teachinglinks.co.uk

16/08/2011 - Silly / daft images of people in odd situations, many of which could be used to stimulate writing or drama.

16/08/2011 - Another page on the brilliant BBC site.

13/08/2011 - Amazing website for teaching space. Can be used for whole class or independent learning - homework or used in ICT suite.

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.

03/08/2011 - Misconceptions about the body - needs editing for classroom use.

3/8/2011 - Start of the year / first week of English - vocabulary

3/8/2011 - Interesting facts about the body.

26/06/2011 - Well worth a look for ideas, especially making maths relevant and fun.

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

19/06/2011 - Great for developing appreciation of number / reading comprehension.

12/06/2011 - This whole site is worth a long look.

"REALLY useful FREE stuff for teachers, your class and your classroom."

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?"

19/04/2011 - An American Professor of Educational Psychology, Daniel Willingham makes a lot of sense. Good ammunition to use against those who would inflict Brain Gym or learning styles on your classroom.

13/04/2011

12/04/2011

12/04/2011 - a wide range of documents relating to ICT progression on the brilliant Lancashire Grid for Learning

10 obvious - and yet not widely discussed - generalities relating to education.

09/04/2011