Morning Circle Template Activities : Smart Notebook Users Guide
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The following document is a guide designed to assist teachers in implementing the Morning Circle Template in a way that is specific to their students and their needs.
The document provides step by step instructions for how to alter specific details of the template, for each slide in the template. In most cases a very simple knowledge of Smart Notebook software is required to make any of the changes.
The document is also designed so that teachers may delete aspects of the template that they feel are not appropriate to their student group. It was also designed so that teachers could change or insert additional or more suitable content, learning activities, songs or videos once they become more familiar with using the technology.
Morning Circle Template Activities: Smart Notebook
Users Guide
SWS SSP Technology Initiative 2011Holroyd School
Mary Brooksbank SchoolChalmers Road School
3. To commence an activity touch the PCS to link to the
relevant page.
1. Replace these with your own
students photographs. These should be cloned if students are require to complete more than one activity
Opening page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
2. Drag student photos to the
various morning circle activities . Ensure you draw
students' attention to their
activity.
Template Activities: Notebook
4. Use the ‘now’ and ‘finished’ symbol s to indicate the start
and finish of activities.
1. Introduce options for
greeting. Greet students.
2. Touch PCS to initiate songs
related to greetings. Add
alternative songs to suit class.
3. T.V. screens link to videos
associated with greetings. Add
alternative video to suit your students.
Hello page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Replace photo for school.
3. Students drag photos to the appropriate
location.
1. Replace photos with own students.
Who is at school today page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Touch PCS to be taken to ‘How many people at school’ activity. Here students
categorise boys and girls and
explore concepts associated with
counting and addition.
Template Activities: Notebook
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
2. Students drag their photo to the
appropriate category i.e. boy
or girl.
3. Choose student to count and
selects numbers to represent each student from the
2 categories.
1. Replace photos with own
students. Reduce or increase students as appropriate
How many people at school page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Select student to drag the appropriate number to
represent the amount of boys
and girls.. Student then proceeds to add boys and girls
together.
Template Activities: Notebook
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
1. To commence an activity touch the PCS to link to the relevant page.
Note: Additional activities can be added to suit the learning needs of
your students.
3. Finished symbol takes you to the opening page.
Additional morning circle activities: cover page From Morning Circle Template 2011
2. Use the ‘now’ and ‘finished’
symbol to indicate the start
and finish of activities.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace photos with own
students. (Change links for the
photos around the star to students’
individual activity page.)
4. Student select their photo to be
taken to their individual activity
page.
3. Use the now and finished symbol to
indicate the start and finish of
their turn.
My name is main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Drag students photos to the turn-
taking board.
2. Students drags their name to
appropriate box.
1. Replace names and photo to suit
your students. (Note: To replace
a name unlock name box and ungroup box.
Double –click on text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Allow Move”.
3. Finished symbol takes you to the My name is
activity cover page.
Name selection example 1: From Morning Circle Template 2011
Template Activities: Notebook
Note: Reduce or increase the amount of distractors /
similarity to correct name to suit the learning needs of
your students.
2. Replace photo and letters to suit
your students. (Note: letters are
created in Microsoft Word using a text box.
Also add or remove ‘letter-boxes’ to suit.
1. Replace names to suit your
students. (Note: To replace a name unlock name box and ungroup box. Double –click on
text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
3. Student drags letters to spell
their name. Encourage
students to select letters in the correct order.
Name selection example 2: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Finished symbol takes you to the My
name is activity cover page.
Template Activities: Notebook
Note: Reduce or increase the amount of letters
(distractors) to suit the learning needs of your
students.
3. Student drags words to
complete sentence, ‘My
name is’.
2. Replace letters to suit your students. (Note: letters are created in Microsoft Word
using a text box. Also add or remove ‘letter-boxes’ to suit.
Name selection example 3: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Student drags letters to spell
their name. Encourage
students to select letters in the correct order.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace photo and name to suit
your students. (Note: To replace
a name unlock name box and ungroup box.
Double –click on text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
Note: Reduce or increase the amount of letters
(distractors) to suit the learning needs of your
students.
5. Finished symbol takes you to the My
name is activity cover page.
1. Replace photos with own
students. (Change links for the
photos around the circle to
students’ individual activity
page.)
4. Student select their photo to be
taken to their individual activity
page.
3. Use the now and finished symbol to
indicate the start and finish of
their turn.
Writing main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
5. Finished symbol takes you to the activities
main page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Drag students photos to the turn-
taking board.
1. Replace photo to suit.
3. Student with stylus pen or
finger traces their name.
2. Replace name to suit your
students. (Note: To replace a name unlock name box and ungroup box. Double –click on
text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
Writing example 1: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace photo to suit.
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
2. Replace name to suit your
students. (Note: To replace a name unlock name box and ungroup box. Double –click on
text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
Writing example 2: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Student writes name. (Note: to change letter-
boxes unlock and ungroup. Copy or delete boxes as
needed.)
Template Activities: Notebook
3. Student with stylus pen traces their name.
1. Replace photo to suit.
4. Student writes name. (Note: to change letter-
boxes unlock and ungroup. Copy or delete boxes as
needed.)
2. Replace name and boxes to suit
your students. (Note: To replace
a name unlock name box and ungroup box.
Double –click on text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
Writing example 3: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Student with stylus pen traces
sentence .
Template Activities: Notebook
Note: As performance improves reduce the outline text (model). For example the sentence may
be “My name is”.
