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#EdublogsClub Prompt 2 My Office Having an office or study is something that I find fairly crucial, as I tend to spread myself out, using the floor as a filing space. Not a good look if you have to work in your lounge and/or dining room. Thankfully my home has a study with a connecting […]

I’ve always seen the potential of blogging, particularly in the field of education, however, I have not always been able to utilise it to its full extent. One of my issues, I believe, is that I haven’t been clear about my purpose and as I commence this blogging project I will need to revisit my […]

In exploring calmer classrooms, positive learning framework and restorative practices I came across this video. It supports the notion of the need to “feed” positive behaviours and to teach students how to respond emotionally. Timothy O’Leary explains that we are not all hard-wired at birth with all the emotions we need and many need to […]

Year 7 students are studying, Michael Morpurgo’s novel, “The Butterfly Lion”. Morpurgo indicates that one of his inspirations for this story was …”the sighting from a train of a white horse carved out on a chalky hillside near Westbury in Wiltshire.

Humanities discussion

“Dumb ways to Die” – riding safely on trains

I thought these little clips (Travel in Groups) would be a good introduction before creating a code of cooperation with a new Year 7 cohort of students. It emphasizes the importance of every individual and shows how much more can be achieved if we all work together.

I think this would be a great “hook” for teaching persuasive language to students.