tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58914271786117020372024-02-19T07:00:17.247-08:00Digital ButterfliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-76981268764958133182013-03-10T17:52:00.002-07:002013-03-10T17:52:22.606-07:00Giraffes Can't Dance!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is a video of the story <a href="http://vimeo.com/33829782" target="_blank">'Giraffes Can't Dance'</a>. Fabulous to share! Please check your links before using in school. </span> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-21819792962498499242013-02-09T11:17:00.000-08:002013-02-09T11:17:12.851-08:00CBeebies Sing-a-long<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/songs/" target="_blank">Cbeebies Songs</a> is like having a video jukebox in your classroom. Great fin for singing along! Favourites like Postman Pat, In the Night Garden, and Mr Tumble can all be found here! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-8105784163098619642013-02-09T11:04:00.002-08:002013-02-09T11:04:41.180-08:00Cookie<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RnYOExKfdXAmaUACgL-M31fb9VHMYJWqVkFMLcU6r0Zwl3oX_lsHmYJcEz-SzxFztaLJ45gI5Mz6oW3ZDNrX93Rko2-c84uaEX6rgnWo19py7kWOnoD1wgQQUkwEl2HPB5Wwo5Dr7X16/s1600/11813963-cookielogolatest.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Cookie.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RnYOExKfdXAmaUACgL-M31fb9VHMYJWqVkFMLcU6r0Zwl3oX_lsHmYJcEz-SzxFztaLJ45gI5Mz6oW3ZDNrX93Rko2-c84uaEX6rgnWo19py7kWOnoD1wgQQUkwEl2HPB5Wwo5Dr7X16/s1600/11813963-cookielogolatest.png" title="Cookie.com" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/pop-balloon.html" target="_blank">Cookie.com</a> <span style="color: #20124d;">has some nice activities that would encourage whole body movement when used on the Interactive Whiteboard. The balloon popping activity looks to be really enjoyable. There are some spoken instructions so sound would be needed. </span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-72467898374008243492013-01-30T01:27:00.001-08:002013-01-30T01:27:14.693-08:00Signed Stories<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="http://children.ndcsbuzz.org.uk/images/library/LI4DD2486EC19C0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Signed Stories" border="0" height="138" id="il_fi" src="http://children.ndcsbuzz.org.uk/images/library/LI4DD2486EC19C0.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" title="Signed Stories" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.signedstories.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ITV's Signed Stories</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Offers a wide range of children's books with animation, text, sound, all accessible in British Sign Language.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-6013196964436108552012-10-10T07:49:00.002-07:002012-10-10T07:49:32.997-07:00World of Tales<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-37188387128451436942012-06-27T12:16:00.002-07:002012-06-27T12:16:20.024-07:00Poisson Rouge - revisited!<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.poissonrouge.com/" target="_blank">Poisson Rouge</a> continues to be one of my favourite websites. From simple jigsaws to green bottles to drop from a wall there are so many activities to choose from you could get lost for hours!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://storybird.com/" target="_blank">Storybird </a><span style="color: #351c75;">is a great site to use with children (of all ages!). Creat a free account and begin. </span>'Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print'.</span></b></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-66691325110298372942012-03-31T09:09:00.001-07:002012-03-31T09:09:04.488-07:00Some simple ideas for your IWB<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OP3pg-hRkU&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"> a 5 minute video</a> covering some simple ideas for using SMART Notebook in the Early Years Foundation Stage. If you have any dieas for activities please post them so we can all share! </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-141544513094806492011-11-10T01:11:00.000-08:002011-11-10T01:16:41.750-08:00Christmas Around the