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QCA

ICT at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3)

Unit 3A: Combining text and graphics
Section 1: SETTING THE SCENE

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Objectives

Children should learn:
  • key idea: that text and graphics can be combined to communicate information

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Show the class a range of greeting cards. Discuss the designs and point out elements, such as pictures, fonts, captions and messages. Divide the class into groups and ask each group to examine one card. Ask them to produce an annotated poster identifying the card's key features.
  • Look at messages and how they are written. Ask children to think about cards that they could design and produce.
  • recognise key features of layout

Points to note

Include greeting cards with a range of pictures and typefaces and with different punctuation.

Sections in this unit

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1. SETTING THE SCENE
2. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
3. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
4. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
5. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
6. INTEGRATED TASK