TES 30 September 2011
Links to resources, events, reviews and forum posts featured in TES this week
For your ease of use, all the links to items featured in the Resources section of the magazine are now accessible from this web page. Either use the links below to access subject areas or scroll down the page.
- Poetry and space resources (page 42)
- Maths (page 44)
- English (page 45)
- Science (page 47)
- Humanities (page 48)
- ICT/ Arts (page 49)
- Modern Foreign Languages (page 50)
Poetry and space resources for each Key Stage
KS1 - An enormous collection of space related videos which has been highly favourably rated by those who've accessed it.
KS2 - A great way to explain the space race to primary school students.
KS3 - This one is really suitable for the whole school. An imaginative and powerful poem on the Moon Landings. . 'How did it feel Neil?'
KS4 - Get your students talking – a debate with the motion being 'man not machines should explore space.'
KS5 and beyond 16 - Discover the evolution of stars – and what happens at each stage in their life.
Maths
....and shops By Dave Gale
Related resources
The My Money Citizenship Teacher Handbook from PFEG is designed for teaching pupils the importance of personal finance.
Functional Maths – Everyday Maths from Axis-education is a popular resource for students to practice their skills in familiar situations
See what the TES Community have to say
Read this advice from maths teachers on the easiest way to work out percentages , or try this post about how to work out percentages without resorting to a calculator.
Maths and engineering
Maths resource of the week from Craig Barton
- Resource Author: pencho
- Algebra Problem Solving Questions - Probs 1 to 10
English
Grand Slam Poetry Day
- Year 1 Autumn term planning, shared by joelly
- Visual literacy resources
- Wave goodbye to "The cat sat on the mat".
The interactive Grammar of English (iGE)
Michael Rosen – review
- Find out more about the poet Michael Rosen and his work on TES Resources.
Science Experiments
For Primary
See what the TES Community have to say
- Primary aged children could try this selection of really cool science experiments
- Or you can't go wrong withplanting seeds and here teachers recommend some of the fastest growing.
What else?
Resources of the week
- Harry Potter Genetics
- For more genetics ideas check out valdixon's popular resource on Reproduction and Evolution
- 2. Welcome Trust Big Picture website and resources by tomorrow. Allison Gardener.
ICT / ARTS / D&T
Unlocking creativity in D&T
See what the TES Community have to say
- Looking for inspiration for exciting graphics project ideas? You'll find few tried and tested ones here
- We've also got a similar discussion where teachers share their favourite exciting textiles project ideas.
Scratch the surface of gaming & learning…
- Check out the work that has been done by Dawn Hallybone using Mario Kart and by Ollie Bray use of Guitar Hero to show how we can take commercial games and harness their potential learning opportunities.
See what the TES Community have to say
- Read this advice from ICT teachers on creating a scheme of work for Scratch.
Technological trivia
- The Art of Chindogu
- You can teach children more about endangered species through beaumoa01's lesson plan on TES Resources
Previous TES links
Featured links from previous editions
Humanities
Local & Family History
What was it like to live here in the past? Check out a resource from jucoop to help with an investigation.
- The Willow Pattern resource shared by NGfL Cymru
- Lives at War
- World War 2 & the aftermath resources
Modern Foreign Languages
The Real Venice Exhibition
For more information visit Venice in Peril
Resources:
- Check out TES Resources for Photography genres to inspire your pupils, shared by LauraBeaumont and joannebw26 help them brush up on their Italian language and trivia
Primary MFL & online books
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