Here’s some labels I made last year for my classroom. Each label has a photo / icon. When cut up and laminated, they’re just about the right size for standard trays.
Tray labels
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A fantastic collection of links for each science unit:
http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/haringey/web/teachers%20section/KS2/Science/Sc%20homepage/Sc%20homepage/new%20homepage/
Includes links to planning, ICT resources, displays, etc.
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This website has really useful resources and links for assessment, including spreadsheets that can be used to track progress, etc.
http://www.educationmedia.org.uk/moodle/
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After going on a very brief course about transition from Year 5 to Year 6, I spent a morning with the literacy advisor adapting the parents leaflet produced by the DfES. We simplified many of the objectives and activities to make it more user-friendly to the sort of parents I work with. I then produced [...]
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Following on from a thread on TES, here are the links to mental maths tests.
http://www.wiganschoolsonline.net/curriculum/maths/assess.shtm
http://www.teachingandlearningtameside.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=211&Itemid=31
Both sites have answer sheets similar to the ones used in QCA tests. The first one covers all year groups from 1 to 6. The second one has Year 6 tests as an audio file, which will be particularly useful in [...]
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I’ve been meaning to try this approach for a while, but not yet plucked up the courage. I’ve just found a great website though with lesson ideas and skills lists.
http://mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/planning.php
I will have a go over the summer at planning a series of lessons using this approach.
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I came across the BookTrust website today, and thought it might be useful to others. I was particularly inspired by the myths section and ideas for using The Fire Thief by Terry Deary.
http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/education/education_docs.php4?sectname=Genres%20in%20children’s%20books&topicname=Myths%20and%20Legends&topicid=26
It will link in perfectly with my topic next term on Ancient Greece and also link back to the work I did at [...]
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Poster – map of Ancient Greece
Poster – interior of a typical home
Poster – artefacts (child’s vase, doll)
Picture – vase
Glossary
Influence on our world (travel, map work)
Athens and Sparta
Working and trading (slavery)
Famous Greeks (biography)
Home life
Leisure time (pentathlon, theatre)
Myths, gods
Greek words in today’s language
Greek alphabet
http://magazines.scholastic.co.uk/mag_issues/21764
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