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Mathematics

5 ways children can use mini dry wipe boards in Maths

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 24, 2024
2 min

The mini dry wipe board with its intrinsic impermanence, can balance out a reliance on worksheets and submitting ideas for marking in maths, instead allowing children to explore 'what could it be?' and 'what if?' ideas with less risk, boosting their confidence.

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Posted inin Assessment for learning
Inclusion & Special Needs

Dry Wipe Boards in the Classroom: What The Research Reveals.

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 14, 2024
4 min

As teachers, it is important to know if the tools and approaches we use are having the effect we want. The humble dry wipe board can provide a simple and convenient tool to quickly get into the minds of children and for the whole class to provide and share their input and feedback. So what impact can they have?

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4 min

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Classroom Ideas

A dozen ways of using dry wipe boards in the classroom (and outside!)

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 14, 2024
3 min

Dry wipe boards are versatile tools that can greatly enhance learning in the classroom. Their interactive and erasable nature makes them ideal for a variety of activities. Here are a bunch of practical ideas to use dry wipe boards to boost student engagement and participation.

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3 min

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3rd to 4th Class

Great ideas to explore learning in the outdoors

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
April 20, 2024
4 min

The new curriculum promises to provide time for more playful and holistic approaches to learning. The outdoor environment, whether just around the school grounds, or further afield, can provide a fantastic resource to explore this opportunity.

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4 min

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5th to 6th Class

Exploring Structures: Paper Bridges

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
March 12, 2024
2 min

This great, open ended activity works across a lot of ages and only requires some A4 paper, scissors, glue sticks and rulers. Older children can carry out scientific tests to find the very strongest designs.

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2 min

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Tech Tips

Still searching for great pictures? Try an AI assistant!

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
February 14, 2024
2 min

A great image or photo can help get the attention of your class but finding the perfect picture can be time consuming and there is always the question of copyright to consider. Time to ask your AI assistant to help perhaps?

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2 min

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Technology Integration

Engaging students and visitors with DIY Digital Signage

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
January 22, 2024
3 min

Digital signage is an engaging way to share important school information and news with students, staff and visitors. What if there was a way to make digital signage affordable and the authoring of content a more classroom oriented project?

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3 min

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5th to 6th Class

Engage students with reading and creative writing using interactive stories

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
June 15, 2023
7 min

An interactive story is one where the reader can choose how they navigate through it. The reader will be presented with critical choices at various points. The key thing is the reader is very much an active participant in the story. Here are a few different ways to engage students by creating their own interactive stories.

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7 min

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Technology Integration

Speed up and augment learning using QR codes

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 31, 2023
4 min

QR codes, or 'Quick Response' codes, can eliminate the error prone task of typing links and can be used to augment existing resources with new, digital layers. You can also create QR codes in lessons in a couple of clicks to make it easy to share digital resources with students.

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4 min

Posted inin Theory & Practice

Making the most of guided reading time

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 23, 2023
6 min

Guided reading is a successful feature of literacy lessons in more and more primary schools. At the core to the approach is the focus on a small group working together using the same selected text. Here are some ways to make the best use of that valuable time together.

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6 min

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