How was it used?

This resource was used as a starter lesson alongside the ‘Pa Glwb’ resource from the Cyfres Nici a Cris/Athrawon Bro service in North Wales.

Pa Glwb is a story that features the language needed to navigate a Leisure Centre in Wales.  There are many worksheets and activities that reinforce the language of the story.  

The class was a Year 6 class of mixed ability, with all pupils from a non Welsh speaking background.

• The teacher discussed the previous learning of the pupils and asking did they remember other Nici a Cris stories.  He firstly opened the PowerPoint ‘Pa Glwb’ and read the first two pages.  At this point, he asked did the pupils understand the text.  A thumbs up revealed a lack of confidence with a number of pupils.  He opened Gweithgaredd 1 and asking what each image represented and could the pupils remember any of the Welsh words associated with the sports.  In pairs (thinking partners) the pupils wrote down any Welsh words they could remember and any that they could not remember in Welsh they could write down in English.

The teacher then used the drop down Geirfa for the pupils to use to identify the words they did not know or remember.

“Do you understand...?”

“Can you remember what (range of Welsh words and phrases) means?”

“Have you seen these words before outside school?”

• The class then used PCs in pairs to look at part 2 of the resource.  The teacher explained that they were to explore the ‘Canolfan Hamdden’ and used lollipop sticks to question the pupils in their pairs after they explored the resource.  
• In section 3, the teacher led the pupils and revised the words from each part of the Sports Centre.  He also used the speaker icon to help the pupils in their pronunciation.  They then used headphones to revise the words.  When the pupils had difficulty with the pronunciation, they could use the icon to repeat.  This was particularly useful for pupils who were new to the language in the class.      

“Can you tell me what this means?”

• In the drag and drop activity in section 4, the pupils were fairly confident in their approach.  Occasionally, they used the ‘Geirfa’ to help them, but most retained the vocabulary from earlier activities.  This gave opportunity for the pupils to practise their pronunciation as the teacher made a rule that the words could not be spoken in English.
• As a plenary to the activity, the teacher used the quiz in section 5 with the whole class.  Each sound was played and lollipop sticks were used to select the pupils to answer each of the questions.  If incorrect or pronounced incorrectly, the pupil could ask for the help of a thinking partner.
• The teacher then guided the pupils through the book ‘Pa Glwb?’ on a PowerPoint (with audio).  The pupils were asked to write the words they recognised from the NGfL resource in pairs.

“Can you use more than one of the sports in a sentence or question?”  

• The pupils asked and answered the phrases and questions from the ‘Pa Glwb’ activity,

e.g. “I ba glwb wyt ti eisiau mynd?” “Dw i eisiau mynd i’r clwb...”  

As part of the plenary, the pupils gave a much more positive thumbs up to whether they understood the language in the story or not.

Impact and Outcomes

Pupil pronunciation of the words needed for the ‘Pa Glwb’ activities were much improved throughout the topic following the use of the NGfL resource.

The mixture of hands on and teacher led activities gives lots of opportunity for Assessment for Learning.

The resource is relevant to a lot of the activities that the pupils themselves undertake.

Learner Feedback

Pupils enjoyed using and exploring parts of the resource themselves.  They particularly enjoyed the drag and drop activity in Section 4 of Gweithgaredd 1.  

The resource is colourful and attractive to the pupils, they were keen to use it themselves.

Other resources

Interactive Whiteboard, mini whiteboards, pens, PCs, Cyfres Nici a Chris, Scheme of Work Athrawon Bro

Lesson Learnt

That the school/county scheme can be added to and enhanced by the use of this NGfL resource.

Pupils adapt well to new resources and can achieve greater breadth using additional resources.