Creating an online book review blog

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Communicators

Objectives

History

  • Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

Computing

  • Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.

Lesson Planning

Use research from the previous session to design a children’s book review blog; Start to create an online book review blog. Create a section on the history of book publishing.

Teaching Outcomes
To learn about the process of children’s book printing from different eras.
To design an online book review blog/website using previously identified features.
To start to upload and edit the content of an online book review blog/website.

Children will:

  • Design their own book review blog based on research from previous session.
  • Start to create their blog design online.
  • Create a page to accompany their blog on the history of children’s book printing.

Provided Resources

  • Children’s book detectives cards
  • Examples of children’s illustrated books
  • Possible features of a book review blog or website

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.