Monthly Archives: December 2010

End of term activity: Candy Castles

I think pupils do a lot of passive lesson activities this time of year. Mindful of this, I went to the supermarket last night and purchased cocktail sticks, bamboo skewers, sponge fingers, marshmallows and a variety of other sweets, and … Continue reading

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Using Google Maps with a class

When I posted the link to the Google Map I made of the homesteaders’ journey west on Twitter, a few History teachers tweeted back something along the lines of, “Great – did the students collaborate?” to which the answer, unfortunately, … Continue reading

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#tmbristol

In a very belated post, I want to talk about #tmbristol, which took place at the Grange School, Warmley, on November 10th. Vital kindly sponsored the event, and Clare was very helpful when it came to publicising it to schools, … Continue reading

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