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Articles to support children's development in preschool, nursery and homelearning Articles for preschool nursery children's care, learning and development
 Information Communication and Technology
 

  
 Remote control toys for ICT
 This page builds on the original surestart webpage: Archived source page


Example activity
What will the children do?
  With adult support the children will use the open space outdoors to    instruct a remote control car to go forwards, backwards, left and right.
  They will observe the results of their actions and take turns.
ICT in role play


 
  The children will make a block structure and direct the car through the pathways.

Areas of learning
These were originally based on England's eyfs (2008) 6 areas of  learning


    Knowledge and understanding of the world

    Personal, social and emotional development

    Mathmatics  - PSRN


    Personal, social and emotional development

    Physical development - gross and fine motor involvement

    Communication and language

    Literacy

    Understanding of the world

    Mathematics

    Expressive art and design

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All 4 UK home nation early years frameworks or England's learning goals of EYFS 2014

What are children able to learn through these activities?

based on England's eyfs (2008) early learning goals
 

  To be able to instruct a programmable toy

  To use a programmable toy to support learning

  To use everyday words to describe position

  To be able to work as part of a group, taking turns and sharing fairly

 

Information and communications technology (ICT) levels of differentiation

  Recognises connection between remote control and making car move

  Recognises different buttons steer different directions

  Moves car purposefully

  Recognises which buttons steer which way

  Gains increasing control over manipulating a joy stick or buttons

Children’s individual targets that this activity could meet

To begin to differentiate direction and position e.g. forwards, backwards

  To be able to listen to and follow instructions

  To be confident to try out a new activity, explore and experiment

  To be able to work alongside others, taking turns

Adult input (including language to be introduced)

  Demonstrate how to make the remote control car move

  Demonstrate the different actions of the buttons

  Introduce correct vocabulary

  Support children in taking turns

  Forwards, backwards, left, right, stop, turn around, back, other way

Areas & resources inside & out for spontaneous learning

  Using a programmable toy independently inside e.g. programming a toy to move around a small            world environment

  Taking apart a defunct remote control device

  Using TV remote controls in role-play

  Using a range of simple toys that have a one button press for an action eg scanner till, kettle, toaster,    microwave, phone etc

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  A remote control car - robot -  dog - cat  

 Questions for assessment opportunities

  What happened when you pressed that button?

  How did you make it work?

  How did you make the car move?

  Could you tell it to move over there? How do you do that?

Observations

  Are the children stimulated and interested in this activity?

  Is turn taking and  sharing the remote control happening with others in the group?

  Are children listening to and observing how to use the remote control?

  Do they handle the control experimentally or attempt to make the car move in a particular direction?

  Are both buttons being used?

  Is directional language being used?


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