About the April 2008 issue
This month, time is of the essence – with SATs only weeks away, we’ve pulled together some resources on assessment to help you fire up young minds. Plus, read our fantastic cross-curricular creative topic on ‘Time’.
Assessment for Learning – The word ‘assessment’ can be enough to drive many a self-respecting teacher towards the edge but AfL can help to show how much a child really understands.
The EAL challenge – If your EAL pupils are doing SATs, then we’ve got five effective teaching and learning ideas to help you boost their language skills in preparation. Plus, read how games can help build an inclusive classroom environment and enable you to assess the progress of EAL pupils.
Brainteasers – with games for the brain a popular notion, why not fire up young minds with these dip-in brainteaser activities covering subject links such as literacy, art, maths and geography.
Should SATs be scrapped? – Stress Activating Time Snatchers or Sensible Academic Tests of Success? What do you think? Read our debate then have your say on our forum!
About time – the clocks sprang forward at the end of March so what better time than now to introduce the concept of time to your class. It can be a tricky subject for children to grasp but this month’s creative topic has a multitude of cross-curricular opportunities for you to explore, plus an interactive time zones poster, print poster and photocopiable resources.
More resources this month include: geography resources on New York simple make&do revision aid craft activities and ideas for the first National Year of Reading theme.
Don’t waste anymore precious minutes, get reading!
Michelle and the Junior Ed PLUS team
Don’t forget……
Primary Language Teacher of the Year Award 2008 – Do you know an amazing language teacher? Then nominate them to be Primary Language Teacher of the Year. They could win an all expenses-paid school trip to France for up to 30 children, more than £4000 worth of education resources and magazine subscriptions. Nominate now!
