Cross Curricular

ICT Unit 1 - To create a representation of a real or fantasy situation
Linked to design and technology unit 1B ‘Playgrounds’

Integrated Task 1 

Discuss with the children the different ways in which the computer is used to represent real or fantasy situations. Tell the children that they are going to create their own representations of a playground.

As part of their design and technology work, children might have visited a local playground and investigated the equipment. Remind them about why we need playgrounds. What makes good play equipment and why do we need special equipment to play with?

Using a bank of images, encourage the children to name the equipment and the materials used in its various components. Ask them to combine the images to recreate the playground they have visited or to create an imaginary one. Encourage them to make decisions and choices about the images of the equipment as they move them around.

Ask the children to explain how their representations differ from real life, eg they are 2D and inanimate, and to explain their choices of equipment. The children could evaluate their work as a whole-class activity using a data projector.

Some children will be able to use a text tool or a word processor to produce a caption for their representation.

Learning Outcomes

• describe their scenario
• explain why they made their decisions or choices
• explain how their representations differ from real life