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
1. Replace photos with own
students. (Change links for the
photos around the square to
students’ individual activity
page.)
4. Student select their photo to be
taken to their individual activity
page.
3. Use the now and finished symbol to
indicate the start and finish of
their turn.
Address main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
5. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity main page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Drag students photos to the turn-
taking board.
1. Replace photo to suit.
4. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
2. Replace address to suit your students.
(Note: Addresses are created in
Microsoft Word using a text box. (Note: Reduce or
increase distractors
(addresses) to suit.
Opening page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Student drags correct address to the answer box.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace photo to suit.
3. Student with stylus pen traces
sentence traces/writes
name. (Note: to change letter-
boxes unlock and ungroup.
2. Replace address to suit your students.
(Note: To replace an address unlock address box and
ungroup box. Double –click on
text to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
Opening page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
4. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity cover page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Discuss days of the week with
class . Talk about yesterday’s
routine as a prompt to assist
students with selecting the day
for yesterday. Select student to drag the correct day to complete
the sentence ‘Yesterday was :’.
The process is continued for
today and tomorrow.
1. Touch PCS to initiate songs
related to days of the week. Add
alternative songs to suit class. T.V. screens link to
videos associated with days of the
week.
What day is it page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
Template Activities: Notebook
3. Use the ‘now’ symbol to
emphasis ‘Last month’, ‘This
month’ or ‘Next month’.
2. Following song/video
discuss months of the year with
class . Select student to drag
the correct months to
indicate last month, this
month and next month.
1. Touch PCS to initiate songs
related to months of the year. T.V. screens link to
videos associated with months of
year. Add alternative
songs/videos to suit class..
What month is it page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Calendar PCS is linked to ‘Months of the Year’ page. From
here you can generate a calendar for the current month.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Student touches the
current month. From here you
will be taken to a calendar for that
month.
Months of the Year: From Morning Circle Template 2011
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Finished symbol is cloned. Select student to drag symbol to highlight days
that have already ‘finished’.
3. PCS’s for yesterday, today and tomorrow can be used by
students to highlight the
dates for each appropriate
symbol.
4. Touch PCS to be taken to ‘Today’s date is’ page. From here students can write/trace today’s
date using the correct format.
Calendar View page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
1. Insert your students
photos who have a birthday in the current
month.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace date . (Note: To replace the date unlock
date box and ungroup box.
Double –click on each piece of text
to edit. When finished regroup
and set box to “Lock in place”.
3. Student with stylus pen
traces/write today’s date.
Today’s Date page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
Template Activities: Notebook
3. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
2. Student selects appropriate PCS
for the day’s weather. Links to a page with video
selections.
1. TV links to video which
introduces the concept of the
weather.
4. This PCS is linked to a page
about temperature. This
page can be removed based on the content
you want to cover.
The weather main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Student selects and drags the
appropriate PCS and word for the
day’s weather.
Template Activities: Notebook
6. Finished symbol takes you to the opening page.
5. This PCS is linked to the ‘We are wearing’
page.
3. Student drags the word and PCS
which indicates today’s
temperature to complete the
sentence ‘Today the temperature
is’.
1. This will take you to ‘The
Weather Channel’ webpage . It is
automatically set to display the current day’s
forecast for the Sydney area.
Discuss with class the temperature it is expected to
reach.
5. This PCS is linked to the ‘We
are wearing’ page.
Temperature page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
2. Student drags the arrow on the thermometer to indicate the temperature it will reach today.
Discuss with class if the temperature for today is ‘very
hot’, ‘hot’, etc.
Template Activities: Notebook
4. Student with stylus pen traces
sentence.
1. A student decides if today’s weather is hot or cold by selecting the appropriate
picture. There are pages for boys and girls. From
here they will be taken to the
dressing page.
We are wearing main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
2. Finished symbol takes you
to the opening page.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Student dresses
boy/girl by selecting the appropriate
clothing based on today’s weather.
2. Finished symbol takes
you to the ‘We are
wearing main page’
What am I wearing example page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Replace photos with own
students. (Change links for the
photos around the triangle to
students’ individual activity
page.)
5. Student select their photo to be
taken to their individual activity
page.
4. Use the now and finished symbol to
indicate the start and finish of
their turn.
Today I feel main page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
6. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity main page.
Template Activities: Notebook
2. Drag students photos to the turn-
taking board.
3. TV links to video which explores the concepts of
happy and sad.
1. Replace photo to suit.
2. Student selects the PCS which
describes the way they are currently
feeling.
4. Student with stylus pen traces
sentence.
Today I feel example page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
3. Student selects word to complete the
sentence ‘Today I feel’.
Template Activities: Notebook
6. Finished symbol takes you
to the activity main page.
5. Student uses the arrow to update their
feelings chart to show how they
are currently feeling.
1. Student touches the
current day. From here you will be
taken to a timetable for
that day.
What are we doing today page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
Template Activities: Notebook
3. Finished symbol takes
you to the opening page.
Daily Timetable page: From Morning Circle Template 2011
2. Insert PCS/ Photographs below the timetable based upon activities that
occur regularly as changes to routines.
Template Activities: Notebook
1. Insert PCS/ Photographs to suit based upon
activities that regularly occur in
your class routine. Images
may be permanently
added or allowed to move so that
students can indicate their
understanding of class routines.
3. Finished symbol takes
you to the opening page.