by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from about first class upwards (unless the teacher reads the topics on the card for the infant classes). On each card, a pupil is asked to name three foods. Initially, the pupil can simply name the...
by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | Book Reviews
The Watching Wood, by Erika McGann, is set in a school for the magical. It is full of shapeshifters and dark fairies. A girl called Grace is the main character. She has to try and get her friends out of this school to where they have been brought. Adie, Delilah (very...
by admin | Oct 25, 2014 | Book Reviews
Sally Go Round the Stars is an eyecatching book. My initial impression was formed by the wonderful graphics and illustrations. While they illustrate the poems, they also draw your imagination in to create a scene behind and around the characters. It encourages you to...
by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Oral Work, Writing
This resource is made up of promotional posters for nineteen fictional movies. The resource can be used in lots of different ways. Pupils could be asked to give an oral presentation outlining the plot in the movie. They could be asked to do a written movie review...
by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, Writing
Story Box is initially an oral language activity that can, if desired, also be used as a written activity. The resource is divided up into seven sections, colour-coded for ease of use: 1. Who? 2. Where? 3. Where Next? 4. What Goes Wrong! 5. Who Helps? 6. Where Last?...
