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This resource consists of a 'Pupils Booklet' and 'Teacher Guide'. It enables pupils to construct a story all about themselves, investigating such things as who they are, where they live, their house, their family, their favourite food, their favourite clothes, their face, their body, their connections, their pets, and so on. In studying each of these sections pupils are encouraged to think about important issues, for example, in the food section they can look into types of food, and healthy/unhealthy food, developing understanding in areas such as health.

The resource encourages pupils to collect and display information in a range of formats, such as drawing pictures, maps, cartoon strips, room plans, graphs, tally charts, constructing 3D models, taking photographs, making puppets, as well as writing stories and poems. It also gives pupils the opportunity to partake in a range of activities, including reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, data collection, and physical exercise, for example, interviewing relatives, discussions, and running on the spot.

The 'Pupil Booklet' is set out for use with Foundation and lower Key Stage 1 pupils. However if used with activities recommended in the 'Teacher Guide' it is suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils. As well as offering a range of extension activities, the 'Teacher Guide' provides teachers with a means of introducing Ulster-Scots elements such as language and culture into their classroom, which can be useful for raising pupil awareness of personal, mutual, or cultural understanding.

 


Pupils are learning to:

  • Describe and write about themselves, e.g. their face, their family etc.
  • Learn how they are connected to different people and places.
  • Think about their friendships and what makes a good friend.
  • Interview relatives and find out about the past.
  • Learn about clothes for different seasons, occasions and traditions.
  • Find out about tartan e.g. their family tartan.
  • Use different tools and materials to display information.
  • Display information in a variety of formats e.g. models and maps.
  • Learn about different types of food, and food from Scotland and other places.
  • Learn about parts of their body.
  • Learn about different languages and cultures e.g. Ulster-Scots.
  • Find out about place names in their local area e.g. Ulster-Scots place names.
  • Learn about different types of instruments and musical traditions.
  • Understand that different languages are used locally.
  • Learn and recognise various Ulster-Scots words.
  • Understand that different words can be used to represent the same thing.



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   AT A GLANCE

Class Year: P1 to P7
Curriculum Areas & Skills:

  • The Arts
  • Language and Literacy
  • Mathematics and Numeracy
  • Personal Development
  • Physical Education
  • The World Around Us
  • Managing Information
  • Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Being Creative
  • Working With Others
  • Self Management
  • ICT Skills


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