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iPads in Primary Education - Persuasive Writing
Here is a 'guest' post I have found on iPad's in the classroom and how they can be used for persuasive writing at Key Stage 2. Definitely an idea I'm going to pass on to other teachers at school.
iPads in Primary Education: Using the App Store for Persuasive Writing: CONTEXT This year all the pupils in year 6 are using their own iPod in lessons, and they all have their own blog space ( http://6aclas...
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Using Apple TV and an iPad, the App Store was mirrored onto the Interactive Whiteboard. A screenshot of FIFA 2013 and The Room was opened in Skitch. The pupils were asked to highlight and identify language features of persuasive advertisements as the iPad was passed around the children used the highlight tool in Skitch to identify persuasive words, phrases and rhetorical questions.
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| FIFA13: Persuasive language in the App Store |
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Buried Treasure
This is a fairly familiar game for most Early Years Teachers and one that is very popular with the children. The focus here is to sound out, read, sort in to real and fake words and discuss meaning of words. This is a very useful game in Year One leading up to the Phonics Screening Test and a discrete way of introducing those fake words.
Personally and excellent resource is PhonicsPlay which has a different game for each of the sounds meaning you don't always have to be thinking of words with today's sound. This particular game is free on Phonics Play but subscription is only £12 and I highly recommend. Below is a flash video of the game :) Enjoy!
Alternatively, you can download from Twinkl a custom version of the game that a group of children can work on or be set up as an independent activity.
Or to be even more impressive, get into character, grab a few resources and dress up as a pirate and get the children involved for some role play!
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Back Again!
Decided after the light of the BETT Learning Technology Event at the weekend I want to make you all aware of a piece of cloud software I have loved using in the classroom.
Became aware of this software a few years back as an individual CD-ROM through 2Simple To Create A Story which I have used in a Year One class to create a class story. Now this and much much more has been put online as a cloud software meaning schools can purchase for around £600 and access a wealth of applications which will cost much more on CD-ROM. Lets face it, its the way most ICT is heading nowadays!
"2simple was started in 2000 by teachers and IT professionals with a common mission: to make software that really helped children learn. Their software is simple, easy to use and relevant.
Their first program, the Infant Video Toolkit, was written specifically to help children from the ages of 4 to 7 develop basic core computer skills. The suite of six programs contains simple painting, publishing, counting, graphing, direction and branching database programs that are now used in schools across the UK as well as internationally. Since the release of the Infant Video Toolkit they have created many more programs based on the same principles."
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I recommend this software to anyone and I am looking into fundraising in order to purchase for our school. I particularly love the 2 Publish app, very good for basic computer skills in typing, mouse control and paint.
My only downside is that the font can sometimes be confusing with the Arial font - the 'a' bringing the most confusion as we tend to write it differently.
All in all an excellent piece of software!!
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All Things Phonics #3 Mr Thorne
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Another post from me, this time on a resource that I have found so useful. I have decided to break these websites down into individual posts in order to give them their limelight!
First up is Mr Thorne Does Phonics. This is available as both a website and a selection of inexpensive iPhone/iPad apps. I'll break these down and give you an insight.
Basically these have helped with my subject knowledge around phonics with certain letter sounds and also is a alternative medium for children to learn both during independent times in classroom or at home with parents. For teachers, this could also be an alternative medium to introducing a new sound, especially with those younger children through 'Geraldine the Giraffe'.
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy
All Things Phonics #2 Planning
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This one is for all the teachers out there, but hey if you are a parent and this is useful, feel free to make use. Just thought I'd provide some sample planning that I use in my classroom. In Year One we do Phonics on a daily basic in quick 20 minute sessions. Usually takes place after registration in the morning. We make use of our shared TA but using her for a support group of children consolidating Phase 3 sounds, while myself and the other Year One teacher work on our Phase 5 group.
Below I have share an example of Phase 3 and Phase 5 group planning for the week.
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| Phase 3 Planning |
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| Phase 5 Planning - Split Digraphs |
All Things Phonics #1 Introduction
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Think I am goings to do a bit of focus on Phonics. Being just qualified phonics was quite difficult to teach with very little input given at university other than a little theory. But what once was a little difficult I am now beginning to shine. Big focus being in Year One with the new reading test in Summer term, but alas it has made me see how children learn phonics and put it in to phonics.
Of the next few posts ill try to post some of the things that have helped me along the way, bit of planning and useful places to have a look. Feel free to get in touch with any suggestions!
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| Anyone else just have this book thrown at them? |
Happy New Year!
The Jungle Role-play!
It's been a while but here goes!
I have been busy with all the things associated with new class in perpetration, meetings and oh yeah ... Ofsted!!
Been busy of late getting jungle role play ready for the kids. We have chosen The Tiger who came to Tea as our book and kids have been enjoying it! We have put our emphasis on Literacy and Phonics and worked out a routine that we are proud of and children enjoy.
Managed to get creative with this, plenty of kids help and of course the all important Tiger sleepsuit! I like to have challenges in there and this term we have put some writing and design materials in there to create a pastel tiger drawing and story sequencing cards.
