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Using PowerPoint in Numeracy and Literacy

Teachers’ Notes

These PowerPoint presentations have been developed to use the potential of PowerPoint in the teaching of Numeracy and Literacy. They can be used and adapted by teachers and pupils.

They help to fulfil the requirements of using ICT in Numeracy and Literacy:

Mathematics KS2

Mathematics 2 Number

·        1a Select and use appropriate mathematical equipment, including ICT.

Breadth of Study

·        2f  exploring and using a variety of resources and materials, including ICT

English KS2

English 3 Writing

·        2b assemble and develop ideas on screen and paper

English 2 Reading

·        8 Pupils could use moving image texts (multimedia) to support their study of literary texts and to study words, images and sounds to covey meaning and emotion.

 PowerPoint can be used most effectively to facilitate the work in Year 6 on presentations (QCA  ICT Unit 6A).

Number Warm Up

This can be used at the beginning of the Numeracy hour to increase mental agility.  It is most effective when used through a projector on to a whiteboard but can be used on a computer station with a small group of children or with individual pupils.   A question is presented on the click of the mouse and the answer is revealed on the next click.   The mathematical content was prepared for Year 5 pupils but it can be adapted to suit particular needs.  Editing the presentation to provide more practice with certain operations can be carried out easily.  To edit a slide, just click on a text box  (in slide view) and replace the text.  To delete a slide, select the slide (in slide sorter view), choose Delete Slide from the Edit menu.

Samson’s Smashing Sums

This is a variation of Number Warm Up but with two characters, Samson and Delilah, providing the questions and answers.  Again this can be adapted to suit your pupils.  It is possible to change the characters by adding clip art.  You could even delete all slides apart from Slide 3, customise this, and use as a template (copy and paste).  Slide 17 shows a different approach. Children are given a time limit to answer the question.

Add

This is a very simple presentation, which can be used as a teaching focus in the numeracy hour.  It was created to explain a way of adding numbers starting with the hundreds.  Each stage is introduced by clicking the mouse.

Family Fortunes

This can be used as a whole class activity during the Word level work section of the literacy hour.  It can be used at a range of levels in KS2.  Children are asked to make a list of words in response to a survey question, e.g. Name something that melts.  The top answers are then revealed, each on a mouse click.  This involves word recognition, vocabulary choices and spelling.  It can also be very motivating.  It was first used with teams of family members of different ages.  The presentation can be adapted and edited.  A class could do a new survey with different questions. Older children could prepare a version for a younger age group.

Roller Coaster Poems

This is an example of how PowerPoint can be used to display children’s writing in an exciting format.  The poems were word-processed and then pasted into a text box.  Clip art was added and the slide was then animated.

(Slide Show – Custom Animation)  Various sounds were added and text was presented in different ways.

To introduce text one line at a time, tick this box.

Children in KS2 quickly become confident to experiment with effects.  Children can record their own poems using a microphone and paste the sound file on to a slide.  See Jenna’s poem.

Sound effects

These can become annoying after a while so just turn down the volume.

Carousel

Children’s poems can be displayed as a carousel or continuous slide show.  To do this, select Set Up Show from the Slide Show menu and select ‘Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)’ button.  This will loop until ‘esc’ is pressed.  This applies to slides which have timings.  Timings can be set when in Slide Sorter View.  Click on the Slide Transition button, enter the timing and click apply to all.

Getting Started

If you would like to try your own Powerpoint presentations, this might help.  The Word document takes you through the basic stages.  Avoid using the templates available with Powerpoint.  They are more suited to business presentations.

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