Worked example · Languages, Literacy and Communication · Year 2

Designing a poster for the class book sale

DCF: Producing → Creating digital content

What this is

A finished Year 2 activity sheet with notes on what to look for. It is also the answer key: Part 1 picture tool, A+, bin, paint pot; Part 2 Poster B; Part 3 10p, 20p, 30p, 50p, 30p, 60p, two ways to make 50p, change 80p, star challenge 50p + 30p + 20p. Part 4 will be different for every pupil.

Name: Class: Date:

1. Which tool?

Listen. Circle the tool you need.

I want to add a picture.A+
I want to make the title bigger.A+
I want to delete a mistake.A+
I want to change the colour.A+
Look for: picture tool, A+, bin, paint pot.

2. Which poster is better?

Look at Poster A and Poster B on the stimulus sheet. Which is easier to read? Circle it.

A B

Tick why.

✓ big title   ✓ bright colour   ✓ a picture   ✓ prices

Look for: Poster B, with all four reasons ticked. Ask: “Which tools did they use to make it?” (A+, the paint pot, the picture tool).

3. Book sale sums

POW!comic10p
picture book20p
poetry book30p
chapter book50p

a Put the books in order. Cheapest first.

10p 20p 30p 50p

b Ela buys a comic and a picture book. How much? 30p

c Cai buys 2 poetry books. How much? 60p

d Nia pays exactly 50p for a chapter book. Write 2 different ways to pay with coins.

50p 20p + 20p + 10p

e Twm buys a picture book. He pays with a £1 coin. How much change? 80p

Star challenge: Which 3 different books cost exactly £1 altogether?

chapter book + poetry book + picture book = 50p + 30p + 20p = £1

Look for: numeracy evidence: a 10p, 20p, 30p, 50p; b 30p; c 60p; d any 2 coin sets that make 50p, such as 50p, or 20p + 20p + 10p, or 5 × 10p; e 80p (counting on from 20p to £1); star: chapter, poetry and picture book. Writing “p” after each amount matters.

4. Design my poster

Plan your poster on the tablet. Use a big title, a colour, a picture and the 4 prices.

A+

BIG BOOK SALE

POW!

comics 10p · picture books 20p · poetry books 30p · chapter books 50p

Friday after school in Class 2

✓ big title   ✓ colour   ✓ a picture   ✓ 4 prices with p

Look for: the title is the biggest thing on the page and in one bright colour; one picture; all 4 prices copied correctly with p. Where pupils annotate “A+” or “green”, they are naming the tool they would use on a real tablet.

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What to look for