World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUHMN1TH4k7CXTGa5wf1DKspamB5UuaVbhSisjM0t0nSIOfvHPyy5kAOEIUbifTdunFQnf8v70VxrUzpFfA0hxTbl6ELYvEsoYy3VUagOfb9RhTIdLWebPXUFp5E5bk8Da2taghHnikz5/s1600/Christmas%252520tree.png"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673293490874928018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUHMN1TH4k7CXTGa5wf1DKspamB5UuaVbhSisjM0t0nSIOfvHPyy5kAOEIUbifTdunFQnf8v70VxrUzpFfA0hxTbl6ELYvEsoYy3VUagOfb9RhTIdLWebPXUFp5E5bk8Da2taghHnikz5/s320/Christmas%252520tree.png" /></strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003300;"><strong>Please share with us your experiences of Christmas around the world. I am hoping to collect these experiences into an area of my website where children can find out about different Christmas customs. It would be useful to include details of weather, food, gift giving and other family customs. Thank you :-)</strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-9762697649861261242011-11-01T01:35:00.000-07:002011-11-01T06:29:52.937-07:00Fab site to use on the IWB with Early Years<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 167px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670018119122729346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfU21WTUW9zNBurqID2lS6SV0W3GfxHSEhTZsMh5uls6GdsN5RItAurZhq55OREyd__lm-j1Z4-LL6O_u1nBVKupjq3ncj8qnW-MwcADbfSfyoBb1wWrae1DSmb71m-LY0rvRX8T_muqW/s320/bouncy_balls.png" /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000066;"><a href="http://neave.com/">This site </a>(<a href="http://neave.com/">http://neave.com/</a>) has a range of great activities that would work really well on an Interactive Whiteboard for motor skills, and pure enjoyment!!</span> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><a href="http://neave.com/bouncy-balls/">Bouncy Balls</a></strong> and <a href="http://neave.com/imagination/"><strong>Imagination</strong> </a>are great fun on the IWB. Don't forget the F11 key for full screen.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000066;">Thanks <a href="http://www.timrylands.com/">Tim Rylands</a> for sharing this one through your blog :-)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-71745733786293290792011-06-09T14:47:00.001-07:002011-06-09T14:52:41.615-07:00Letter Dice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxRtIXXseicTYELs9ddnFseX2fp33eRkSFYRR4Qp7XwRJ-e8hSJNuEmY2AkocGI82lPy5XTeSABpqZvjM0vitIQSfU0dvCwon05-j1sb3tpyx8eIG7PV9MJMaZ9-JJAeVa4pYSA6BD_0d/s1600/3d-dice-md.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxRtIXXseicTYELs9ddnFseX2fp33eRkSFYRR4Qp7XwRJ-e8hSJNuEmY2AkocGI82lPy5XTeSABpqZvjM0vitIQSfU0dvCwon05-j1sb3tpyx8eIG7PV9MJMaZ9-JJAeVa4pYSA6BD_0d/s320/3d-dice-md.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616341196439439266" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.teacherled.com/resources/letterdice/letterdiceload.html">Letter Dice</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > - A great starter! How many words can you make with the letters? </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >http://www.teacherled.com/resources/letterdice/letterdiceload.html</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.teacherled.com/resources/dice/diceload.html">Space dice </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >(numbers): Roll up to 3 number dice at a time.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >http://www.teacherled.com/resources/dice/diceload.html</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-56806267763273619482011-06-09T14:38:00.000-07:002011-06-09T14:46:07.229-07:00Jigsaw Planet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVexE9UeZrEdvbRyIDPvptEcg6dw_n5wv6AMeZd-iOjYLEl1hTvjM1OxhUjcYGWYUnd0qeprWRCA-N0UFO8lyHTloNQSACFh9WC0QDOdtIo3fn09CvaWcRKPOPM6MrOPb0BKC1iO7VbWio/s1600/jigsaw.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVexE9UeZrEdvbRyIDPvptEcg6dw_n5wv6AMeZd-iOjYLEl1hTvjM1OxhUjcYGWYUnd0qeprWRCA-N0UFO8lyHTloNQSACFh9WC0QDOdtIo3fn09CvaWcRKPOPM6MrOPb0BKC1iO7VbWio/s320/jigsaw.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616339075411388834" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.jigsawplanet.com/">Jigsaw Planet </a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> is a free site that lets you create your own jigsaws or use the pre-created ones within the site. Great for IWBs! No sign-up require to use the jigsaws. Don't forget to use the F11 button to toggle between full screen and Browser. <a href="http://www.jigsawplanet.com/">www.jigsawplanet.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">It is always advisable to check sites before you use them with children.