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23/04/2011 - "Combining thinking skills scaffolding, Philosophy for Children practices and MI theory, Ian took the eight intelligences (in no particular order): 1. Logical/Mathematical 2. Verbal/Linguistic 3. Interpersonal 4. Intrapersonal 5. Naturalistic 6. Body/Physical 7. Musical 8. Visual/Spatial And (over) simplified them into: 1. Numbers 2. Words 3. People 4. Feelings 5. Nature 6. Actions 7. Sounds 8. Sights Imagine putting these areas on each side of an octagon. Then you take what it is you want to explore, put it in the middle of the octagon and then simply work around each area asking questions to begin with. So, for example, if your topic was, say, 'beer' (I am typing this on a Friday night) you might come up with questions like: 1. How much beer is drunk in the UK each Friday night? 2. Where does the word 'beer' come from? 3. Who invented beer and why? 4. What sort of emotions do advertisers try and associate with beer in their marketing? 5. What are the natural ingredients of beer and where are they grown? 6. What are the various stages in the beer-making process? 7. What songs have been written about beer and its effects? 8. In TV and magazine advertising, how is beer portrayed?"

28/08/2010 - Planning for every area of science.

20/2/09 - "'Ideas to Inspire' is a collection of Google Docs presentations, which offer a large number of ideas for engaging lesson activities in a range of curriculum areas.The presentations are a collaboration between lots of fantastic teachers around the world.Choose a presentation to begin..."

The objective of this website is to provide teachers and students with high quality and tested teaching resources. Using the Navigation Bars you will find worksheets, ideas and other resources for your teaching needs. The latest addition to the site as well as the new look is the Interactive Area. This is aimed either for use using the IWB but primarily for your pupils.

25/4/08 - Excellent new citizenship site with lesson plans and resources, kids' zone and parents' area. The overarching theme is on engaging with society.

Search engine/links for different curriculum areas.

26/3/08 - Comprehensive list of training areas for TA ICT use.

This site is for children, parents and teachers looking for content and practice activities in the primary reading area.

Lots of links to websites for different areas of the curriculum.

6/3/08 - "Teaching and Learning resources. Enter a keyword in the search box to the right to search for resources or use the Grid below to find the resources that you need quickly and easily by Subject Area and Key Stage."  Looks clean and is very easy to use.

22/2/09 - "Hot on the heels of Sudoku comes Kakuro. Think of them as the mathematical equivalent of crosswords. Also known as Cross Sums or Kakro in Japan they have recently come to the UK featuring in The Guardian newspaper. A Kakuro consists of a playing area of filled and empty cells similar to a crossword puzzle. Some black cells contain a diagonal slash from top left to bottom right with numbers in them, called "the clues". A number in the top right corner relates to an "across" clue and one in the bottom left a "down" clue. The object of a Kakuro is to insert digits from 1-9 into the white cells to total the clue associated with it. However no digit can be duplicated in an entry. For example the total 6 you could have 1 & 5, 2 & 4 but not 3 & 3. Sound simple? Be warned it gets hard and is as addictive as Sudoku."

'Get Moving, Get Learning' is a teaching resource, written by primary teachers, for Key Stage 1 teachers. Its overall aim is to enable children to be more active. The resource supports teachers to increase children's participation in physical activity by sharing ideas on how curriculum areas other than physical education can be delivered through physical activities. It reflects the principles of the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1, the primary national strategy 'Excellence and enjoyment' and 'High quality PE and sport for young people'.

7/8/2011 - a huge number of amazing facts, many of which are suitable for use in the classroom. Could be used as "getting to know to you", as a time filler or to stimulate discussion on a wide range of areas.

22/08/2011 - 1. Shortest Street in the World , Ebenezer Place - Scotland photo source Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street, Bacup, Lancashire. The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel. Shortest Street in the World photo source The street originated in 1883, when Ebenezer Place was constructed; the owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887. 2. The Narrowest Street in the World (Spreuerhofstraße) - Germany photo source Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranges from 31 centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest to 50 centimetres (19.7 in) at its widest. photo source The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was completely destroyed in the massive city-wide fire of 1726 and is officially listed in the Land-Registry Office as City Street Number 77. 3. Most Complicated Interchange in US, Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange - Los Angeles, USA photo source The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is situated in Los Angeles, CA and is one of the most complicated interchanges in the country. It permits entry and exit in all directions between the I-105 and the I-110. It's a stack interchange with layers of bridges making a complicated network of roads allowing smooth flow of traffic though both the interstate highways. This interchange was opened in 1993. It is a 4 level interchange with a restricted access lane that can be used by high-occupancy vehicles. 4. Most Crooked Street in US, Lombard St - San Francisco, USA photo source The street is famous for a small section near the top of Russian Hill, betwe

A great site with links and lesson plans but its main selling point is that it is so easy to find something useful. Simply click on "schools" then "primary" and you can then go through subject areas which are divided into QCA and NC strands. You need to r

15/2/08 - "The best-performing schools tend to be in middle class areas and the worst in the poorest, according to the report. The government denies that schools are segregated by class and says fewer schools are "causing concern". / There is a huge disc

A great find! Resources, lesson plans, ideas and weblinks for every curriculum area plus whole-school issues such as assessment.

Science and Engineering Technology Area - Several dozen online games of various genres.

17/1/08 - Ronseal; covering most areas of curriculum.

1/9/07 - Ideas and cross-curricular resources relating to geographical focus areas and development issues.