Curriculum Covered: KS1
English / En1 Speaking and listening
2a,c, 3a,b, 8d
En2 Reading
1b, 1f,g,I,k, 6gEn3 Writing
2a,b, 3c, 4a,b,e,i,g, 5a-e
Maths / Ma2 Number2a-c, 3aMa3 Shape, space and measures
2a,b, 4aScience / Sc2 Life processes and living things
1b, 2b,c,g
ICT /Knowledge, skills and understanding
1a, 5bArt and Design /
Exploring and developing ideas
1a, 4aAbout the Game
This game is question based and its content covers three main subject areas, English, Science and Maths. The aim of the ‘Strongest Person’ game is to answer the questions correctly, by doing this you build up your energy so that you have enough to hit the hammer hard and ring the bell. Each correct answer results in more energy. You will need five or six correct answers to have enough energy to hit the bell.
There are 4 levels within this game. Level 2 is the most appropriate for children in Year 2. At the end of each stage there are two options, ‘Play this level again’ or ‘Choose a different level’. Children in Year 2 should repeat Level 2 as there are a number of different questions for the children to answer without encountering repeated questions.
The food questions within this game are used to promote a healthy diet. This should be discussed with the children during the game.
Lesson Plan
Before online activity
/ Write some mystery food words on the board. Ask the children to identify the missing letters and read the food word. Invite some children to come out to the front and help make some new mystery food words.
Suggested words:
o o_ni_n
o c_rr_t
o _ucum_er
o _oma__
o _an_ake
o r_sot_o / onion
carrot
cucumber
tomato
pancake
risotto
In addition to the English orientated questions above, other subject areas may also be used as initial discussions. These will help familiarise children with the game content before going online.
o Healthy foods
o Days of the week
o Counting
o Reading numbers up to 100
o Number operations up to 100
o Money and coins up to £10
o Describing common 2D shape
o Time (o’clock/half past/seconds/minutes)
Introduce children to the computer area and seat them with their ‘computer partner’ if appropriate.
During online activity
/ 1. Introduce children to the computer and keyboard.
2. Help children with the computer start up procedures and entering of the My School Lunch website. Ask them to select the ‘For Fun’ section.
3. Ensure that all children have selected ‘Strongest Person’ and then chosen Level 2.
4. Read aloud the ‘How to play’ instructions, encourage children to try and follow.
5. Ensure all children have selected ‘START’, using their mouse control.
6. Talk to the children about what they can see, question, answers 1, 2 and 3, strongest person, ENERGY bar, lights and the apple bell.
Possible online activity questions:
o How many answers are there?
o Can you see the letters in ENERGY?
o Where are the lights?
o How many are on?
o Where is the apple?
o What colour is it?
o Are apples healthy for us?
7. Show the children how to use the mouse to select the answers, making sure they can locate the white hand on screen.
8. Encourage the children to read the questions.
9. Look at each answer in turn, ask the children if they think it is the right one and why.
10. Show the children that with each correct answer one of the ENERGY squares is filled.
11. Select some wrong answers to demonstrate what happens, show children how easy it is to re-enter the game by selecting ‘Next Question‘.
12. Talk to the children about what they think will happen if only half the ENERGY squares are filled.
Possible online activity questions:
o Will the strong person have enough energy to hit the apple target?
o Do we always eat enough food?
o What happens if we don’t eat enough?
o Do we have enough energy to run around?
o When do we get hungry?
13. Read through the options under ‘Bad Luck’. Ensure the children select ‘Play this level again’.
14. Encourage children to alternate players and help each other with the game.
15. At the end of the session help the children with closing the website and shutting down procedures.
Following online activities
Additional Resources
Worksheet: Placing in Order / Activity 1: Stronger English
· Introduce the worksheet ‘Placing in Order’. (See worksheet description below)
Support/Extension Ideas
The ideas below are given to support the less able and extend the more able children in Year 2.
Support Ideas
/ · Seat a less able child with a more able partner (child/adult)./ · Some children may need adult help with the worksheet.
Extension Ideas
/ · Encourage more able children to help less able children play Strongest Person.· Allow more able children to work independently during the worksheet activity.
· When confident to proceed, allow children to move onto the next level in the game.
Worksheet Description
Title
/ Placing in OrderAdditional Resources
/ · Pencil· Rubber
· Coloured pencils
Worksheet Summary
/ The worksheet is designed to reinforce learning outcomes from the ‘Strongest Person’ game. It includes word level work, including missing words, spelling and sentence order.How to use
/ · This worksheet is to be completed after playing the game. Firstly read through the worksheet with the children making sure they understand what they have to do in each section./ · Find the missing words. The children are presented with sentences, each of which has a missing word. The missing words are all located in the word bank on the worksheet. Encourage the children to read through each sentence and write in the missing word.
/ · Choose the correct spelling. The children are presented with pictures of food. For each food there are three possible spellings, one correct and two incorrect. Ask the children to draw a circle around the correct spelling.
/ · Write the sentences in the correct order. The children are given jumbled sentences. They have to read them and re-arrange to make a suitable sentence. The children should write their correct sentence in the space provided. The first word of each correct sentence has a capital letter in the jumbled sentence, to give the children a clue.