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For the gifted and talented
More able children are as varied in their individual attributes as everyone else in the class, and so a wide range of approaches and activities is needed.
December 7, 2020 -
Two factors to raise reading comprehension skills
It is vital that children are given passages to read that they can both understand and enjoy – that are appropriate, engaging, varied and grab their attention.
March 11, 2020 -
A comprehensive French resource with cross-curricular links
Introduce French to young children through rhymes, songs and activities with a resource which integrates easily into your lesson plans.
March 21, 2019 -
Teaching division to beginners
We often assess our children’s understanding by using worksheets. In this worksheet the children are asked to share objects evenly to practise division.
March 6, 2019 -
From Outstanding, is the only way to go down?
Would your school benefit from Mentoring Mondays to support colleagues to develop their practice or how about a simple way of tracking children’s progress?
February 19, 2018 -
Using the Two-spoon Method in Cooking
Kate Morris and Sally Brown, authors of Get Cooking in the Classroom, have created a great video to help teach children the two-spoon method.
February 23, 2017 -
Il fait du vent – il y a du vent…
Nowadays ‘il y a du vent’ has become so common that even French people feel that ‘il fait du vent’ sounds odd. Rest assured though – it is perfectly correct.
October 9, 2015 -
Replacements for bread tags – the problems of being an educational publisher
Do you remember them? Those plastic tags that used to be used to seal loaves of sliced bread? They have great potential as a maths manipulative.
September 9, 2015 -
An assembly on disability: free PSHE teaching resource
How easy is it for children to misunderstand someone’s disability? Use this free PSHE assembly teaching resource to show children how to be considerate of others.
October 4, 2011
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