Tag / KS1
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Of course you can paint!
Use this clearly structured, skills-based approach for teaching the development of painting skills at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
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From books to sand, from water to food
For young children effective learning and development in science and technology involves having clearly laid out activities with well-planned opportunities.
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Confident, able, motivated
What is the single most effective way of encouraging children to enjoy and benefit from writing creatively?
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How to boost confidence
Strategies are our short cuts to solutions. Once we feel we have strategies in place for each new eventuality, we invariably feel happier and more confident.
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Give me a title
Some children will respond to “What is a Butterphant?” with images and ideas flashing into their minds. Others may respond – “I don’t know what to write”. Frustrating.
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Be original, but follow the rules
How can we teach children to follow the rules of English, and be creative at the same time? Creativity can appear simple, but is actually rather complicated.
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The ultimate memory aid for learning French
When children sing and dance along with the video of a simple song in French, not only does their pronunciation improve but their recall is heightened.
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Better French at KS1?
What is the best way of using the enthusiasm and lack of inhibition that exists within most KS1 children, when teaching French?
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Improve, stimulate, save and stretch
Where children’s imaginations are stimulated, so inevitably is their writing – which will naturally benefit the children’s work throughout the school.
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Confidence is everything
What is the one thing that more than anything else dissuades a child from reading and writing? The answer to this question is “confidence.”
