Unit 1C: Lesson 4

I can talk about different types of information

Using the homework from the last lesson and a variety of pictures ask children to consider the different forms of information that they can see. Pictures should include:

Books and leaflets with text
Computer programs - icons (You may have icons on your desktop you can )
Social signs - symbols
Warning signs - pictures
Magazines and newspapers - text and pictures
Sebastian Swan big books - text, pictures and sounds

You can download different sounds from Lancashire ICT site.

Introduction (5 minutes)

Remind children about the list of different types of information we made last lesson. Introduce the idea of sorting the pictures to show different sorts of information.

Main lesson (15 minutes)

Sort the pictures and name the type of information. A variety of methods could be used:

Word processed labels matched to pictures
Scribed labels
Ready made labels
Children's written labels

Plenary (10 minutes)

Review the different forms of information and what they tell us. Include warning signs and sounds and revise what they are telling us.