Areas of Learning: Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Creative Development, Communication, Language and Literacy.
Context: Children have talked about and described fireworks they have seen. They have also created fireworks pictures with paint.
Learning Intentions:To use the flood fill/spray can tool in a simple paint program (KUW).
Respond to significant experiences (PSE).
Use talk to organise ideas (CLL).
Child Speak Targets: I am learning to/can fill the screen with a colour.
I am learning to/can select the spray can to make fireworks.
Key Vocabulary: flood fill, spray can, paint program, palette, clear screen, click, mouse, choose

You will need: A simple paint program.

Introduce children to the paint program, talk about how they can use tools to create pictures.

Model how to choose the flood fill tool to change the colour of the screen, do this several times using different colours from the palette.

Once a black/dark blue night time sky has been created show children how to use the spray can to create an effect. Use a selection of colours and discuss whether the effect is better with a lighter or darker colour.

Children work in pairs to create a firework picture. Talk about bonfire night and look at pictures of fireworks.

Ask children to use flood fill and spray can tools to create a firework picture. Encourage children to click the mouse and hold to produce different effects e.g. short bursts for rockets, spiral shapes for Catherine wheels...

Children to create their own fireworks pictures. Ask them to use a selection of colours and vary their mouse clicks.

Thinking Questions: Which tools have you used to make your picture?
What different colours have you used?
How did you decide which colours to use?
How could you make your fireworks picture better?
What sounds do you think your fireworks would make?