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https://www.classtools.net/QR/

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Materials Science - Primary Science Teaching Trust

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Discover the Materials Science resource from PSTT! Create a Materials Trail for young students to explore the materials that make up their environment using QR codes and tablets.

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https://artsandculture.google.com/project/expeditions

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Arts & Culture Expeditions - Google Arts & Culture

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Go on a virtual field trip with Google Arts & Culture

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https://www.zooniverse.org/

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The Zooniverse is the world's largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.

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https://classroom.zooniverse.org/#/

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Classrooms and educational tools built for students, teachers, and explorers of all kinds. Powered by the Zooniverse.

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https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/4114/evolution-megalab

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This activity introduces Darwin's ideas on evolution by looking at variation, adaptation and distribution of banded snails. Children learn about Charles Darwin, then work as science explorers looking at different habitats and the snails found in them. Using correct vocabulary, they describe habitats and the snails...

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This activity introduces Darwin's ideas on evolution by looking at variation, adaptation and distribution of banded snails. Children learn about Charles Darwin, then work as science explorers looking at different habitats and the snails found in them. Using correct vocabulary, they describe habitats and the snails...

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online forum sharing ideas on habitats and living species

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online forum sharing ideas on habitats and living species

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Home : iSpot Nature - Your place to share nature. iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. Once you've registered, you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you.

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Home : iSpot Nature - Your place to share nature. iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. Once you’ve registered, you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you.

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ICT Training for Teachers

In Maths ICT can enhance teaching and learning by enabling pupils to :

explore, describe and explain number patterns: for example, by watching a counting 'meter' with sequences of numbers shown slowly one at a time, or experimenting with patterns of multiples highlighted on different number grids;

practise and consolidate their number skills: for example, by using software designed to 'teach' or practise a particular skill and give rapid assessment feedback to you and them;

explore and explain patterns in data: for example, by accessing, displaying and interpreting ready-made sets of data, displaying quickly a bar chart or pictogram showing the outcome of a class vote, or using a sensor connected to a computer to measure, display and show trends in room temperature;

estimate and compare measures of length or distance, angle, time, and so on: for example, by devising a sequence of instructions to move a floor robot or screen 'turtle' along a path, then modifying their instructions in the light of the robot's response;

experiment with and discuss properties of patterns in shape and space: for example, by using software to transform shapes and create geometric patterns, or watching a film of a square being halved in different ways;

develop their mathematical vocabulary, logical thinking and problem-solving skills: for example, by using a 'branching tree' computer program to sort shapes or numbers, or exploring a simple simulation to discover the mathematical relationship that underpins it.

National Numeracy Strategy Framework.
Click here to see the section of the introduction: What resources do we need? In particular, scroll down to the section on ICT. It is well worth reading at this point.

You can explore these ideas further now if you like, by looking at the Mathematics ICT in the Curriculum pages on the Virtual Teacher Centre (VTC). There are further ideas in the Primary Curriculum links pages, (look for the Maths section) and in the Primary Teaching and Learning with ICT area. (The VTC Mathematics site is well worth a thorough exploration. It gives you many useful links as well as teaching ideas.)

A very useful pack has been sent to Primary schools. It includes training materials, and a CD-ROM Sample Lessons using ICT. If you want to find out more about this pack, or to download some activity sheets, click here to go to the Sample Lessons using ICT page on the DfES Standards web site.

We have included here some examples of how ICT can be used to support specific objectives in teaching numeracy.

You might like to try these out, or to think of ways of adapting them for your own class.

In the NNS pack 'Using ICT to Support Mathematics in Primary Schools' is a free CD-ROM with 17 software programs. Many of these programs and ICT activities are available on-line. To look at the self-study units that develop these ideas, use the links below. The following self-study units are adapted from'Guide for your professional development: Using ICT to support mathematics in primary schools'. This book is included in the training pack of the same name that schools can obtain on request from the National Numeracy Strategy.

Discussion

In year groups or phase groups, discuss the examples and suggested activities in the NNS pack 'Using ICT to support mathematics in primary schools'. Review your schemes of work, medium-term plans and activities and identify your own examples and topics where you might use ICT.

