WELCOME TO PURPLE MASH LOWER KEY STAGE 2 (Aged 7 9)
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Need more support. Contact us - Tel: 0208 203 1781 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @2simplesoftware WELCOME TO PURPLE MASH – LOWER KEY STAGE 2 (Aged 7 – 9) Purple Mash is a fantastic resource to support teachers, inspire children and raise standards across the curriculum This document has some ideas for you to try in your classroom and is designed to help you find your way round Purple Mash.
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WELCOME TO PURPLE MASH – LOWER KEY STAGE 2 (Aged 7 – 9)
Purple Mash is a fantastic resource to support teachers, inspire children and raise standards across the curriculum
This document has some ideas for you to try in your classroom and is designed to help you find your way round
Purple Mash.
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ALL SUBJECTS - CURRICULUM MAP Purple Mash has detailed curriculum maps for a range of curricula. You can find these under ‘Curriculum Maps’ in the ‘Teachers’ tab http://www.purplemash.co.uk/#tab/teachers
ART Use 2Paint A Picture – Lines and ask the children to paint a picture in the style of Piet Mondrain. http://www.purplemash.com/app/ tools/2paintapic
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COMPUTING 2Code has all the resources to teach coding from beginner level to more advanced levels. The teachers section also has lots of resources to support the teacher in the classroom http://www.purplemash.com/#tab/teachers/computing_and_purple_mash
2Code has three levels of difficulty – Chimp (Beginner), Gibbon (Developing), Gorilla (Advanced)
If the children are just starting at coding try ‘Guard The Castle’ http://www.purplemash.co.uk/app/code/chimp/guard_the_castle
If the children have basic coding skills try ‘Traffic Lights’ http://www.purplemash.com/app/code/gibbon/trafficlights
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Use 2Design And Make to create a 3D model. Send the model to a 3D printer or print out the net and construct the model. http://www.purplemash.co.uk/#app/tools/2dam
GEOGRAPHY Can the children correctly label the countries of Europe? http://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/2diy/europequizlevels
HISTORY What was life like in Stone Age times? Ask the children to write a leaflet to show what they have learnt. http://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/huntergsallabout01
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Literacy - Reading Look at Serial Mash. Read chapter 1 from the book ‘The Porchester Park Project’ and then complete the online comprehension quiz or print it off to complete in books. (If you do not have a subscription to Serial Mash then contact the office 020 8203 1781 for a free trial) http://www.purplemash.com/#tab/serialmash/porchesterpp_live
Literacy – Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Look at Serial Mash. Read chapter 1 from the book ‘The Porchester Park Project’. Print off the SPAG questions linked to the Lower Key 2 Curriculum. (If you do not have a subscription to Serial Mash then contact the office 020 8203 1781 for a free trial)
Literacy – Speaking and Listening Ask the class to plan and run a debate. Use the ‘Let’s Debate’ frames to help the children structure their arguments for and against. Why not debate – Should children be allowed to take part in a TV talent show? http://www.purplemash.com/#tab/themes/literacy/debating
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Literacy – Writing The aliens have landed and are threatening to take over the world. Ask the children to watch the video and then write a newspaper report about the invasion. http://www.purplemash.com/#tab/themes/literacy/aliens
Numeracy Help your children learn their timestables with Table Toons. Create a timetable playlist and learn the song. Choose from a range of different singing styles. http://www.purplemash.com/#tab/games/tabletoons
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As part of a series of lessons about E-Safety ask the children to design a poster to remind people not to share their passwords. http://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/passwords
Religious Education Look at Faith Matters and investigate how different religions celebrate the birth of a baby. Watch the two videos and then compare and contrast Christian and Hindu rites. http://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/faith_christianity_baptism_baby http://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/faith_hindu_rite_of_passage (If you do not have a subscription to Faith Matters then contact the office 020 8203 1781 for a free trial)
Science
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Use 2Question and ask the children to design a branching database to sort different types of animals. http://www.purplemash.com/#app/tools/2question
