This week I have started to use Twitter in my Year 1 class. Twitter is a great way to engage children with, and give them a reason for writing. This term was chosen as we currently have 10 eggs in the year group as we wait for them to hatch. Setting …
The Problem: It’s a very regular event in my classroom that a child will need to be selected to do something. Often this is a task that isn’t child / level specific so anyone would be suitable. I don’t notice that I can end up choosing the same child more …
Going though my Google Reader I found a short article from Londonist outlining the scam. More detail can be found in this BBC News article. Basically schools have been receiving and paying fake invoices for adverts placed in the Yellow Pages, though the bills were to pay Yellow Pages 24. The schools …
After finishing my contract in Bangkok I went traveling. I am currently in Bangkok again visiting some friends before making it home in time for Christmas. This time-out from working has given me plenty of opportunity for thought and I’ll be posting some of these better, more interesting thoughts and …
Today we had a parent come in to do some art with our children. He is a keen amateur artist/photographer and has been wanting to come in and help us do something with the kids for a while now. He has just returned from a trip to the North of …