The following table has been compiled to illustrate possible links between the DfEE Information Technology scheme of work and the National Numeracy Strategy for key stages one and two. More information clarifying the numeracy objectives can be found by referring to the supplements of examples in the Framework for Teaching Mathematics. Refer to the units listed below for examples of how ICT can enhance teaching and learning in maths.

IT Scheme of Work

Numeracy Framework

Possible Activities

ICT supporting Handling Data

Click here to see the self-study unit of the NNS pack on Handling data.

Handling Data

Click here to see the NNS list of eight activities on handling data. These eight activities are about interpreting data. They have been adapted from'Handling Data' - a booklet which is part of the training pack'Using ICT to support mathematics in primary schools'.

Click here to see the NNS list of eight activities on handling data.

For further ideas on how ICT can be utilised to enhance teaching and learning in Mathematics you should explore the Numeracy Strategy site further. You could also visit the maths section on the Teaching Ideas website and the Teachernet website.

Generic software

Maths CD-ROMs and software

Peripherals

*This software is available for purchase by Lewisham schools at reduced prices through the Lewisham ICT Centre (020-8314 9441).

Web sites for Maths

Teaching Resources, Activities and Reference materials

MegaMaths - online activities linked to BBC programme. (You might need to download and install Shockwave plug-in. This is an additional software item that will enable animations on this site to work with your browser).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths

MathsNet - Mathematical ideas, software and activities (Site moved - try this now:)

http://www.angliacampus.com/public/pri/maths/ .

More to be added...

Organisations, Journals and Conference Sites

More to be added...

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ICT Training for Teachers In Maths ICT can enhance teaching and learning by enabling pupils to : explore, describe and explain number patterns: for example, by watching a counting 'meter' with sequences of numbers shown slowly one at a time, or experimenting with patterns of multiples highlighted on different number

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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Public speaking can be intimidating - even for veteran speakers with phenomenal ideas and experiences to share. Take Shree Bose, for example.

At just 17 years old, Shree took home the top prize at the first ever Google Science Fair for her research on drug resistance in ovarian cancer. Now, a senior at Harvard, she's met with President Obama twice, crowdfunded a Minecraft computer program to support STEM education, and has given talks across the globe. But she still gets nervous every time she's asked to speak at events.

When Shree recently visited our New York office to present to 200 middle school students, we invited her to try a new feature in Google Slides: Slides Q&A. This update - rolling out globally today - helps speakers connect with their audience and collect real-time feedback. With a simple link displayed on a Slides presentation, audience members can submit questions from their phones, laptops, and tablets - and vote on those they want answered the most.

Hear what your audience has to say

Slides Q&A is great for audience members, too. During Shree's talk, students submitted more than 170 questions and voted 800 times. They enjoyed being able to submit questions online the moment they thought of them instead of having to remember them until the end of the presentation. Some students also chose to submit questions anonymously.

At the end of her talk, Shree left time for Q&A, but she couldn't possibly answer all 170 questions. So, she sorted the questions based on audience votes - and responded to the top ones. The question with the most overall votes was submitted by a seventh grader named Leila. She says, "I was so surprised when I saw my question was the most liked. I probably wouldn't want to stand up and ask the question because I'm kind of shy."

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Talk with your audience - not at them - with Slides Q&A

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Public speaking can be intimidating - even for veteran speakers with phenomenal ideas and experiences to share. Take Shree Bose, for example. At just 17 years old, Shree took home the top prize at the first ever Google Science Fair for her research on drug resistance in ovarian cancer.

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*Minecraft links
*wk 27. SG 2.1

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*Visual representation of EMA??
https://app.popplet.com/#/p/7371334

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Popplet is the easiest way to visualize ideas.

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Mangahigh | Online Maths Resource | Game Based Learning for Students

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Mangahigh - Where every child finds fun in learning. A digital maths resource for blended learning. Transform your teaching with game-based learning. Used by thousands of students every day.

