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Sonja Weed ~ OUTSTANDING ~ Thinking out of the box

We had an OFSTED inspection and I was being observed doing literacy by the inspector and by the head. The premise was that a mysterious parcel arrived in the classroom marked “do not open” “top secret” “danger”. Oh the FUN we had passing it round, shaking it, smelling it – trying to decide WHAT it [...]

Harry Potter’s Renaissance Science, Magic & Medicine

Designed to accompany the Harry Potter Exhibition, organised by the US National Library of Medicine, the Online Education Resources are a touch of magic in their own right. Follow the clues, to discover similarities between Harry’s fictional world and ours. Investigate the Potions section and find answers to things such as the difference between the [...]

Some practical and fun science experiments

In Home Experiments from scifun.org, science, and a bit of magic, work together to create some fascinating learning opportunities. Investigate the science behind floating soap bubbles, explore acids & alkalis with red cabbage, do some wizardry using Bernoulli’s Principle, or bend water using static. Each experiment is set out in a very clear way, including [...]

Peanut Gallery Films ~ Inter Titles come alive

In old, black and white, films intertitles were used to convey some ikmportant elements of the film’s message to the audience. Text, which appeared in the middle of a filmed scene, would share a character’s dialogue, or describe something about the plot, to keep the film goers up to speed. Peanut Gallery is a Chrome Experiment [...]

Danetree Junior School, Surrey

A full on day at Danetree Junior School, a four form entry junior school, situated in Epsom and Ewell, and the first junior school in the borough to become an Academy, as part of its partnership with Glyn School. A morning with 60 Y5/Y6 pupils and their teachers, then an afternoon with 60 Y3/Y4 pupils [...]

Soundslice ~ Visual Tablature

If you, or your students, are learning guitar tabs, Sound Slice gives the chance to watch, listen, rehearse, and play in a clever way.Tabs have never sounded so good. Sound Slice lets you sync tabs with video so you can see (and hear!) them in real time. Try “100 Riffs~ A Brief History of Rock n [...]

Lark Partners, Suffolk ~ Day 2

A joyous second day with all the staff and children, from West Row Primary. We were also joined by the colleagues from neighbouring schools, and, following yesterday’s full on digital day, we had the opportunity to ‘push’ that to the background and go all analog. When we say “analog”, we were actually using digital virtual [...]

EdHeads

Edheads is an online educational resource that provides free science and maths games and activities that promote critical thinking. Choose from Simple Machines, predicting the weather, or even take on the role of a surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery! Analytical thinking, problem solving, and some interesting learning. Perhaps start by Designing A Cell [...]

Lark Partners, Suffolk ~ Day 1

The first of two full on days at West Row CP School, alongside colleagues from St Mary’s Church of England Academy, Beck Row Primary, Lakenheath Community Primary, St Christopher’s CEVCP School and Great Heath Primary. For a group of schools who came together with us today, to focus on helping our children to take off and fly [...]

A soft sound board

With this sound board you could create a calming sonic atmosphere within your classroom. Mix the relative levels, and panned position, of different sounds, from a choice of birdsong, bonfire, creek, crickets, gulls, ocean, rain, thunder, and wind chime sound effects, & music. Sound!