I based it on an image found on The Crafty Crow
We were very pleased with the results!
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Photography: Circles
Our second project this term has been Circles
I based it on an image found on The Crafty Crow
We also used Paint.net to arrange the images . It is not as flexible as Photoshop but did allow us to add images in new layers.Once in they were difficult to move around and could only be moved by highlighting the images with the selecting tool.
We were very pleased with the results!
I based it on an image found on The Crafty Crow
We were very pleased with the results!
Safety at the railway station.
Teaching the rules about the Yellow Line on the railway platform
Read the Story of the man in Perth Australia
Watch the short film on You Tube
People Power frees man
Watch the video Safe at the station part 1
Use an information sheet Word or PDF about Yellow Line rules and Mind the Gap !
A instruction sheet for a follow up task: Create a poster
Visiting the Railway station:
A tick sheet to use when visiting a railway station. Word version
PDF version
From Skills workshop An e2/3 powerpoint about Train safety
'A railway safety PowerPoint to be used as a discussion on why we need to stay safe around railway lines. Can be used as a speaking and listening tool to form discussion points or as a reading comprehension.'
Southern Rail have produced a series of videos on how to use the ticket machine
See my other Train travel blog entry: Train Safety
Read the Story of the man in Perth Australia
Watch the short film on You Tube
People Power frees man
Watch the video Safe at the station part 1
Use an information sheet Word or PDF about Yellow Line rules and Mind the Gap !
A instruction sheet for a follow up task: Create a poster
Visiting the Railway station:
A tick sheet to use when visiting a railway station. Word version
PDF version
From Skills workshop An e2/3 powerpoint about Train safety
'A railway safety PowerPoint to be used as a discussion on why we need to stay safe around railway lines. Can be used as a speaking and listening tool to form discussion points or as a reading comprehension.'
Southern Rail have produced a series of videos on how to use the ticket machine
See my other Train travel blog entry: Train Safety
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Healthy Living: Taking your Pulse
In the Zone has some excellent resources
Introduction
Body Trivia questions
From the resources 9-11 section Adapt PowerPoint presentation - lesson 1 Use slide 3
to talk about how the heart works
The heart and how it works
Keeping healthy - the effect of exercise on pulse rate
Heart and circulation
The try a practical activity about taking your pulse
How to take your pulse is a very good guide
Good background information here including expected pulse rates.
Habits of the Heart
The next step
understanding recovery rates
The amount of time the heart takes to return to a normal at-rest rate after exercise is called recovery time. This is a measure of the body's general fitness. The shorter the recovery time, the higher the level of fitness. ( source Habits of a Healthy Heart )
from 9-11 section Powerpoint 2 slide 4
The Zone explains
'recovery rate which is measured here in beats per minute (bpm). Ask the students what they notice about the recovery rates of the people ... They should notice that the people who do the most strenuous exercise on
a regular basis (i.e. the marathon runner and the swimmer) have higher recovery
rates than those who do only light exercise (the dog walker and the boy who
cycles to school), which means that their heart rate slows down more in the
first minute after exercise.'
Saturday, 17 October 2015
The Importance of Exercise
A lesson about exercise and health for Entry 3 students studying Healthy Living.
A short film ( I played it up to 3.20)
The importance of exercise
A PowerPoint from TES
Importance of Exercise
Sign in to TES to access this resource - (one link to a film doesn't work)
An online resource from NGFL Wales Healthy Lifestyles
A short film ( I played it up to 3.20)
The importance of exercise
A PowerPoint from TES
Importance of Exercise
An online resource from NGFL Wales Healthy Lifestyles
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Best Value at the supermarket.
A worksheet for researching and comparing prices using http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk.
For learners working at Entry 2/3.
Word version available at My Box net
PDF version available below :
For other Money links
Follow Vienna's board Money UK on Pinterest.
For learners working at Entry 2/3.
Word version available at My Box net
PDF version available below :
For other Money links
Follow Vienna's board Money UK on Pinterest.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
General Election: A worksheet
A worksheet to identify the main politcal leaders in the UK General Election on May 7th 2015
Worksheet including Scottish leader PDF
Worksheet including Welsh leader PDF
Also available in Publisher:
Worksheet including Welsh Leader Publisher
Worksheet including Scottish leader Publisher
Saturday, 21 February 2015
E Reading
Some of my students are reluctant readers but are willing to have a go at reading on their Ipad or Android devices.
My challenge has been to find suitable ebooks.
My college doesn't have an E book service but most UK libraries now do offer free ebooks.
You will always need your library card and a pin ,so you will have to start with a visit to the library.
Some libraries use the over drive app
these include
Hampshire
East Sussex
Devon and many more
West Sussex library
West Sussex has its own FREE service for ebooks
You will need a library card and a pin available from the library
Choose your book and download onto Ipad,computer or android.
For the Ipad follow instructions to download a Blue Fire reader or similar
West Sussex also has FREE emagazines
Access via West Sussex library website
follow instructions to download a Zinio app
West Sussex library also has a Free audio books through oneclick digital
There are lots of other places to find ebooks.The tricky bit is finding titles suitable for young adult beginner or intermediate readers
I have pinned some possible title on a Pinterest board
Follow Judy's board Reading on the Ipad on Pinterest.
Other places for Ebooks (to purchase)
Macmillan books have an ebooks store with some suitable Starter ebooks
SEN press
Lots of SEN Press books are available as Apps for IPad with one free book to download : Keeping Money Safe
There is also a free PDF version of the book Matt gets Wise
Ransom Publishing
Dark Man series E books
Me books
There are many reading apps which can be used to download books. I like the interactive features of Me apps books.
You can download a free Popeye comic (not for beginner readers) when you sign up to an account (Feb 2015).
I haven't found any titles to recommend yet...
Tar heel reader is also a good place to find free very short reading books.These can be downloaded.
A list of graded readers can be found at Dynamic learning (although not all age appropriate)
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Facebook and Most Popular Posts 2014
Writing a blog takes time and commitment. I haven't written many blog entries this year but I have started a Facebook page.
Facebook is a quick and easy way to share ideas.
Here are the ten most popular posts from my blog.
Facebook is a quick and easy way to share ideas.
Here are the ten most popular posts from my blog.
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