ICT

Programme of Study

Knowledge, skills and Understanding

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Technology:

Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes.

Technology

• Knows how to operate simple equipment.
• Shows an interest in technological toys with knobs, pulleys, or real objects such as cameras and mobile phones.
• Shows skill in making toys work by pressing parts or lifting flaps to achieve effects such as sound, movement or new images.
• Knows that information can be retrieved from computers.
• Completes a simple program on the computer
• Uses ICT hardware to interact with age-appropriate computer software.

Continuous Provision

Planned activities

• Communicate with walkie talkies
• Beebot – floor mats
• IPad to take photographs
• Talking clipboards / speech bubbles
• Music station – CD player and headphones
• IWB activities
• Torches
• Toys with buttons / switches
• Books with buttons
• Role play equipment – cash register, telephone, scales, washing machine, iron, microwave, vacuum cleaner, power tools, stop watches, computer, calculators

• Beebot – plan a route / journey
• ‘Programming’ friends by telling them how to move around like a robot
• IPad
• Mouse skills
• IWB
• Finding information on the internet
• Cooking/ baking activities
• ICT walk around school to identify a range of ICT equipment.
• E Safety discussion