Another idea from Cidalia Marques in Portugal who says…. “We use the Photosynth site to create a 3D image with photos pupils have taken. See an example of a classroom or a school” Use the site to share information about your school, neighbourhood, town etc with children in other countries. Ask pupils to identify the differences and similarities. Full Article…
The Secret Life of Animals
Here is another idea from Cidalia Marques, one of the Taccle team from Portugal. Portugese classrooms often have animals in their classes. The most usual animals are silkworms, fishes or hamsters . This is the first step to approach the animals habits, characteristics, feeding and caring about them Having an animal in the class serves Full Article…
Wordle warm up (primary ideas)
Here are some more ideas for using Wordle in a primary school, contributed by Nic Daniels, one of the Taccle team in Wales. We love this software! It’s so simple to use and the possibilities are endless! We’ve outlined how to use it as a fun and quick lesson warm-up activity. Click ‘create’ on the Full Article…
Recycling
This was an idea from Cidalia Marques from Portugal. We have this year a project called our school built from paper. Children collect paper to recycle and do a few tasks. They decorate the paper collecters (also recycled) and distribute them in the school services. One will be responsable to get them once a week. Full Article…