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https://ourfp.org/2022/01/24/free-badged-online-reading-for-pleasure-course/

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Free Badged Online Reading for Pleasure Course - Reading for Pleasure

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Explore current theory, research and debates around supporting children's reading engagement in this free online course, Developing Reading for Pleasure: Engaging Young Readers. Aimed at teachers, teaching assistants, school leaders, reading volunteers, parents and all those interested in nurturing children's reading, participants will gain knowledge and strategies to help promote reading for pleasure across schools, [...]

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Tips for encouraging reading for enjoyment. Class ideas

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Reading For Pleasure - Reading for Pleasure

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We aim to support a vibrant professional community of teachers, student teachers, librarians, teaching assistants and literacy coordinators.

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https://www.huttonrudbyprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cross-Curricular-Maths-Ideas34171.pdf

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Enriching mathematics for all learners

A free-to-use collection of mathematics activities, lessons and problems designed to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of mathematics. Produced by The University of Cambridge.

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children's solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/resources/math-subject-kit
Ideas on how to use Minecraft to teach maths topics

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Discover the benefits and the variety in the Minecraft Math Kit. Find ways to teach students math using videos, lesson plans, and ideas from other educators.

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There is an updated verion of this activity here.

Jam Sandwich Algorithm

Create an algorithm (a precise set of instructions or rules to achieve an outcome or solve a problem) to instruct a pretend robot (teacher) to make a jam sandwich. One of the steps towards writing a good algorithm, that can be converted into code, is precision. Precision doesn't come naturally to most humans. Another computational thinking skill is evaluation in this case is my algorithm fit for purpose. The robot teacher interpretation of their algorithm helps pupils to evaluate its effectiveness and make changes if needed. Is it an algorithm or is it coding though, who cares its lots of fun!

Planning and Word List

Jam Sandwich planning and word list pdf

Resources

SEN Sheet pdf

Outakes Video (don't show to pupils until after the activity)

The Jam Sandwich Algorithm has been mentioned in the Telegraph online, taught at infant, junior and secondary levels translated into Dutch and I have had tweets from teachers in American using it.

Miss Reynolds from
St Francis CofE Primary School in Swindon links it to writing

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There is an updated verion of this activity here. Jam Sandwich Algorithm Create an algorithm (a precise set of instructions or rules to achieve an outcome or solve a problem) to instruct a pretend robot (teacher) to make a jam sandwich. One of the steps towards writing a good algorithm, that can be converted into code, is precision.

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Basic programming/coding. Game linked to shaped. Anything else?

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J2Logo is a logo based programming tool that covers the National Curriculum computing programmes of study for KS1 and KS2. It is completely free of charge to UK schools.

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Computing national curriculum

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Computing in the national curriculum
Links to curriculum and teaching in the classroom

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This document, produced by Computing at School, is to support the teaching and learning of computing in primary school. The introduction explains the context of the document with computing being included in the 2014 national curriculum in England.

Getting st arte d provides an overview what is expected at Key Stage One and Key Stage Two split into strands of computer science, information technology and digital literacy

Subject knowledge gives a more detailed explanation of what is meant by each of the learning objectives and defining terms used in the objectives. Throughout the guide computing terms are highlighted by the use of orange text.

Planning asks the question: “How can we turn the requirements of the programme of study into engaging lessons?” and provides help and suggestions for teachers in sections entitled Starting with the programme of study, Starting with projects, Using a pre-written scheme of work and Using a pupil-centred approach.

The next section, Resourcing provides suggestions and guidance for resourcing the curriculum and Teaching considers pedagogy, Technologically enhanced learning , Inclusion, Gifted and talented pupils and Informal learning.

Assessment provides help and advice on formative assessment and summative assessment.

The document concludes with a glossary, a guide to where to find resources and details of where further support can be found.

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Computing in the National Curriculum: a Guide for Primary Teachers | STEM

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*Great information on authors and types of books
*Useful to give advice to children on books to read
*Books to read in class

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*Useful information on lots of science topics
*Short courses to work your way through on different topics
*Lesson plans
*Help my own knowledge and provide fun, engaging lessons for the children
-Plan to work my way through the topics to continually add to my own knowledge