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Showing posts with label dept fun. Show all posts

Saturday, March 7, 2009

I love this spelling site.....


Check this out - you click on the word and it is said out loud - you then have to use the word or 'adopt' it in conversation. Great for the top end kids - Trevor and Jenny that's your lot and for us as teachers to get into.... check it out here Save the word

Monday, December 8, 2008

XMAS CARD FOR GEEKS....


Sooo had to share this with you all ....many thanks to ncowie from Kati for the headsup!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Get your kids to make a reading poster...

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

Here's mine ....


Sunday, August 17, 2008

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Blackout Poems .....

Check out this unusual idea for a variation of 'found poetry'.

These rely on 'blacking out' sections of newspaper stories to create a poem. Check it out at this link - Blackout Poems...

Friday, August 1, 2008

What punctuation mark are you...


I find this hard to believe but according to Punctuation marks I am a ......



You Are An Exclamation Point



You are a bundle of... well, something.

You're often a bundle of joy, passion, or drama.



You're loud, brash, and outgoing. If you think it, you say it.

Definitely not the quiet type, you really don't keep a lot to yourself.



You're lively and inspiring. People love to be around your energy.

(But they do secretly worry that you'll spill their secrets without even realizing it.)



You excel in: Public speaking



You get along best with: the Dash




What do you think???????

Monday, April 14, 2008

Saturday, March 15, 2008

What book do you belong in ...

A bit of escapism fun and humour - apparently I belong in :

Take the quiz yourself here

PS love the spelling of insecurities......

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Vocab game with a twist - FreeRice

Free Rice is a vocaublary 'game' with an humanitarian twist. Launched October 7, 2007, FreeRice.com presents the user with a vocabulary word and asks him/her to select the definition from a list. Get it right, and it moves the user to a more challenging level. Get it wrong, and it moves the user to an easier level. For each correct answer, the site donates 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food program.

Check it out with your classes.....

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Brain Games

Thanks to a link on the Katikati College website I've come across a heap of brain games and activities.


I've added a sample one here -



Have a look at this link - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters/

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Wearable Arts


If you didn't get to the Wearable Arts Awards you missed a great night!!

Here's the English Department entry - Sage did a great job modelling it.

Next year we might think about having a display of BOOK DAY costumes as well.

Friday, August 31, 2007

What book are you?

Check out this link -
Answer 6 simple questions and see which of the 64 books they list is 'you'.

This is going to be the staff question for the magazine also - so you might get a head start thinking about it .....
Apparently I am -



Perceived as a revolutionary and groundbreaking person, you have changed the minds of many people. While questioning the authority around you, you've also taken a significant amount of flack. But you've had the admirable guts to persevere. There's a weird guy in the neighbourhood using dubious means to protect you, but you're pretty sure it's worth it in the end. In the end, it remains unclear to you whether finches and mockingbirds get along in real life.