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5th to 6th Class

Engage students with reading and creative writing using interactive stories

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June 15, 2023
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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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Making the most of guided reading time

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May 23, 2023
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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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3rd to 4th Class

Independent student activities for guided reading sessions

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May 23, 2023
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3 min

Implementing teacher-led, small group work, such as guided reading, can be a challenge in a busy classroom. It can be useful to develop an array of related activities around chosen texts that other students can partake in without having to be closely monitored.

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Four great tech literacy features that ANY student can benefit from

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
April 25, 2023
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5 min

Many students can benefit from some support in understanding new things or in expressing their ideas. Here are four ways they can harness the accessibility features of modern tech to help.

Classroom doors decorated for World Book Day

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3rd to 4th Class

Idea: Opening a door to reading

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
March 14, 2023
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1 min

Some ideas are just too nice not to share! The children at Mandy's school enjoyed a neat activity for World Book Day that could be adapted to work anytime of the school year or for different topics. They turned their classroom doors into book covers!