Staff took digital camera photographs of the children throughout the making process. These were then loaded into Publisher and five pictures representing five steps were then displayed on the whiteboard. Children took turns in trying to drag the pictures into the correct order Lots of discussion took place recalling the correct sequence and how understanding how important it was to get the order right.

The children loved the hands-on nature of the task and were thoroughly engrossed in what they had to do. They really had fun! Because the board is so big all eight children and three staff could play an active part in the process. Access was not a problem. The amount of language and communication generated by the activity was phenomenal. Children did not feel intimidated by being asked to sequence the pictures because of the high level of interactivity of the task. Had I asked them to cut out the pictures and glue them into their books in the correct order (which, incidentally, I did at a later date) they might have felt less confident. However, the on screen activity was "live". Mistakes could be discussed and then rectified before final printouts were made. No red ink and crossings out anywhere!

Children ordered the pictures using the whiteboard as a whole class activity.