Here are details of two new teaching resource sites that I’ve discovered recently, both aimed at primary teachers: PlanBee is a resource website aimed at providing primary school teachers with all they need to create exciting, relevant and inspiring lesson plans. Becky Waters, creator of PlanBee, says that the aim of the site is to “take the [...]
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Primary Teacher Resource Centre
There are lots of places where teachers can chat and share ideas on Internet forums. Two of these include the TES Forums and our own Teaching Forum. A few months ago, I came across another forum… the Primary Teacher Resource Centre Forum (more commonly known as PTRC). http://primaryresourcecentre.myfreeforum.org/ The forum is full of a really [...]
BBC search for an inspirational teacher
Do you know a teacher who’s gone the extra mile and really changed lives? The BBC is looking for an inspirational teacher, an unsung hero who has somehow made a real difference, someone whose story deserves to be told. Perhaps they have brought new and innovative methods to the classroom, with outstanding results. Maybe they [...]
Traditional subjects or thematic teaching?
From an article at guardian.co.uk… “Ed Balls is to publish a new curriculum for all primary schools which will reorganise traditional subject areas into “thematic” headings and introduce compulsory sex education for the first time, under plans set out in the Queen’s speech last week. The bill will legislate for the new primary curriculum, starting [...]
Top 10 Teaching Ideas (Sep '09)
Here are links to some of the most popular ideas on Teaching Ideas over the past few months: The Hundred Square (Maths) – Use the 100 square to find patterns by colouring in certain squares. Story Plans (Literacy) – Two free worksheets which children can use when planning their stories. Story Settings (Literacy) – A [...]
Free Resources – Recycling in the Classroom
Sophie Hadden at WRAP has sent the following information about free recycling resources for secondary teachers (although the site mentioned also has material for primary schools too): “From this term, teachers will have new online resources to teach the benefits of recycling. The resources have been developed by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), with [...]
Favourite blogs for teachers (part 1)
Blogs are a wonderful way of discovering education news, ideas and new web links. I’ve been reading blogs for quite a while now, and I use Google Reader to do this. Each day, I visit the Google Reader site to see what my favourite websites and education blogs have to share… it’s much easier than having [...]
Communication 4 All
Bev Evans runs an amazing site called Communication4All. It offers lots of wonderful free resources for teachers, all of which help to support inclusion. There are lots of high quality resources in many different subject areas. The site is well worth visiting and adding to your bookmarks.
Interactive Number Square
James Barrett and the Kent ICT team have created a wonderful interactive number square, which has a huge range of options. You can set the square to show whole numbers and decimals, starting at a number of your choice (including zero). You can alter the number of rows shown and use colouring options to highlight [...]
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