Course Plan: Literacy and Numeracy Rotations for Year 6
Course Overview
This course aims to enhance Year 6 students' literacy and numeracy skills through engaging weekly sessions. The focus will be on comprehension strategies, the order of operations in mathematics, and critiquing data representations. Each class will last one hour and will be structured in a rotation format to keep students actively involved in their learning.
Weekly Breakdown
Week 1: Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy Rotations
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Objectives:
- Introduce students to the concepts of literacy and numeracy.
- Explain the rotation model of learning.
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Activities:
- Literacy (20 mins): Read a short story and identify key elements (characters, setting, plot).
- Numeracy (20 mins): Introduce the order of operations (BODMAS/BIDMAS) with simple examples.
- Reflection (20 mins): Group discussion on the importance of understanding stories and calculations.
Week 2: Comprehension Strategies
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Objectives:
- Develop students' ability to understand and analyse texts.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Read a non-fiction text and fill out a comprehension worksheet.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Solve problems using the order of operations featuring multi-step calculations.
Week 3: Analyzing Data Representations
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Objectives:
- Teach students how to interpret and critique different data representations.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Discuss different types of graphs (bar charts, line graphs) and their purposes.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Use real-life data sets to create simple graphs and interpret the findings.
Week 4: Critical Thinking in Literacy
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Objectives:
- Promote critical thinking and discussion about texts.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Read a short article and identify persuasive elements; discuss the author's point of view.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Apply the order of operations to solve challenges in solving equations.
Week 5: Deep Dive into Data Critiquing
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Objectives:
- Enhance students' ability to critique data and its presentations.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Critique a poorly designed graph and suggest improvements.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Solve complex order of operations problems and share strategies with peers.
Week 6: Applying Comprehension Skills
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Objectives:
- Reinforce comprehension skills through varied genres.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Read a poem and analyse its themes and emotions.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Challenge students with puzzles involving the order of operations.
Week 7: Creating Data Representations
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Objectives:
- Encourage creativity in presenting data.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Write a brief report based on a data set students created in previous sessions.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Create various graphs from a data set and present to the class.
Week 8: Review and Assessment
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Objectives:
- Review all topics covered and assess understanding.
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Activities:
- Literacy (30 mins): Group quiz on comprehension and data critique.
- Numeracy (30 mins): Assessment on order of operations with a mix of problems from previous weeks.
Course Resources
- Literary Texts: A selection of fiction and non-fiction articles, poems, and stories.
- Numerical Resources: Worksheets focusing on various maths problems and puzzles.
- Technology: Access to graphing software or tools for creating data representations.
Assessment Criteria
- Participation in discussions
- Completion of worksheets and activities
- Quality of data representations and critiques
- Performance on quizzes and assessments
This planned course aims to build a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy skills necessary for succeeding in Year 6 and beyond, while fostering a dynamic and interactive learning environment.