How was it used?

This unit was used as part of a partnership project with the International school we are linked to.

I found this resource pack for the primary phase very useful for two reasons:

1) It gave me plenty of ideas for creating activities that we could run in partnership with our own international link.

2) The files were created in software that I had access to.  This meant that I could use the original files and adapt them slightly to fit my own situation (rather than having to re-invent the wheel).

At different times during the lessons I had the children working as a whole class, in groups and in pairs providing opportunities to develop thinking and encouraging peer assessment.

Impact and Outcomes

• The NGfL Cymru activities (and those I created to support them) provided an ideal opportunity to help develop the pupils’ numeracy skills.  They found it interesting to use data collected from both themselves and schools in different parts of the world.
• The activities helped pupils develop their thinking and learning and, by adaptation, were suitable for their age and ability.
• Pupils listened carefully and attentively to the thoughts of others in the classroom when they were shared alongside those of pupils in our international link school.
• During and at the end of the activity, students enjoyed reflecting on what they had discovered and learnt in the context of their local area and the wider world.

Learner Feedback

It was interesting to get a point of view from someone else, somewhere else in the world.

There were lots of ways where we were different but also ways where we were the same.

It was good to find out things from the children in the other country rather than read about it and wonder if it’s true.

Other Resources

Web access; Additional teacher files

Lesson Learnt

These sorts of activities could easily be adapted and built on to look at other themes in an international linking project.

Children enjoyed the challenges set and it was important that they saw their own view, opinion of things and situation wasn’t the only one.