United Kingdom
Each Bubble Dome Writing Adventures set includes: a storybook, map card, facts cards, Six Thinking Hats card, writing prompt cards, photocopiable activities, teaching notes, a Mystery Learning Object, an interactive CD ROM and a link to the Bubble Dome website. As indicated below, all of these can provide support for instruction in key learning areas at each level.
Click on the link below to view a pdf version of a Long Term Planning Overview for UK Years 1 to 6. This Overview indicates the relevance of each of the Bubble Dome Writing Adventures prompt cards to a unit at an appropriate year level.
Long Term Planning Overview UK Years 1 to 6 – pdf
The storybook and the map and facts cards provide background information for the tasks on all the writing prompt cards by introducing students to characters and settings. Reading the book to students provides opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills.
The Six Thinking Hats cards provides some explanations of how to apply each Thinking Hat. There is a Thinking Hat activity at the end of each writing prompt card.
The writing prompt cards and photocopiable activities provide opportunities to explore and develop a range of learning outcomes. These include all the outcomes and indicators in the English curriculum document.
The teaching notes for each set further illustrate specific applications for all the set contents. They provide guidelines for every activity, links to other genres of writing, further details about the Thinking Hats, the mystery learning object and differentiated learning. There is also some advice about introducing the characters and about assessment.
The Mystery Learning Object is linked to one or more activities in each set but can be used for additional activities to encourage creative and lateral thinking.
The CD ROM and supporting resources on the Bubble Dome website provide additional interactive activities that extend each set and also help develop ICT skills.