Tuesday 17 November 2015

Subtraction with regrouping/borrowing

A powerpoint using money to help explain exchanging tens to units
Available (sign in) from TES





Khan academy video subtraction with regrouping




Make some worksheets with Arithmetic generator from SEN



Practice on your own    

 self marking


Drag and drop maths subtractions (mute the music!)
useful for praactising regrouping without getting in a muddle with pen and paper



watch the video first to explain how to use it to your students!

Sunday 15 November 2015

Dealing with emergencies



First Aid learning for Young People

Use with the whole class but also can practice on their own  by replaying the videos and taking the quiz

As an extra option you can set up accounts for each student to monitor their progress with quizes
 Everyday first aid from the Red Cross has some good videos - I have used these before.



BBC paramedic game NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Useful for thinking about what to do in the right order, listening 
also Nurse  and doctor game 
NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Teaching Conjunctions or Connectives

An Entry 2 lesson on conjunction suitable for students 16+





A one minute video from   BBC Skillswise

 
 
A set of  E2/E3 worksheets Using Conjunctions
 


Wheel of Fortune Conjunctions Game

Saturday 14 November 2015

Light painting

This week we have been taking photographs in the dark.
We had to use a couple of SLR cameras and tripods for these.The students worked in small groups creating images with lights and torches and some  props from Halloween.






 

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Sugar in drinks

Sugar stacks website

Shows how much sugar in drinks

 

sugar detective slideshow 

How to Teach sugar from The Guardian