Tag: covid-19

• #10 Nature Journals

  

  Keeping a nature journal is a fantastic way to learn about the natural world. It encourages children to ‘slow down’, stop and look at things more closely. Nature journals are a creative and fun way to engage children in a combination of art, science and writing – and it doesn’t require many resources at all.…

  literacywithmissp

  April 2, 2020

  Home Schooling

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• #7 Amazon Book Reviews

  

  I’m pinching this brilliant idea from Twitter – so huge thanks to Mr. Booth for the inspiration, please do keep the ideas coming! Writing Amazon book reviews is an authentic, engaging way to motivate your children/your class to write book reviews. It’s a lovely way to share our pleasure in books and reading (which can…

  literacywithmissp

  March 30, 2020

  Home Schooling

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• #5 Using AR to Inspire Writing

  

  I saw this incredible AR tool on Facebook and I just had to share it! It’s a fun, creative, clever way to inspire creative writing that children (and adults) of all ages would enjoy! Which animals will be on the loose in your house? Activities 1) Google an animal on your iPhone or iPad. Log…

  literacywithmissp

  March 26, 2020

  Home Schooling

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• Daily English Activities for Homeschooling

  

  As we all try to do our bit to help children who will be learning from home for the foreseeable future, I would like to announce that I will be posting a daily English activity online from Monday to Friday, starting today. I am an experienced primary school teacher (KS2) with a specialism in English.…

  literacywithmissp

  March 20, 2020

  Home Schooling

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• Online English Tools for Home Learning

  

  In times like these, sharing teaching resources with each other is more important than ever! Below is a list of 10 useful (and FREE) online resources for teaching English, which may prove useful in the coming weeks during school closures. Please do feel free to share with teachers, colleagues and parents… 1) CLPE’s PoetryLine is…

  literacywithmissp

  March 15, 2020

  Home Schooling

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