Using robots in the English class is a creative and stimulating experience for children. They get the chance to develop not just their computing skills but also have a purpose and motivating reason to write. If you would like a free copy of this instruction unit of work then do register your interest here. […]
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Roamer – Working with year 5
This work was part of a unit on instruction writing in English class. I have always noticed that instructional writing poses certain problems for children, even adults for that matter, as we are so used to doing an activity we often interpret or leave out parts within a sequence. For that reason I have always […]
Writing for Science
Throughout my teaching career I have always enjoyed teaching science in my classroom. I found that the children were enthusiastic about science learning and they often thoroughly enjoyed the practical activities, especially when I included technology such as data logging and digital microscopes. However, teaching this subject does have a variety of problems such as: finding resources, organisation […]