This task will enable you to use a database to support the Early Years Desirable Outcomes, and in particular:

• Mathematical Development skills and Personal and Social Development, or
• Language, Literacy and Communicating Skills and Personal and Social Development, or
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World and Personal and Social Development.

Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Using the data handling package of your choice, demonstrate to pupils how to:

• enter data
• search data
• graphically represent data

Prepare differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities which will allow pupils to:

• enter data
• search data
• graphically represent data

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using a database package, know how to:

• load software
• save files
• save, retrieve and amend files
• print file/screen
• choose relevant graphs

Resources

• database program
• computer
• printer

Teaching Strategies