Issue 5.4

PBL project plan: Ethical living

What can we do to help people and protect the environment in our local area and beyond? Alexis Shea lets pupils take the lead in finding out with this exciting investigation of ethical issues, culminating in the design and publication of a newspaper insert on living an ethical life. (ZIP file)

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Websites For Ethical Living

From boycotts and campaign letters to floating gardens and solar bottle lights, our compilation of activities and resources from around the web will support a vibrant exploration of ethics and environmentalism across the curriculum.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

A teacher’s guide to Minecraft in the classroom

With over 100 million users around the globe, block-building video game Minecraft is inspiring children everywhere to create, imagine and explore. But what is Minecraft, and how can the astounding creativity of this deceptively simple game be harnessed in the classroom? Ray Chambers explains.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Becoming an effective facilitator of PBL

Carrying out project-based learning for the very first time will throw up a mountain of challenges that may puzzle even the most experienced of teachers. How do you show learners are making progress? Do you set homework? What about when Ofsted visits?! Alexis Shea continues her series with the answers to these questions and more.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Sports in the spotlight

International sporting events provide an ideal opportunity for schools to rally enthusiasm for sports and promote important values such as commitment, determination and teamwork. Crispin Andrews shares a series of activities for key stages 1 and 2 related to some of the year’s most celebrated sporting events.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Creative approaches to teaching texts from the past

How can we enable all children to access and enjoy the unfamiliar language and structures of literary heritage texts – as demanded by the new primary curriculum? Bob Cox presents a selection of strategies to open up a wide range of poetry and prose texts and inspire pupils to craft interesting and creative narratives of their own.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

Using the arts to inspire poetry

Combining drama, movement, music and more, children’s poet Kate Williams turns the often dreaded process of exploring and writing poetry into an exhilarating adventure.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

The wolves of Yellowstone: Problem-based learning in science

Giving pupils a real-world dilemma to explore and solve together can bring to life even the dreariest of secondary science topics. Here Ed Walsh illustrates the power of the problem with the intriguing question: Was the reintroduction of wolves a good thing for Yellowstone National Park?

23 Jul 2015
24mins

Creative Teaching and Learning

An education from the earth

Introducing children to notions of environmental citizenship and instilling a love of nature is essential, not only for the future of our planet, but for our children’s physical and mental wellbeing. Richard Harvey provides some practical ideas for integrating the natural world into all aspects of the primary curriculum.

23 Jul 2015
24mins

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Issue 5.4

PBL project plan: Ethical living

Websites For Ethical Living

A teacher’s guide to Minecraft in the classroom

Becoming an effective facilitator of PBL

Sports in the spotlight

Creative approaches to teaching texts from the past

Using the arts to inspire poetry

The wolves of Yellowstone: Problem-based learning in science

An education from the earth

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