9/9/2009 - Amusing collection of photographs of shop signs that use puns. Almost safe for school, depending on parental attitudes to risque phrases, e.g. the opticians called "Spex Appeal".
18/8/09 - Apparently there's more to a school than raw data. And the leader of the Catholic church does have an elevated outdoor space attached to an upper story wall.
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Numicon Maths Shapes - Free resources for activities and displays
Maths Resource Maths ideas
Creating a number-rich environment and giving number a high profile is important. Children notice and take in what is around them and in this sense much of young children's learning is opportunistic as they bring together what they notice to build their understanding. Children need to be immersed in a visually rich mathematical environment which supports their learning about number.
If you are thinking of making a Numicon wall maths display please see the image above for an example of how you could present it. For ideas of what resources you could put up please see the links below.
The following video tutorials cover software and hardware that can be used within the classroom to improve teaching and learning, or can be used to support every day administration tasks. Use the search box on the right to find a specific tutorial.
007 - Video conferencing with FlashMeeting Learn how to use FlashMeeting, a free web-based video conferencing tool intended for education. Open Tutorial Quick play
006 - Using Harvest Sounds to play audio files during dramas and radio shows Find out how to use Harvest Sounds, a piece of software used for playing audio files on the fly. Open Tutorial Quick play
005 - Using SpellingCity.com to support the learning of spellings Find out how to use SpellingCity.com, a free website, to support the learning of spellings. Open Tutorial Quick play
004 - ActivPrimary 3 - A basic introduction Find out the basics of how to use ActivPrimary 3, from Promethean. Open Tutorial Quick play
003 - Adding a soundtrack with Windows Movie Maker Find out how to add music to a video using Windows Movie Maker. Open Tutorial Quick play
002 - Creating word clouds with Wordle Find out how to display word lists in attractive word clouds. Open Tutorial Quick play
001 - How to download movies from Youtube In this tutorial you'll learn how to download movies from Youtube for use at a later date within the classroom."