TES 4 May 2012
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.
- Kronos (page 36)
- Maths (page 38)
- English (page 39)
- Humanities (page 40)
- Modern Foreign Languages (page 41)
- Leonardo Art (page 42)
- Leonardo Science (page 43)
Recommended
- Key stage 1: School detectives Bloom's pupils may have studied their local cinema's past, but why not get them investigating the school too with NuffieldHistory's resource
- Key stage 2: Then and Now London - See how the London landscape has changed with an interactive game from Exploring20thCenturyLondon.
- Key stage 3: Time travel agent - Get students persuading each other to travel back to a chosen historical era with Miss R's English activity.
- Key stage 4: Cinema and you - Get students understanding their relationship to the films they see on screen with a starter from aussieguy1977
- Key stage 5: From the beginning of screens - Journey through the history of British film with LLeach87's PowerPoint
Just thought
What else?
- Check out Craig's WebWhizz video
- Mr Collin's Reflective Journal
- Don Steward's Median
- Number Loving
- Reflective Maths Teacher
- For more maths fun check out maths magic from Murderous Maths author, Kjartan Poskitt
- paulcollins' colourful Pictionary game
See what the TES Community have to say
- Maths blogging recommendations from the maths forum
Resource of the week
Matching up
- ibblet's Matching games for IWB
In the spotlight
TES topical collections
10 maths teachers, from the TES maths panel, have created 10 maths collections of their top topic resources.
The Art of perfect science
There are 600 drawings in the royal Collection, all kept in carefully controlled conditions in the Print Room at Windsor Castle. Details of the exhibition
What else?
- Watch Dr Alice turn students' bodies inside out with her anatomic drawing skills on science.tv
- Test Leonardo's proportion theories with a classroom experimentfrom amanda goddard
- Check out the Da Vinci collection on TES for more on the man, the Renaissance and his work.
See what the TES Community have to say
- In the primary forum there's discussion on cross curriculum ideas for teaching Leonardo as a topic.
An expert welcome
The Royal Collection and Wellcome Collection join forces to deliver an anatomy study day introducing students to the scientific knowledge highlighted by Leonardo's drawings. The study day will run on 12 and 19 September, places are limited to 60 per session.
The Royal Collection - School visits
- Digital versions of the drawings featured in the exhibition
- Video footage of the exhibition curator, Martin Clayton and footage of Olympian Jonathan Edwards
- Audio clips form three medical experts
Apping Leonardo
'Ten Drawings' exhibition
Give pupils a hands-on experience of Leonardo's paintings at Bristol museum and art gallery with the 1 hour discovery workshops for key stage 1/ 2 and 3/4. Pupils can explore a range of art materials to create their own drawings inspired by the 'Ten Drawings' exhibition and investigate how Leonardo's passion for art, engineering and science was reflected in his work. More information
What else?
- Explore more of Leonardo's work on the Royal Collection microsite
- Follow Leonardo's life story and discover his artistic technique with BBC Learning Zone
- Get students copying his style with a lesson from nut
See what the TES Community have to say
- Art teachers share some of their best lesson ideas for teaching Da Vinci
Getting close to Leonardo
In conjunction with the Royal Collection's Leonardo exhibition pupils can take part in an interactive workshop getting closer to the artist and learning about his style and techniques.
Workshops run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during June, July and September. Morning or afternoon sessions are available, but there is a maximum of 30 pupils allowed per group.
- For more information and to book all of the workshops.
Country files
What else?
- Help students learn about the countries of the European Union with picture puzzles from jmjbayley
- Or get them creating a European flag wheel with victoriabennett's lesson
- Nearly 400 BBC Class Clips History videos are available on TES
See what the TES Community have to say
- In the TES Geography forum there's also advice on how to prepare for a geography PGCE course starting in September
- Looking to add a bit of pzazz to your geography lessons, check out these teaching with a superhero theme ideas.
Resource of the week
Raising the bar
When we think about the Olympics our attention is drawn to celebrations of cultural diversity and heroic achievements, but the games' history can also open up discussions about discrimination, difference and equality. Robert Hume's Clearing the Bar: One Girl's Olympics Dream explores the persecution surrounding the 1936 Berlin games.
- For more material on Nazi Anti-Semitism, Try NGfLCymru's source material resources
In the Spotlight: Horrible histories & amazing art
- The Birmingham Stage Company and National Portrait Gallery come together for a second term using theatre and art to bring history alive with the popular Horrible Histories- Barmy Britain show and study day
Road to Perdition
What else?
- Stuck for starter of plenary ideas- try one of the hundreds shared by Mikegershon
- Or try youyouyou's compendium of ideas to start and finish with a bang
See what the TES Community have to say
- English teachers share some of their favourite Of Mice and Men plenaries
In the spotlight
Moors to marshland
The British Library's 'Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands' exhibition (May 11- September 25) celebrates some of the most outstanding works in its collection that have inspired or helped to shape our understanding of landscape and place. Free school workshops and GCSE/ A Level lecturers accompany the exhibition. Book online
Resource of the Week
Blogging for boys
- Mr Williams recommends http://primaryblogger.co.uk – it is possible to prevent students from publishing their work before it is checked by a teacher and comments can be monitored before appearing on the site. newspaper report lesson to help students make sense of the chaotic event.
- Digital classrooms
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Purr-fect diction
What else?
- Tryrhawkes popular phonics and pronunciation to perfect every pupils' 'rrr' or get them making up rhymes with homophones
- Check pupils' German pronunciation with a fun 'Jeopardy' game show from suhop
- For something completely different try BBC's Chinese tone games – get students speaking with their eyebrows.
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers share tips on how to improve their pupils' French pronunciation
Contributor of the week
Leep into language
Leigh McClelland, aka TES users Leepy, has contributed 177 interactive and engaging Primary Spanish resources to support non-specialists.
In the Spotlight - Pressing words
The ignorance of the youth about politics, was an all too oft-heard criticism – and the inspiration for Richard Addis to create online newspaper The Day. The site explores the ethical issues behind news stories to get students debating- it's also a fantastic modern language learning tool.
MFL samples for AS/A Level students
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