Free Technology for Teachers

Check out this fantastic site - heaps of great games and activities for teachers to use in the classroom - FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS

Let me know what you think ....

Books to talk about...

To celebrate World Book Day, the WBD Team asked publishers in the UK (big and small) to compile a list of 50 fiction and 50 non fiction books capable of sparking conversation - here's the links to those lists ...

Fiction....

Non fiction ....

Have a look and start a conversation with someone you know...

PS The next World Book Day is March 2009

3 Column Book Reviews

I wish I has seen this before book week - it's a great idea - a book review in three comic strip frames - a great revision tool for senior classes for any text - a great junior activity also.

I'm thinking about a competition for Term 4.

Check them out here...3 Column Book Review

I liked this one on Moby Dick.

Alphabetical Autobiography....

I like the look of this task - an autobiography with a difference ....check it out here

Autobiographical Autobiography.....

Awesome games on the BBC education website...

The BBC educational website - BBC for schools - has an array of fantastic learning activities and games. Though it is geared up for GSCE there are awesome games for the kids to play.

Head for this link - Games - and have fun on Mia Cadaver's Tombstone Timeout....

Teaching strategies - a reminder..

Just a reminder that the TKI ESOL site has some wonderful resources and strategies ....
you can link to it from here ...Teaching and Learning Strategies

Get your kids to make a reading poster...

Quick, easy and fun ... grab a digital camera and try it out here .....

Here's mine ....