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5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Christmas Topic It's almost Christmas and Roamer is really looking forward to the celebrations. As a creative medium, Roamer is totally versatile, the only limitations being the imagination of the user. No matter what topic is being covered over the Christmas period, Roamer will fit in somewhere. The following are some suggestions of ways that Roamer can contribute to the seasonal festivities..

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Children enjoy sending each other Christmas cards, they also like to receive them, particularly if they are delivered to them. A "post box" could be positioned in the main hall as a central point for posting. The children could then sort the cards into classes ready for delivery and Roamer could provide the delivery service. The children may wish to turn Roamer into a suitable character, perhaps Rudolph pulling a sleigh. By programming Roamer to circulate the school, delivering the cards to each classroom the children are exploring sequencing, estimation and measurement and ergonomics. The Roamer could announce his arrival at each class by playing an appropriate Christmas tune Rudolph the Red Nosed Roamer

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Pantomimes are always a favourite at Christmas time. By writing their own pantomime and developing the characters for it, the pupils can program Roamer to act out the play whilst they speak the lines. The design of the set and costumes involves much creative design work. Perhaps the pantomime could be shown to other classes at an end of term assembly, or videoed for later viewing. Pantomimes

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd It is possible to make Roamer into a whole host of different Christmas characters. The starting point for the Design Process could be reading a seasonal story eg. "The Snowman" or "Father Christmas" by Raymond Briggs. The children could discuss what qualities they would like their character to have and develop a context or environment for it. The extra creative dimension that movement contributes means that pupils can program the Roamer character in the appropriate manner. This could then lead on to creative writing; writing a Christmas story for their own character Christmas Stories

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Seasonal Songs In exploring musical patterns, children can learn the basic concepts of musical composition, and even by random programming can achieve a sense of satisfaction from creating music. By remembering what length and pitch of note each number on the keyboard represents (see GO 5 or the User Guide), children can learn to read music and recreate recognisable tunes. In keeping with the season we present the beginning of a number of Christmas favourites. What are they? Can the children complete the tunes? These tunes have all been written to be played on the Roamer in its existing mode, but it is possible to change both tempo and octave (see Roamer User Guide). Once the children have practised using the musical keyboard they should be able to write their own musical score for Roamer. They could write the words and music for their own Christmas song. We would love to see the best of the compositions. "The children can create music without having to master an instrument, particularly useful for the younger age groups" Early Years Teacher

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Seasonal Songs Song A Song B

5/12/2015  Copyright Valiant Technology Ltd Seasonal Songs Song C Song D