed prior to
working on the beebots in order to ensure good
progress is made. More capable students are allowed
the opportunity to work independely without the
mat. They guess the number of steps the beebot
needs to take in order to get to a specified location

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Children are able to clear previous
instructions and give new ones.
Some children can predict how
many steps the Beebot must take
to get to their chosen partner.
Students can navigate to a
particular location of their own
choice
Some will be able to use cards to
map out their own route.
Students can navigate to a
particular location of their own
choice
Some will be able to use cards to
map out their own route.
Students improve their control of
the beebot, especially sideways
control.
Those given freedom without the
mats can work without any
restrictions and have more freedom

Term 3
Week 1

Logging
on/drawing a
picture of
someone who
helps them

Students log on/off independently

and open 2Paint

Week 2

2Simple

Log on, Use spinner and 2Simple

Students will navigate to the software and then

attempt to draw an image of someone who helps
them. Typical people might be: nurse, doctor,
parents, teacher, fire brigade, ambulance, police,
aeroplane etc. as they complete drawings give extra
details to include, background, sky, cars,
equipments etc. more able students to type their
name/information at the bottom of the pic.
Students log onto the computer and open 2Simple.
Use the spinner tool to draw a shell for a snail,
demonstrate how do this, no need to move the pen
around, use the spinning tool to do it for us. When
done, click on new, dont save the image but then
click yes to Use Picture this will import it to 2Simple
and draw the rest of the snails body along with any
other features such as grass, trees, sky, sun etc

Students will become more familiar

and quicker to open s/w. their
confidence and ability will grow as
they are using a package they are
familiar with

Students can use two separate

packages to create an animal.
Confident in logging on and opening
the work.

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Session &
Duration

Topic

Objectives

Week 3

2Simple

Log on, Use spinner and 2Simple

Week 4

Sound EasySpeak

To record a sound

Week 5

Sound EasySpeak
Sound EasySpeak

To identify the record button, colour and

symbol.
To identify the record and play buttons,
colours and their symbols.

Sound EasySpeak

To capture sounds from around school.

Week 6
Week 7

Week 8

Sound EasySpeak

To capture sounds from around school.

Activities

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Students log onto the computer and open 2Simple.

Use the spinner tool to draw a shell for a snail,
demonstrate how do this, no need to move the pen
around, use the spinning tool to do it for us. When
done, click on new, dont save the image but then
click yes to Use Picture this will import it to 2Simple
and draw the rest of the snails body along with any
other features such as grass, trees, sky, sun etc
Children use the Easy-Speak microphone to record their
voices and listen back to them. Control of the device is
teacher lead.
Children use the easy-speak microphones to capture their
voice, they can sing a song, say their name or tell a story.
Children use the easy-speak microphones to capture their
voice, they can sing a song, say their name or tell a story.

Students can use two separate

packages to create an animal.
Confident in logging on and opening
the work.

In small groups children are taken around school to capture

sounds that they hear.

Children become use to holding the

microphone, speaking in to it and
listening back.
Children identify the record button and
are able to use this to capture sound.
Children identify the play and record
button and are able to use these to
capture sound and playback the sound.
Children can capture many sounds and
identify them on playback.

The sounds are then played back to the children to see if

they can identify them.
In small groups children are taken around school to capture
sounds that they hear.

Children can capture many p and identify

them on playback.

The sounds are then played back to the children to see if

they can identify them.
Week 1

What is ICT?

To understand that ICT is not just about

computers/Laptops

Present What is ICT? Presentation to pupils and work

through interactive activities on the board, being selective of
which children complete which activities.

To develop use of IWB

Week 2)

What is ICT?

To develop the understanding that ICT is

not just about computers/Laptops

Present What is ICT? Presentation to pupils, question them

before completing the activity to see if they remember
anything from the previous lesson.

To develop use of IWB

Week 3

My Home

To develop use of IWB

Work through interactive activities on the board, being

selective of which children complete which activities.
Children use the interactive whiteboard, after watching the
demonstration, to create their ideal home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/wwww/homes/kids/i
ndex_choice.shtml
The houses they create are then printed off for display

Children identify objects we associate

with ICT
Children are able to successfully interact
with the whiteboard
Children identify objects we associate
with ICT
Children are able to successfully interact
with the whiteboard
Children are able to successfully interact
with the whiteboard

Week,
Session &
Duration
Week 5

Topic

Objectives

Activities

Taking
Pictures Tuff
Cams

To understand the idea of posing when a

picture is being taken

Using Tizzys Tools (Presentation) children are presented

with an action performed by Biff and Chip characters. 1 child
must then act out the same action, whilst another child takes
a picture of this.

To use a digital camera to take a clear

picture of a still object

Learning Outcomes (key skills)

Children are able to copy an action and
pose whilst their picture is taken.
Children can use a digital camera to take
a clear still image

The picture is then loaded on to the screen alongside the

Biff/Chip action.
All children must then loudly say what the action is whilst the
sound is recorded to go with the presentation.

Week 6

Taking
Pictures Tuff
Cams

To understand the idea of posing when a

picture is being taken
To use a digital camera to take a clear
picture of a still object

At the end of the lesson show the complete presentation to

the class.
Working in pairs (sharing a Tuff Cam) groups of 12 are
taken on a learning walk. Children must take it in turns to
take pictures of each other either Sitting by the.. or
Standing by the...

Children can use a digital camera to take

a clear still image with all in shot

When complete children return to show their pictures and

explain what they are sat/stood beside.

Week 7

Taking
Pictures Tuff
Cams

To understand the idea of posing when a

picture is being taken
To use a digital camera to take a clear
picture of a still object

Should also discuss and review the quality of each picture

presented e.g. is it clear? Is everything in shot?
Working in pairs (sharing a Tuff Cam) groups of 12 are
taken on a learning walk. Children must take it in turns to
take pictures of each other either Sitting by the.. or
Standing by the...
When complete children return to show their pictures and
explain what they are sat/stood beside.
Should also discuss and review the quality of each picture
presented e.g. is it clear? Is everything in shot?

Children can use a digital camera to take

a clear still image with all in shot