Inspiring Videos as Visual Writing Prompts | The Tech Savvy Educator

Inspiring Videos as Visual Writing Prompts | The Tech Savvy Educator 07/10/2011 – Some stunning visuals for setting and description.

20 Gadgets That Innovate Ordinary Things

20 Gadgets That Innovate Ordinary Things 28/09/2011 – photographs and short explanations of real – bizarre and unusual inventions, together with some new takes on old ideas.

Amphibiolies – Syntactically ambiguous sentences

Amphibiolies – Syntactically ambiguous sentences 20/09/2011 – “Amphibolies are syntactically ambiguous, meaning you can read them in more than one way. “

Cheeseburger Brown: Wile – The Unauthorized Biography of Wile E. Coyote

Cheeseburger Brown: Wile – The Unauthorized Biography of Wile E. Coyote 18/09/2011 – “The sun is high and hot. Impossible rock sculptures tower over the desert floor, casting short purple shadows on the scrub and cacti. An insect chirps. A trail of speeding smoke appears at the horizon, tearing along the highway with reckless abandon. [...]

Teaching Library – Discover teaching ideas linked to books

Teaching Library | Discover teaching ideas and lesson resources linked to children’s books and literature. 29/08/2011 – Superb idea!  Mark Warner (Teaching Ideas) has created a repository of inspiring ideas linked to a growing range of popular and engaging books. There are suggestions for English, together with plenty of cross-curricular links. Great stuff.

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Top 9 Strange Streets in the World

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Top 9 Strange Streets in the World 22/08/2011 – There are some great images on the actual site – go there to see them! The streets would be superb for  inspiring some creative writing about setting. ” Shortest Street in the World , Ebenezer Place – Scotland photo source Ebenezer Place, in [...]

FutureMe.org: Write a Letter to the Future

FutureMe.org: Write a Letter to the Future 16/08/2011 – An idea for the start of the year / writing in role as a fictional character.

Primary Resources: Topic, Themed and Cross-curricular resources and planning

Primary Resources: Topic, Themed and Cross-Curricular Resources 26/06/2011 – Some great ideas for topic-based learning, shared by the Primary Resources community.

Free maths help and resources for pupils, parents and teachers, from MrBartonMaths.com!

Free maths help and resources for pupils, parents and teachers, from MrBartonMaths.com! 26/06/2011 – Well worth a look for ideas, especially making maths relevant and fun.

Daniel Willingham – Home

Daniel Willingham – Home 19/04/2011 – An American Professor of Educational Psychology, Daniel Willingham makes a lot of sense. Good ammunition to use against those who would inflict Brain Gym or rigidity of learning styles on your classroom.  The article on memory is very informative, too.

Taxonomy of reflection

The Reflective Student: A Taxonomy of Reflection (Part II) – Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas 21/03/2011 – A taxonomy of reflection; from remembering to creating. There are plenty of other thinking skills ideas on the site too.

Super Science Investigations

Super Science Investigations 06/03/2011 – Thanks to @simonhaughton on Twitter.  This site offers a useful and growing collection of science investigations.

Google Docs Self Check Quizzes

Google Docs Self Check Quizzes 20/06/2010 – Useful for assessment, more advanced pupils could create their own – with guidance. On Tammy Worcester’s site – one of many handy tech tips.

The Curriculum Catalyst

The Curriculum Catalyst 09/05/2010 – “The Curriculum Catalyst Creating curriculum ideas together. An opportunity to contribute and vote for the most interesting or relevant curriculum topic ideas. These will then be the focus of development by the wider education community. After a period of voting we will focus on the top topic and crowd-source an [...]

Learn Scratch

Learn Scratch 24/04/10 – Scratch tutorials – if you’ve never heard of Scratch, it’s a fun and easy way of programming suitable for upper KS2 (although I have seen advanced Year 4 children use it).

School Assemblies

School Assemblies 24/04/10 – More assembly ideas and inspiration.

Parkfield ICT – ICT Club Topics

Parkfield ICT – ICT Club Topics 16/1/09 – Some good one-off activities and longer projects.

Science experiments and lesson plans with Captain Curiosity: Experiment List

Science experiments and lesson plans with Captain Curiosity: Experiment List 28/6/09 – Excellent site for science experiments and ideas for developing children’s scientific knowledge.

Switch Zoo – Animal Games

Switch Zoo – Animal Games 19/4/09 – “Photorealistic zoo”. Make your own new animals, play animal games and puzzles. Learn about animals. Build animal habitats. Superb site for habitats or as a writing stimulus. The site even offers lesson plans.

French for primary teachers

French for primary teachers 18/4/09 – As it says!

Lee County Schools » SmartBoard

Lee County Schools » SmartBoard 29/3/09 – Beginner’s guide to using a Smartboard. Packed with ideas and resources, there is definitely something new for all but the most advanced users.

Kids Who Think!

Kids Who Think! 29/3/09 – “A Program Designed to Encourage Kids to Think Outside of the Box…Challenges will be posted weekly”.

Science Projects Experiments & Educational Toys – Cool Ideas, Gifts & Lesson Plans from Steve Spangler at Steve Spangler Science

Science Projects Experiments & Educational Toys – Cool Ideas, Gifts & Lesson Plans from Steve Spangler Science 22/3/09 – The description in the title is pretty much accurate – videos explain everything; well worth a look.

Primary UPD8 – Translating the latest breakthroughs and science behind the news into inspiring activities.

Primary UPD8 – Translating the latest breakthroughs and science behind the news into inspiring activities. 22/3/09 – Science lesson activities and ideas, sorted by QCA topic. Some available for free, some are subscription-only.

Ideas to Inspire

Ideas to Inspire 20/2/09 – “‘Ideas to Inspire’ is a collection of Google Docs presentations, which offer a large number of ideas for engaging lesson activities in a range of curriculum areas.The presentations are a collaboration between lots of fantastic teachers around the world.Choose a presentation to begin…”