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Talking English
Old MacDonald had a farm...
The most famous farmer in the world and his friends are now part of BritLit's growing collection on teaching English. Loads of activities, lovely flashcards and a lot of noise to help the little ones with their English. Miaow!
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Pics4Learning
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Looking for images to jazz up your classes and teaching materials? Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. Lots and lots of categories and sub-categories for you to explore. Check it out!
Journey North
Migrating animals, blooming flowers and seasonal events can help student develop observation skills and environmental awareness. Journey North offers teaching resources and observation handouts and more on North American nature events, which could be used elsewhere to inspire students' curiosity, observations and understanding... Nice journey!
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Authentic Assessment Toolbox
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Combining traditional with authentic approaches to assessing learning can help improve student performance. Interested in more? Check out Authentic Assessment Toolbox for the dos and don'ts of authentic assessment and for guidance to help you create authentic tasks, rubrics and standards.
Becoming a book reviewer
Writing book reviews can help students enjoy the craft of writing more. Check out the CBBC Newsround tips on doing a book review, and the easy five-question format and reviews by 10-15 year-olds on Cool-reads, and watch reviewers come out of their shells!
Schoolgirl reading. Image © Tim Hall
Meet the Queen of Crime
Agatha Christie was born in beautiful Devon, England, in 1890. Her first blockbuster success - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - is 80 years old this year. Read about Christie, and check out 'Extras' for teaching resources and how to organise a Christie Week at your school!
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