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Of all the classroom technologies to come along, the multimedia projector – probably more than any other, has started a revolution in the way we approach the teaching and learning task with our students. In this article we explain the why, how and what about using this technology. |
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3 Bright Ideas Topics: Encouraging mathematical thinking – statistics. Encouraging counting – number trains. Encouraging observation and exploration – things that fly. |
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Daily bread. Simple food chains. Our top ten. My special place. |
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Using basic photography across the curriculum in the classroom. Several simple assignments. |
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Our sense of smell. Just counting. Understanding time and calendars. Instant fill-in activities. |
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Sound experiments including classifying sounds by pitch, volume and method of making sounds. Maths based activities to develop an interest in numbers. Fun experiments with shadow giving opportunities for speaking and measuring. Visual arts ideas – creating heads, bodies and leg collages. |
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Observation Skills – Language activities. Using Senses – cross curricular. Country/Sport/Famous – Speaking and Listening. Useless Things – Speaking, listening, writing. Place Names – music. |
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Databases – maths and language. Number Words – Maths. Drama with Comics – the Arts (Drama). Monsters – Visual arts and language. Who am I – Visual arts and language. |
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Jigsaw Painting – visual arts. Food Survey – Language activities/creativity. Animals Take Over the World – Creative language. Mathematical Shapes – maths. Improving Listening Skills. |
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What Sounds?– Listening Skills, Music/sound pictures. Special Words – English, Reading, Listening. Count What I Pick Up - Maths, Number. What Will We Find – English, Visual Arts. Self Portraits – Visual Arts. |
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Musical Feelings – English and Music. Measurement Topics – Maths Activities. What Sound? – Music and Listening. |
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Primary Colours – Language and Visual Arts. Imaginative Thinking – Language. Collecting Words – English – speaking, listening, presenting. |
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Labels to Read – English reading and speaking, Visual Arts. Composite Monsters – Cooperative Visual Arts. Wet and Dry – Language and Maths. School Gossip – English – reading, speaking and writing. |
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Sound Experiments – Music. Shadows – Science. Box Design Challenges – Visual Arts. Interest in Numbers – Maths. Heads, Bodies and Legs – Visual Arts. |
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Sense of Smell – Science, Language. Just Counting – Number Maths. Time Sequences – Maths, Language. |
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Data Bases in the form of card indexes and graphs. Number Words – in the form of song and book titles, simple number computations based on books and songs. Drama starters using comics. Stained Glass Windows. Creating Monsters. Who Am I scenarios, pictures and captions. |
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Jigsaw Painting. Food Survey. Animals take over the world – imaginative art and language. Mathematical Shapes. Listening Skills. |
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What sounds do we hear? listening activities. Words – listening for special words. Count what I pick up. Self Portrait collage. |
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Musical Feelings and body language. Shape Books. Measurement topics Sound recognition – listening activities. |
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Trees for measurement. Water – a wealth of learning activities including words, tasting, shapes with water and a simple water clock. |
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Labels – reading opportunities and motivation. Composite Monsters – visual arts construction activities. Wet and Dry – what changes happen when you wet various materials etc. Gossip – difference between good and bad gossip – establishing a good gossip board at school. |
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Sound – experiments with sounds and musical scales. Shadows – activities to stimulate speaking and listening. Boxes – design challenges. Numbers – activities to motivate an interest in numbers. Body Parts – visual arts collage activities. |
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Smell – activities based on our sense of smell to encourage written and oral language. Counting – using the natural environment to encourage counting. Time Sequences – cross curricula activities based on the past, present and future. |
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How Things Change – Simple social science activities where they focus on the changes to their local community. Children conduct interviews with neighbours and 'older friends' and plan and run a 'How Things Change ' Day at school. |
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Two bright ideas on an Autumn theme: Autumn leaf count and leaf mobiles and hangings. |
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All about quirky letter boxes and letter box design. |
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Plants and gardens as a motivation for writing, speaking, presenting and listening. |