Issue 4.2

Activity 2 Resource Pack: Reading the text

Investigating Local History: Activity 2 Resource Pack. Encourage active thinking and reading through close examination of the text ‘The Legend of Pennard Castle’. Includes instructions and activity sheets 2a-2c.

19 Nov 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Activity 1 Resource Pack: Making predictions about the text

Investigating Local History: Activity 1 Resource Pack. Asking questions and making predictions about the text ‘The Legend of Pennard Castle’ using one of the three activities outlined in this pack. Includes instructions and activity sheets 1a-1c.

19 Nov 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Project Plan: Investigating local history

Join Jane Jones as she transports you and your students back in time with an in-depth investigation into your local area and its history, and discover what made your community the place it is today.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Our place in history

A selection of websites and online sources to get you and your students started on a journey into your hometown’s history.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Creating bridges into the past

In preparation for the new primary history curriculum and its increased emphasis on acquiring knowledge, Tim Taylor highlights a teaching strategy to bridge the gap between the past and present and engage students in exploring the curriculum content from within an imagined historical context.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Exploring the scope of mathematics

In his final article on making maths phenomenal, Professor Dave Pratt explains the importance of helping students understand what maths cannot do, and why real-world mathematics and decision making is about more than just numbers.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

The joy of not knowing

Children and staff at Hertford Infant and Nursery School love ‘not knowing’… but why? Headteacher Marcelo Staricoff explains how the philosophy of enjoying not knowing has helped turn his students into confident, enthusiastic learners and skilled critical thinkers.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Poetry made easy

David Harrison and Judith Dalton-Morris introduce a simple idea to engage even the most reluctant of poets in composing their own poem and presenting it in a creative, visual way.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Using synaesthetic principles to develop extended writing

Hesitancy about new words, sentence structure and paragraphing often prevents students being adventurous in their creative writing. Marcella McCarthy explains how the use of aural, visual and tactile strategies can bring language to life, increasing student confidence and reinforcing complex writing skills along the way.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Can you picture the music?

Every teacher is familiar with students claiming to lack inspiration. Here, Philip Davis presents an infallible way to make that claim impossible – using images and sounds to generate ideas and inspire creativity.

18 Oct 2013
24mins

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Issue 4.2

Activity 2 Resource Pack: Reading the text

Activity 1 Resource Pack: Making predictions about the text

Project Plan: Investigating local history

Our place in history

Creating bridges into the past

Exploring the scope of mathematics

The joy of not knowing

Poetry made easy

Using synaesthetic principles to develop extended writing

Can you picture the music?

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