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In 2009 Spring Day for Europe joins the European Year of Creativity and Innovation to encourage as many schools as possible to experience creativity and innovation on a European scale.

2/3/08 - Creative inspiration, writing games, sentence games and creating creative games from stories.

1/11/08 - Creative writing starter ideas; some may not be appropriate for unfiltered use in the classroom. Worth looking at though...

Creative Web Tools For and By Kids is a project designed for students, ages 8 to 12, to use emerging technologies for engaging, thinking, learning, collaborating, creating, and innovating. The focus is on the use of free, open-source, or minimal cost tools, so the project can be replicated. An underlying goal is to demonstrate how advanced technological applications for enhancing learning can be implemented with only a computer and Internet access.

19/3/08 - "HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split into four sections:

* Games and Quizzes
* Stories and Songs
* Creative Play
* Find Out About

You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and listening is very important for young children's educational development, particularly reading and writing."

20/4/08 - Gives randomised charcters and events for creative writing stimulus. I won't use this with children because some of the scenarios might elicit too many awkward questions. I will probably collate the more relevant and appropriate ones at home. Looks good though!

"Aspiroweb - training for thinking, learning, creativity and success" - suggestions for books, downloadable resources, research and articles on thinking skills and creativity in the classroom.

Ronseal - over 300 different ideas to get the creative writing process started.

17/8/07 - Creative thinking tools: * Tools for defining the creative problem * Tools for creating ideas * Tools for selecting ideas * Tools for implementing ideas

Searches Flickr and Creative Commons for images.

The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for use in all creative pursuits. This is the world wide web's morguefile.

23/3/08 - Loads of planning and resources for science:
Achievements and Targets
Revision Plans for Year 6
Creative Science
Science Challenges
Developing Children's Vocabulary
Science at Home (ppt)
Famous Scientists    
Science Outside the Classroom
Games Materials and their properties    
Singing to Learn Science
Investigation Units    
Speaking, Listening and Learning
Invicta Primary Science Policy (revised)    
Support Posters for Fair Investigation
Kent NGfL primary resources    
The Intel QX3 Digital Microscope (Word Doc)
Mysterious Happenings    
The new Scheme of Work for Primary Science
Preparation for SATs    
The Science Co-ordinator's Pack
Progression of Skills in Scientific Enquiry    
What Constitutes a Good Science Lesson?
Progression of skills, knowledge and understanding across Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4    
Year 6 Revision Boxes
Recommended Books

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Described as a "creative learning journey", this project was set up to pilot using the Foundation stage principles through to year six. Well worth a look.

Creative writing, poetry, examples of pupils' work, activities and games.

12/9/07 - Creative ways of recycling things.

Bloom's taxonomy, thinking skills, 6 hat thinking - articles, resources and information.

26/8/07 - Creative writing, poetry, examples of pupils' work, activities and games.

I have to agree with Mick Brookes, leader of the NAHT, we do spend way too much time focussed on SATs.