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-82978132108358013782011-04-04T13:44:00.000-07:002011-04-04T13:49:33.338-07:00Weblinks updated<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LiSrYAcZViIPoXp9N-523hjQUdxJQSzPkR-QSgX_RZto8kIK5roDDv5Rjv3P9vRsUNw-Bt8b2tfna8DEA0LBkVnZdeQRecg8n135ljJATt_LMmy73UT69XRykc9dxU1wnqm0ooBLKr_e/s1600/Favourites.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LiSrYAcZViIPoXp9N-523hjQUdxJQSzPkR-QSgX_RZto8kIK5roDDv5Rjv3P9vRsUNw-Bt8b2tfna8DEA0LBkVnZdeQRecg8n135ljJATt_LMmy73UT69XRykc9dxU1wnqm0ooBLKr_e/s320/Favourites.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591833148097723826" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've updated the weblinks in earlier posts so they should all work now. <br />Please feel free to comment and offer some of your own :-)<br /></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-87824174264030640222011-02-28T01:36:00.000-08:002011-04-04T13:25:30.554-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_SywOyKxpmCkZiwm5ThQMsATSiUOFY9RPnn7JM3omGydo4KFfeDbr_SXqJO5JOkjze0J0vBL8WGXTOoF2YV7tRAsTMzK4s8U-3sBS2WK49VqdtGQ9dpCKLBEtoz9lVEQvZt5-QMWBpP2/s1600/topicbox-logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578672182955974722" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 102px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_SywOyKxpmCkZiwm5ThQMsATSiUOFY9RPnn7JM3omGydo4KFfeDbr_SXqJO5JOkjze0J0vBL8WGXTOoF2YV7tRAsTMzK4s8U-3sBS2WK49VqdtGQ9dpCKLBEtoz9lVEQvZt5-QMWBpP2/s320/topicbox-logo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Topic Box provides links to a wealth of useful sites to use in the classroom. It has its own Foundation Stage area for as well as subject links.</span></div><div><a href="http://www.topicbox.org.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.topicbox.org.uk/</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Remember that you mnust check a site over yourself to ensure suitability for your children. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-30199832452276737162011-02-28T01:30:00.000-08:002011-04-04T13:26:27.944-07:00Build your Wild Self!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcez7YvO86aZ0YlUsvZ6VrDAejBnmr2WDGhhgfBuObOJB5mRTbqO9cBe5MCwKM0lNx52uwbkbdtYqMCO3ceSh6sr_NV0OM5N_i87mHmMEK0kTdfU4WhQTTsIoLi4Me8fk8iFk27W4pBof/s1600/build_wild_sml.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578671140426269298" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 157px; height: 211px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcez7YvO86aZ0YlUsvZ6VrDAejBnmr2WDGhhgfBuObOJB5mRTbqO9cBe5MCwKM0lNx52uwbkbdtYqMCO3ceSh6sr_NV0OM5N_i87mHmMEK0kTdfU4WhQTTsIoLi4Me8fk8iFk27W4pBof/s320/build_wild_sml.png" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >This is a grea, simple, fun activity in which you can change the options on your 'wild self' to become and imaginary creature. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once you have created your Wild Self a classroom follow up activity would be to think of some words and sentences to describe the character. </span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >From the New York Zoos and Aquarium. </span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.buildyourwildself.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.buildyourwildself.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-91726047209211895802010-08-29T12:45:00.000-07:002010-08-29T12:54:30.946-07:00E-safety for 5-7 year olds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP85hOWouQTfKiINODZnOVJyI8_sYqkpur41vjePLXIhjhyphenhyphenRUA6F3Dlr2-tjckJpJRuDu45QC08P_nqNZhou2T_lI-aJ8lL6ysVaqBKvhguH1zl1A_wgiZODj8RRyBS7OLTR9iyVts4Vc/s1600/HW_NZ_ICON_256x256_01.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP85hOWouQTfKiINODZnOVJyI8_sYqkpur41vjePLXIhjhyphenhyphenRUA6F3Dlr2-tjckJpJRuDu45QC08P_nqNZhou2T_lI-aJ8lL6ysVaqBKvhguH1zl1A_wgiZODj8RRyBS7OLTR9iyVts4Vc/s320/HW_NZ_ICON_256x256_01.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510922478972103954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There are some fabulous resources for teaching Key Stage 1 pupils about e-safety on the <a href="http://www.ceop.gov.uk/">CEOP </a>education site: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/">thinkuknow</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. <a href="http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/">Hector </a>tells us all about looking after our personal details while <a href="http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/">Lee and Kim</a> help us find out that not everyone is who they say they are on line. You will need to sign up to the CEOP site to get access to the Lee and Kim resources but this is free and worthwhile doing. