1. 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 Morning Circle Template Activities: Smart Notebook Users Guide SWS SSP Technology Initiative 2011 Holroyd School Mary Brooksbank School Chalmers Road School

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.