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- Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: Balance in the classroom
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8219
Balance - Speaking
I would tend to focus on developing the students ability to speak at this age. It's important to make the lessons enjoyable and achievable. I would disagree that a strong focus on reading/writing is necessary or advisable at these ages (although it may be suitable for an advanced class). Get them en...
- Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:11 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Useful Sites?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5447
Cooking in the Classroom
Has anyone tried doing a practical cooking lesson with 5 year olds? I thought perhaps something simple like making a pizza might be a good place to start?
- Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:20 am
- Forum: Preschool Education
- Topic: books for children with pictures instead of words
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14534
Learn to Read
Hi there, I think if you do a search for a site called "learn to read" you might find a number of materials that could be of use. It's a free site with downloadable books.... I'm not sure who set it up but I used it when teaching with good success. Another website that might have some useful resourc...
- Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:01 am
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: First time teaching kids; any advice?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18516
Make sure you have a lot of varied activities
The best thing would be to prepare a wide range of materials. Don't rely on having just a few activities or games - have plenty of activities that can be amended to suit class various class dynamics and the changing moods of the students. Have materials that can be easily adapted on-the-fly. It's im...
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:25 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Useful Sites?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5447
Useful Sites?
Hi there, I've been searching through some of the links on Dave's site for useful Elementary based materials. Managed to find a some useful ones - but I also wanted to mention another site that doesn't appear on the rather long list (I have emailed Dave to ask if it can be included in his links as I...
- Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:45 am
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: Elementary Resources?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6828
Elementary Resources?
Hi there, I've been searching through some of the links on Dave's site for useful Elementary based materials. Managed to find a some useful ones - but I also wanted to mention another site that doesn't appear on the rather long list (I have emailed Dave to ask if it can be included in his links as I...