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Lesson Plans
Exploring an Item
- Describing an Item they’ve picked.
- Comparing it to similar Items.
- Thinking about what they know and would like to know.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- History - ask and answer questions, identify different ways in which the past is represented (Key Stage 1).
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance; note connections, contrasts and trends over time; construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy - Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Word Bank
- Thinking of words and phrases to desribe an Item.
- Using synonyms.
- Using a word bank to write about the Item or Location.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English - how words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms (Year 6).
- English, Writing - organising paragraphs around a theme (Years 3 + 4).
- English, Writing - identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own; selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning (Year 5 + 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Writing: Creating texts, Organising and using information.
Unseen Object
- Describing an Item to a partner.
- Drawing an Item.
- Comparing the drawing to the Item.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English, Spoken Language - use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas (Years 1 - 6).
- Mathematics, Geography - describe position, direction and movement (Years 1 - 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Expressive Arts – Art and Design.
Curator
- Picking and grouping Items.
- Explaining the groups and naming them.
- Extension task - create an information booklet about your museum.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English, Writing - write for a range of real purposes and audiences (Years 3 + 4).
- English, Writing - identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own (Years 5 + 6).
- History - ask and answer questions, identify different ways in which the past is represented (Key Stage 1).
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance; note connections, contrasts and trends over time; construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Writing: Creating texts, Organising and using information.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Big 5
- Picking things you notice about an Item.
- Writing about inferences.
- Thinking about questions.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English - asking and answering questions (Years 2 - 6).
- English, Reading, Comprehension - drawing inferences and justifying inferences with evidence (Years 2 - 6).
- History - ask and answer questions (Key Stage 1).
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Literacy – Writing: Creating texts, Organising and using information.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Missing Link
- Finding links and similarities in looks and use between Items.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- History - identify similarities and differences between ways of life; understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented (Key Stage 1).
- History - note connections, contrasts and trends over time (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Item Write Up
- Creating a fact sheet about an Item.
- Writing about the Item in a genre of their choice.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English, Writing - organising writing around a theme (Years 3 + 4).
- English, Writing - identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own (Years 5 + 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Writing: Creating texts, Organising and using information.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Diamond 9
- Sorting Items on a scale.
- Giving reasons for their choices.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English, Spoken Language - articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions (Years 1 - 6).
- History - construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Hot Seat
- An opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of one of the item users or owners and answer questions in role.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English, Spoken Language - learn to justify ideas with reasons; ask questions to check understanding; develop vocabulary and build knowledge; negotiate; evaluate and build on the ideas of others; and select the appropriate register for effective communication (Years 1 - 6).
- English, Spoken Language - participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates (Years 1 - 6).
- English, Spoken Language - consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others (Years 1 - 6).
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance (Key Stage 2).
- History - understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Portrait Puzzles
- Describing and discussing portraits
- Making their own portrait.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- Art - evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design (Key Stage 1 + 2).
- Art - produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences (Key Stage 1 + 2).
- Art - to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination (Key Stage 1).
- Art - describe the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines and make links to their own work. (Key Stage 1).
Curriculum for Wales
- Expressive Arts - Exploring the expressive arts is essential to developing artistic skills and knowledge and it enables learners to become curious and creative individuals, Responding and reflecting, both as artist and audience, is a fundamental part of learning in the expressive arts.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Expressive Arts – Art and Design.
Say What You See Artwork
- Describing a piece of art.
- Drawing from memory.
- Comparing versions.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- Art - evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design (Key Stage 1 + 2).
- Art - produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences (Key Stage 1 + 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Expressive Arts - Exploring the expressive arts is essential to developing artistic skills and knowledge and it enables learners to become curious and creative individuals, Responding and reflecting, both as artist and audience, is a fundamental part of learning in the expressive arts.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Expressive Arts – Art and Design.
Picture Pondering
- Analysing a piece of art.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- Art - evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design (Key Stage 1 + 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Expressive Arts - Exploring the expressive arts is essential to developing artistic skills and knowledge and it enables learners to become curious and creative individuals, Responding and reflecting, both as artist and audience, is a fundamental part of learning in the expressive arts.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Expressive Arts – Art and Design.
Odd One Out
- Selecting 4 items and thinking of a reason why each might be the Odd One Out.
- Asking the question to others.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- English - asking and answering questions (Years 2 - 6)
- History - ask and answer questions (Key Stage 1)
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance (Key Stage 2).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Listening and Talking: understanding, analysing and evaluating; finding and using information; tools for listening and talking.
- Social Studies – People, past events and societies.
Time Travelling Mathematicians
- Select a Maths topic that you can explain using an item from the website.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- Mathematics - reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language (Years 1 - 6).
- Mathematics - apply mathematical knowledge to other subjects (Years 1 - 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Mathematics and Numeracy - Geometry focuses on relationships involving shape, space and position, and measurement focuses on quantifying phenomena in the physical world.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Numeracy – Number, Money and Measure: measurement; data and analysis.
Museum Maker
- Design a floor layout for your own museum, including measurements.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- Mathematics - measure, compare, add and subtract lengths, measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes (Years 3 + 4).
- Mathematics - convert between different units of measure, measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure, find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares (Year 4).
- Mathematics - convert between different units of metric measure, measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes, calculate and compare the area of rectangles and estimate the area of irregular shapes (Years 5 + 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Mathematics and Numeracy - Geometry focuses on relationships involving shape, space and position, and measurement focuses on quantifying phenomena in the physical world.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Numeracy – Number, Money and Measure: measurement; data and analysis.
Label Maker
- Select an item and write a label describing it.
Curriculum Objectives
National Curriculum in England
- History - ask and answer questions, identify different ways in which the past is represented (Key Stage 1).
- History - devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance; note connections, contrasts and trends over time; construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information (Key Stage 2).
- English, Writing - write for a range of real purposes and audiences (Years 3 + 4).
- English, Writing - identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own (Years 5 + 6).
Curriculum for Wales
- Humanities - Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future, Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.
- Languages, Literacy and Communication - Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication, Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland
- Literacy – Writing: Creating texts, Organising and using information.
