TES 11 November 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.
- Global Entrepreneurship Week(page 32)
- Universal Children's Day (page 34)
- Maths (page 36)
- English (page 37)
- Science (page 38)
- Humanities (page 39)
- ICT/ Arts (page 40)
- Modern Foreign Languages (page 41)
Global Entrepreneurship Week
14 – 20 November
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss their entrepreneurial ideas – what are your thoughts?
- How would YOU sort the economy out? Join the lively debate
What else?
- There's more to business pitches than Dragon's Den, but what are entrepreneurs all about? Try robsonbusiness and dazzan74's resources to get your pupils started with this topic.
- To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (14 – 20 November) why not take part in the School Enterprise Video Challenge – the deadline for entries is 20th November. For more details visit the forums and www.gew.org.uk
Universal Children's Day
November 20 - Scientists who changed the world
- Universal Children's Day has been celebrated for more than 20 years. See how schools can get involved with a range of projects.
- Follow this link to hear children from around the world, in one minute videos, giving their wish list for the future.
Victorian children - Hard times
- The Victorians introduced Reformatory Schools for those under the age of 16. Follow this link for lesson plans on Crime and Punishment.
- If you think many of today's children in Britain have it too easy, put the fear of God into them with cautionary tales from Hilaire Belloc.
- The Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood in east London houses the UK's national collection of childhood-related artefacts and toys - Learn more by following this link
Maths
Probability
Recommended : Craig's Collections
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss the whys and wherefores of teaching probability – what's your stance?
- And in another thread a teacher asks about using probability to determine the sex of a baby
Primary Maths – resource of the week "Maths with Smarties"
- Take pupils step-by-step through an investigation of the proportions of colours in packs of Smarties. Try this resource out with your pupils and give us your feedback
Craig's Web Whizz of the week
- Wolfram Alpha Resource Author: MrBartonMaths
In a new series of videos on TES, Craig Barton takes teachers on a weekly tour around a different maths website and offer tips and suggestions on how to get the most out of it. In this video he demonstrates the Wolfram Alpha mathematical search engine. Watch Craig's video, try the site for yourself and don't forget to tell teachers what you think.
How can it be used? The website can be used similarly to Google but it can also handle very high level maths such as a calculus and logic as well as histories, statistics and definitions. It shows the steps required to solve problems, creating graphs as you go. Enter in coordinates, properties, solve equations and even create PDFs of the materials and print them out as worksheets for your students.
- See all Craig's Web Whizz videos on TES and share your feedback
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers share their ideas for a chocolate-based cross-curricular project
English
Vocabulary
- Try a vocabulary building exercise from TES English to establish alternatives to said, got, went, big and more
- For classroom display try Geminiwhizz's alternative word squares
- Soxy14has shared material to make your pupils' writing more imaginative
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss their ideas about how to broaden vocabulary in school and at home
Winning Words – Olympian poetry
- Winning Words is an interactive online poetry game for Primary and Secondary Schools, offering an innovative approach to teaching poetry in the classroom, with an Olympic twist.
What else?
- Try resources from helpfulnomad to help with your Olympic-themed poetry planning
- For more poetry resources visit the GCSE Moon on the Tides anthology from TES English
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss poetry clusters for AQA, controlled assessments and ELH - share your views
- Have you used any apps for teaching English that you'd like to recommend? One teacher is looking for ideas
Resource of the week – The History of the English Language
A Webquest
- Try a webquest with your pupils and let us know how it goes!
- Follow-on activity link
Science
I'm a scientist – the film
- Stephen Curry is a Professor of Structural Biology at Imperial College. He writes about science on his Reciprocal Space blog
- Visit Stephen's zone to find out more about the "I'm a scientist, get me out of here" competition
- Visit Stephen's zone to find out more about the I'm a Scientist – the Film
Resource
- Scientists help keep our water clean, treat diseases, communicate with the rest of the world and improve the quality of our lives. Investigate their work with a resource from Global Dimension
See what the TES Community have to say
- Have water regulations affected your experiments? One teacher faces a dilemma in the science lab
- Teachers also discuss how precision in science works - have your say
The Big Bang Fair & STEM
- The Big Bang Fair takes place from 15 - 17 March 2012
Resources
- For an inspiring science project for young pupils have a look at LisaBodenham's 'Space – Earth & beyond' resource
- Try alan_monaghan's project on water and human conflict which covers topics in chemistry, physics and even geography
See what the TES Community have to say
- Is the science curriculum serving the needs of future scientists? Have your say
Resource of the week (Primary) Food chains
- The food chains collection on TES can give you some tips for inspirational lessons on the web of life, ideas for practicals, homework sheets and diagrams for key terms
ICT / ARTS / D&T
Design and technology
Recommended
- Reference: The JCQ Instructions for conducting controlled assessments
Resources
- Nw5298 has shared controlled assessment templates for electronic products
- For BTEC hospitality and catering try jonathanchinn's highly-rated project workbooks, course planning and handouts
- Food technology resources
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss the trials and tribulations of controlled assessment and how best to approach it
Music - Higgledy Piggledy Jazz
- A trio of books on piano, alto saxophone, and classical guitar, devised by classically-trained, Russian-born music teacher Elena V.Cobb
What else?
- Bex333 has an innovative approach to assemblies – try using the music of Glenn Miller
- And for an arty investigation, try ooee4's Kandinsky Powerpoint full of simple facts about his paintings and jazz, suitable for year 1
See what the TES Community have to say
- Jazz – why does no one like it? Join the discussion and share your thoughts
- In another thread, a teacher looks for advice on starting a jazz ensemble
Media & ICT - Piracy competition
- BeCreative gives young people the opportunity to create an original media campaign to raise awareness amongst their peers about how copyright pirates are devastating the industry. For more information
What else?
- Try alyspen's media studies resources covering genres of film and topics like censorship and marketing
- What are your pupils views on music piracy? Hold a class debate on the topic using resources from rubberchicken2
A resource a day helps you inspire and engage every day. Find a topical resource for every day of the week.
Previous TES links
Featured links from previous editions
Humanities
History / Geography
What else?
- English Heritage have shared a useful guide on how to use Roman sites to find out how we used to live – a good starting point for a class investigation
- Or try a resource from National Archives to illustrate what life was like for children in Victorian Britain
See what the TES Community have to say
- Do you have any advice for a teacher struggling to teach history, geography and RE in a single year?
Secondary History: Age of Empires
Geography - whatever the weather
Modern Foreign Languages
Promoting creativity in the MFL classroom
Resources
- Try rhawkes' ideas for teachers to help develop student creativity in their learning
- What does learning a language say about your pupils? Henriette has shared some inspiring displays to keep your pupils motivated
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss how to be innovative and creative in language classes
- In another thread teachers look for things they can do in the language lab – share your thoughts
- Teachers discuss entertainment vs. achievement in MFL - what are your thoughts
Resource of the week – Primary & Secondary
Contributor spotlight – Rosaespanola
- Rosaespanola is an expert languages teacher who has shared over 700 resources with the teaching community on TES, for Secondary French, Spanish and German.
To date her activities, worksheets and presentations have been viewed over 300,000 times and are getting rave reviews from languages teachers throughout the UK and around the world.
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