Learning Path
Time Capsules + Future Letters Learning Path
By Aoife McDonnell
Use resources to introduce the idea to the class, create thought provoking responses and a plan to re-create the sixth class atmosphere & community again some day in the future.
9 resources in this Learning Path
1
Letter to Future Self Presentation
https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=...=AFQjCNFnGILTNYCahJ5OFaHN2z6VmFGOPg Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:Presentation cleverly takes clips from Anne Frank and how she wrote in her dairy to her future self. There are lovely guided discussion points throughout the presentation for pupils to actively engage in group discussions.
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- 5-6
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- experience a level of success in writing that will be an incentive to continue writing
Suggestions for use: Use Presentation to introduce the idea of writing an email/ letter to your future self. Allow time for discussion points entailed within the presentation.
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Email to Future Self
https://www.futureme.org/ Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesGetting a surprise from the past is actually kind of an amazing thing. So send your future self some words of inspiration. Or just share some thoughts on where you'll or what you'll be up to in a year, three years...more? We recommend using an address with some potential for longevity (gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc)
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- 5-6
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- experience a level of success in writing that will be an incentive to continue writing
Suggestions for use: I recommend that pupils write the email to their future self first using pen and paper. Then, once checked by teacher, allow pupils to individually use a computer to type up. (Ensure parental permission given) Allowing pupils to write the email individually will add a sense of confidentiality, secrecy and specialty to the email. Advice pupils to only share their email when the time-frame is up.
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Letter Generator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files...rces/interactives/letter_generator/ Added: 20 Jul 2015 Contributor: Lorna Healy Resource type: Primary SourceA colourful website for pupils to learn how to write a letter in a step by step guided approach. Pupils have the option of generating a formal business letter or an informal personal letter. A lovely idea is to ask pupils to write a letter to their future self before advancing to formal letters. Formal letters could be sent home to parents.
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- 3-4
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- decide, after conferring with the teacher and others, who the audience for a piece of writing should be
- give sequence to ideas and events in stories
- learn to revise and re-draft writing
- regularly select his/her own topics for writing
- write in a legible joined script with confidence and fluency
- write regularly, and gradually extend the period over which a writing effort is sustained
Suggestions for use: Introduction to letter writing in the classroom both formal and informal. Set the letter writing as homework if pupils have access to computers at home. Students can then present their letters to the class.
A nice idea is for pupils to write letters to their future self, or write letters to pupils in the year behind them advising them on the year ahead.
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Letters to the Future
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecab...y/PDFWriting/LetterstotheFuture.pdf Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notes / ReferenceLetters to the Future is a strategy for having students write letters to themselves that will be
delivered in the future. The activity can be completed electronically using the website FutureMe.org
which will automatically deliver an email on a specific date in the future, or it can be completed as a
paper and pencil activity with letters being delivered personally. This teaching packet includes a
sample parent letter, teaching suggestions, and a graphic organizer for brainstorming ideas.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- experience a classroom environment that encourages writing
- experience a level of success in writing that will be an incentive to continue writing
- see his/her writing valued
Suggestions for use: Print out the letters to parents. Go through the idea of "Letters to the Future" with pupils advising them on looking at themselves, their future and being able to see progression in the future.
Print out the worksheets for pupils to brainstorm ideas with their parents for homework and gather photographs, newspaper articles etc...
In lesson, pupils should be given time to peer discuss in groups to share their ideas. Pupils can then write their letter manually (which will give letters a personal feel) or produce the letters using https://www.futureme.org/ (which will electronically email the letter to their email address/ parents email address in the future)
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Video about a School Time Capsule (Glenville National School, Cork,)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmmq2t3IwYY Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:A lovely video illustrating the excitement involved in digging up a time capsule. The video depicts a true sense of what a time capsule can do in bringing communities together to discuss olden times. There is a positive atmosphere throughout with Michael O'Donnell (principal) explaining what to include in a time capsule.
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- 5-6
- SPHE
Strand: Myself & Others
Strand unit: My friends and other people
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- discuss and appreciate the different aspects of friendship and the difference between close friends and acquaintances
Suggestions for use: Use video to introduce the idea of a time capsule. Ask class what they would include in their time capsules and why. Allow pupils to brainstorm in groups.
(Alternatively, time capsules are a nice idea for infant class. Collect copy books, parent forms, newspaper, birthday cards, class pictures...etc and place in time capsule. Once the pupils grow up and are leaving sixth class. Dig up the time capsule to celebrate their development.)
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Time Capsule Booklet
https://drive.google.com/a/pdst.ie/...d/0B8g_yLlEkq1TWExfZzRvYnFaU1k/view Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notes / ReferenceAll about me Time Capsule Booklet for pupils to fill out and place in a class time capsule. Celebrate friendship and development with the passing of time to re-unite your class in the future.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SPHE
Strand: Myself & Others
Strand unit: My friends and other people
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- discuss and appreciate the different aspects of friendship and the difference between close friends and acquaintances
Suggestions for use: Provide pupils with time capsule booklet to complete in sixth class.
Alternatively: This activity could be done in infant class with parents filling out the booklet and the time capsule could be dug up in sixth class when the pupils are leaving.
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Time Capsule Check List
https://drive.google.com/a/pdst.ie/...d/0B8g_yLlEkq1TUjBGN2RibUs2bTA/view Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notes / ReferenceTime capsules are a lovely idea to celebrate friendship, community and the passing of time. Use check list to guide pupils in what to include in their time capsules. Or use check list as an example. Get pupils to make their own check list from looking at this example.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SPHE
Strand: Myself & Others
Strand unit: My friends and other people
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- discuss and appreciate the different aspects of friendship and the difference between close friends and acquaintances
Suggestions for use: Use check list to introduce the idea of a time capsule. Ask class what they would include in their time capsules and why. Allow pupils to brainstorm in groups.
(Alternatively, time capsules are a nice idea for infant class. Collect copy books, parent forms, newspaper, birthday cards, class pictures...etc and place in time capsule. Once the pupils grow up and are leaving sixth class. Dig up the time capsule to celebrate their development.)
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Time Capsule Form
http://www.mykidstime.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/time-capsule.pdf Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesAn excellent idea for celebrating sixth class graduation is to create a time-capsule for pupils to bury in the school garden. Specific details are nice when the time capsule is dug up in the future. This worksheet provides students with headings to guide them in detailing information about themselves.
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- 5-6
- SPHE
Strand: Myself
Strand unit: Growing and changing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify and discuss the changes that are experienced in growing from child to adult
Suggestions for use: Provide students with the worksheet to complete in sixth class.
Alternatively: This activity could be done in infant class with parents filling out the sheets and the time capsule could be dug up in sixth class when the pupils are leaving.
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Art & Crafts Family Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv6iPXg_a0U Added: 14 Jun 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:Resources needed; Twigs, glue, green paper (optional photo frame)
This resource is a video clip on how to carry out the arts & crafts activity. Show students the video clip to highlight standard and expectations.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- Visual Arts
Strand: Construction
Strand unit: Making Constructions
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore and experiment with the properties and characteristics of materials in making structures
- make imaginative structures
Suggestions for use: Before this activity, pupils should have completed the family tree worksheet (See Learning Pathway resource) Homework prior to lesson, pupils would have completed primary research by collecting data from their parents/ grandparents. (Or pupils can create a family tree on a famous person instead) Bring pupils outside to collect twigs/ leaves. Clean twigs. Ensure pupils wash their hands. Pupils design their family tree first, labeling their cut-out leaf shapes. Once checked and approved by teacher, pupils can begin to glue their twigs and leafs together to create their personal family tree.
