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09/05/2010 - "The Curriculum Catalyst Creating curriculum ideas together. An opportunity to contribute and vote for the most interesting or relevant curriculum topic ideas. These will then be the focus of development by the wider education community. After a period of voting we will focus on the top topic and crowd-source an ideas map. This will be a collection of subject related ideas in a simple format that could be a catalyst for further more detailed topic planning. Two things you can do: 1) Contribute a curriculum topic idea + description 2) Vote for you favourite, most interesting or most relevant topic idea"

29/08/2011 - Superb idea!  Mark Warner (Teaching Ideas) has created a repository of inspiring ideas linked to a growing range of popular and engaging books. There are suggestions for English, together with plenty of cross-curricular links. Great stuff.

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..."

20/8/08 - Although aimed at American High School teachers, there are some useful ideas to: # create a welcoming atmosphere for students; # set a positive tone for learning; # engage the students actively; # provide support for students, and show them where they can find support; # encourage students to keep up and do well; and # use your time efficiently and effectively.

20/7/08 - "Dial 1 for Settings / Dial 2 for Characters / Dial 3 for Dramatic Entrances / Dial 4 for Dialogue / Dial 5 to Commiserate / Dial 6 for Verbs / Dial 7 for Calisthenics / Dial 8 to Kill a Character / Dial 9 for Endings" Many of these ideas could be used in school, but I would be wary of using the actual website, as I haven't seen every possible idea. My class will be creating their own when we look at narrative writing in September.

very good lesson ideas

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 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.

18/4/08 - Very handy website suggestions and ideas for teaching each strand / ICT skill.

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

Generates interesting possible learning events or ideas.

9/3/08 - Generates charade ideas from categories specified by you.

9/9/07 - Ideas and photographs: classroom management and lesson ideas.

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

18/4/09 - General background information, scale-models of the solar system, plus plenty of teaching ideas and resources.

28/6/09 - Excellent site for science experiments and ideas for developing children's scientific knowledge.

29/3/09 - Beginner's guide to using a Smartboard. Packed with ideas and resources, there is definitely something new for all but the most advanced users.

21/03/2011 - A taxonomy of reflection; from remembering to creating. There are plenty of other thinking skills ideas on the site too.

16/08/2011 - An idea for the start of the year / writing in role as a fictional character.

26/06/2011 - Some great ideas for topic-based learning, shared by the Primary Resources community.