Our I.T. Lesson

Today we will be using 


 
                                                  online drawing tools

                                                    Puzzles 

                                                  

Using Easy You tube 

 Reading about the latest news

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.

• Dangers in the Kitchen
• Healthy Eating 1
• Electrical Safety
• Picture Recipes
• Food Hygiene
• Classroom timers for the Interactive whiteboard
• Health and Safety
• Resources for teaching adults with a learning disability.
• Food Storage
• Telling the Time

Animoto

Animoto is a quick and easy way to make videos. It is also a good way of recording practical projects and showcasing the work of your students. Anyone can sign up for a free account .This enables you or your students to make 30 second videos.Once you've tried it and like it you can ask for a free upgrade to an Educators account.
https://animoto.com/education/classroom

Running a meeting

From time to time we need to teach our students how to hold a meeting.
Chapter 5 page 5 of 
  
 Creative Minds – The Guide has a clear  guide to help young people with a learning disability to conduct meetings effectively.
 
The Guide can be downloaded  either as a whole document or in separate chapters, here: http://www.creativemindsproject.org.uk/the-guide/

Welcome Back! After a summer of rest I'm ready to go again and  welcome our new students on Monday. 

Scrap Coloring is a useful  site . I will be using it when we make name cards. This year I have students who can't hold a pen but can use the computer keyboard and mouse. The site does warn that better results are obtained when using FireFox rather than Internet Explorer,so worth trying it out first. Names can be printed or saved to the computer.

Wordle is also a useful whole class activity.Everyone can type their name in to the Wordle  template and  an instant class list created. Requires JAVA,so again try it out first.

What to sow and grow in April

Thompson and Morgan have a guide to planting in April Click on this link to go to their website.

The Crash Reel

During the Easter break we rented out The Crash Reel

On the website it is described as  
The dramatic story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, Traumatic Brain Injury. A comeback story with a difference.

I really enjoyed the film.It gave me some insight into Traumatic Brain Injury but it also included  a look at Down's Syndrome,dyslexia and drama !

The website has resources  on Traumatic Brain Injury: LOVEYOURBRAIN

Train Safety

  not available 

A good journey is a learning package that looks at all aspects of traveling safely on the railway and respecting our fellow passengers and railway staff.
It is not designed specifically for young people with a learning disability but some videos and photos may be useful.I will use the short clip on standing behind the yellow line in Staying Safe at the station.

 

Also the train section of OUT and ABOUT in LONDON  MY GUIDE

Lost and Found Entry 1 Literacy

Excellence Gateway Literary resources 
were published some years ago but still provide some useful resources.

They include
 Entry 1 unit 1 Lost and Found 

and  the accompanying Teacher Notes and Audio files

 Unit includes a story about Pickles and the World cup  which should tie in with the Football World cup this summer.

Skills workshop have a number of resources linked to Pickles

1. In a Pickle! - Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre

   
   

2. 1966 World Cup - 5 onscreen activities | Skills Workshop

   
   

3. In a Pickle - teaching notes and transcript. UK Adult Literacy -

   
   

4. My story about Pickles - writing for Entry Level 1 UK adult literacy.

   
   

5. In a pickle! Cloze 2 for Entry level 1 UK Adult Literacy.

   
   

Some more personal safety links

How to stay safe when out and about         ( put easy read in the search on the Surrey Police  website and lots of Easy read keeping safe guides come up )   
                                  A  PDF Easy read guide from Surrey Police

THESE HAVE ALL NOW MOVED BUT ARE STILL AVAILABLE VIA SEARCH ON THE SURREY POLICE WEBSITE 

A complete list of their easy read documents can be found in their Personal safety section
Including:

 

Mate crime - staying safe from people who pretend to be your friend



How to stay safe when you are travelling