|
|
Displays
|
|
When it comes to displays that I have put together I prefer to make them more educational than just having some pieces of work up on the walls. I have produced a number of interactive displays for a range if subjects. Below is a picture of a display on cams which was linked to the QCA unit of Moving Toys. The cams that were on the board were able to rotate and demonstrate the action they had on the followers. In order to get the display to work properly laminated sheets had to be used to reduce the friction and guide rails were made out of balsa wood and card so that the followers stayed upright.
At the top of the display is a small sample of the children's work.
The next picture shows a display for spreadsheets based on a screen shot from one of the classroom computers. By saving the file and e-mailing it to a friend who has access to a large printer I was able to get the screen shot up to the size of an A1 sheet. I then labeled various parts of the sheet to explain what a spreadsheet is and how it is used.
The display itself was very popular and resulted in me being asked by the school to arrange for some similar displays in the run up to the launch of the school website. The writing on the sheet is actually not on the sheet but on OHP sheets so that the original sheet could be preserved for the future. The writing was actually put on it during a lesson and left on the display while the children were practicing the skills associated with the lesson.
Another of my interactive displays is shown here. The maths investigation '2 on 5' is one that children really enjoy. To make it more accessible to the children at break times and lunchtime when they could not go out I turned it into this 3D interactive display using card and sticky back velcro. Here it is shown in my classroom but shortly after this picture was taken it was moved into the school's main corridor as part of a larger maths display. It was replaced with another interactive puzzle from the same author, Bernard Bagnall, called Great Aunt Jane's Teacups.
This display also used velcro to make it interactive. The aim is to rearrange the saucers and teacups so that no two saucers of the same colour are on the same line horizontally or vertically, and not two cups are on the same line horizontally or vertically.
For my final display I thought I would show you the first display that my first class worked on with me. On the first day of the school year I handed out a piece of the puzzle to the children to put their names and a picture of something they liked on it. When it was finished the display was put above the toilet doors on the way into the classroom for everyone to see.
To make the display I used Microsoft Word's tool 'WordArt' to write each letter, making them white with a black border. I then printed them out and marked on the puzzle pieces before getting the whole lot blown up to A1 size. I cut out the pieces with a 'This Way Up' tag and number so that the children knew which way round to draw their pictures. I then stuck a complete 5NW onto red backing paper and put that on the wall ready for the pictures to be stuck over. When the children had to write about the display for their website this is what they came up with: This is a picture of our first piece of work in Year 5. Mr Williams gave all of us a piece of the puzzle and we had to write our names on it and draw a picture of something we like. When it was all stuck together it made our class name.
|
