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178 new teaching resources added this month. That brings our resource total up to 5601.
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Santa’s workshop Feeling festive and just that little bit adventurous? Celia Powell shows you how to use the Mantle of the Expert in the run up to Christmas
Step up Celia Powell! The ChildEd PLUS team took a backseat for a month and handed control to one of our readers. How did she find the experience?
The Mantle of the Expert Celia Powell and her colleagues wanted to revolutionise the way they teach. Their idea? To adopt an enterprise that each class can run
Christmas recipes Three great recipes that will make the perfect Christmas present. Yum!
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Merry Christmas! Have a very happy Christmas with these exclusive online activities for you to share at this special time of year
Santa’s Toy Shop Read Inside Santa’s Toy Shop about how a group of elves help Santa get ready for Christmas, and enjoy these fun activities
Outdoor fun in December The children’s heads will be full of Christmas expectations now, so why not take advantage of this exciting time outdoors?
National Year of Reading: Write the future The National Year of Reading ends with a celebration of all forms of writing. What one person writes, others read and technology is bringing reading and writing closer together. With the added bonus of a Christmas theme, this book ticks all the right boxes
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Literacy activities: Nouns, verbs and adjectives Discover our fun new grammar poster series and online resources!
National Year of Reading: Screen reads Harness children’s love of film with this month’s National Year of Reading theme – ‘Screen Reads’
Literacy activities: Creative writing Explore the fairytale genre by uncapping children’s creativity and setting them to work on the next movie blockbuster…
Literacy/Film activities: Inkheart Literacy activities based on the film adaptation of Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart
Literacy Time PLUS Ages 5 to 7
The power of colour Supporting the NYR theme of Screen Reads, this interactive text explores the power of imagery within photos and film and the use of descriptive vocabulary and colour to create moods.
Helping you to assess pupils’ progress New for Literacy Time PLUS subscribers is a set of Progress Record Charts helping teachers and pupils to work together to identify progress in reading and writing
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Literacy Time PLUS Ages 7 to 9
Reading a bonfire, top to bottom Perfect to share on Bonfire Night, this poem – describing a bonfire from the top down – is ideal for building children’s store of vocabulary and discussing the meanings of words using their context.
Create a cartoon strip! Stunning poster by children’s illustrator and political cartoonist, David Parkins, of The Beano, explaining how cartoon strips are made.
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Literacy Time PLUS Ages 9 to 11
Space Dictionary Game An interactive dictionary game inviting children to match 30 Space-themed words to their definitions. Complete with printable dictionary.
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day Find out more about St Andrew, and plan some Scottish-themed activities for St Andrew’s Day taking place on 30 November
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This month's calendar
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| Margaret Thatcher | National Curry Week | Charles Darwin |
Latest news
Road safety calendar competition 21 Nov 2008
School children in London design posters for road safety calendar 2009
Education in England must do better 20 Nov 2008
One in five 11 year olds still transfers to secondary school without reaching the expected level in English and maths, according to HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert
Calling all young cartoonists! 20 Nov 2008
Enter our fantastic competition and see your children’s work in The DFC!
What did you do today? 19 Nov 2008
Children can now tell parents about their day at school with a new, free website
Children put their best foot foward 18 Nov 2008
New teacher conference hosted to boost dance skills in PE
Outdoor places mapped out 17 Nov 2008
The Growing Schools website adds more for teachers
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