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-30916667296707029002008-02-03T11:28:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:35:17.513-08:00Valentine's Day Activities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmmme-NZfMbc640No3LazHx5pAydpNQcpExGFPnlHOnbDJd5YcNIqSzHRrsCtWVc0UpxR5FmcIcSlksMXZdZfl9wMFSTpw6-7rGy6OgIviEDHnwyxX5XBrz_hmACuVXGFKSuaDJbPdazB/s1600-h/bear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmmme-NZfMbc640No3LazHx5pAydpNQcpExGFPnlHOnbDJd5YcNIqSzHRrsCtWVc0UpxR5FmcIcSlksMXZdZfl9wMFSTpw6-7rGy6OgIviEDHnwyxX5XBrz_hmACuVXGFKSuaDJbPdazB/s200/bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162838496413951602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">New activity uploaded at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.digitalbutterflies.co.uk">Digital Butterflies</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, and a few more nearing completion - watch this space!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-36982322448394639502007-09-16T12:46:00.000-07:002011-04-04T13:24:14.209-07:00Games from Kent NGfL<span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">These games are fabulous - and great for a range of ages from Early Years through. My favourites are </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/bubble_trouble_v3.html">Bubble Trouble,</a><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/giraffe_v5.html">Laughs and Giraffes</a><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> and </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/hiding_hippo_v2.html">Hiding Hippo</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">! There are some really useful tools for teaching too. The games can be run online or downloaded which is great</span>.</span><br /><img alt="http://www.dorset-lea.org.uk/clusters/bridport/alllinx/kentNGFL.jpg" src="http://www.dorset-lea.org.uk/clusters/bridport/alllinx/kentNGFL.jpg" />.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-62064048828854006532007-03-20T16:08:00.000-07:002007-03-21T02:59:39.052-07:00New Easter Activities at Digital Butterflies<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J6vhFVZUV8aygVigUW2v6J52O5mD5dJ4UmoqFQL8AJtSaYxbIyB9mQspOtSSzsirwmD3sTGuQ_K5-sjRWcmBxZUSnrZVzU475edWcHL-JIo0Nlv4ANoFWDg_ChF9uQgdQ2RFDQ6DHhJc/s1600-h/e_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J6vhFVZUV8aygVigUW2v6J52O5mD5dJ4UmoqFQL8AJtSaYxbIyB9mQspOtSSzsirwmD3sTGuQ_K5-sjRWcmBxZUSnrZVzU475edWcHL-JIo0Nlv4ANoFWDg_ChF9uQgdQ2RFDQ6DHhJc/s200/e_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044148656495717634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >New activities added at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.digitalbutterflies.co.uk/">Digital Butterflies</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Visual discrimination activity </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.digitalbutterflies.co.uk/files/easter_visdis.swf">here</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >.<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Spot counting activity</span> <a href="http://www.digitalbutterflies.co.uk/files/easter_count.swf">here</a>. <br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-83179384040239470422007-03-19T04:31:00.000-07:002011-04-04T13:21:11.436-07:00Easter weblinks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbm7G-sQsxiHD9LbzL-Mmsl4Ismgxrz6QTStERy4_aJCWwMou3pjqJpKGZTFrss-YRAU0-fPsWbzTIQIHk-Zmo6YmXdNqSPxWUNc2XRXCN6cJ9GA78mL72wENbFf066Y-cxeGbei05nhs/s1600-h/easter_clipart_chick_egg.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbm7G-sQsxiHD9LbzL-Mmsl4Ismgxrz6QTStERy4_aJCWwMou3pjqJpKGZTFrss-YRAU0-fPsWbzTIQIHk-Zmo6YmXdNqSPxWUNc2XRXCN6cJ9GA78mL72wENbFf066Y-cxeGbei05nhs/s320/easter_clipart_chick_egg.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043598986420897970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A couple of activities for Easter:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />Decorate an egg with letters </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decoletters.html">here<br /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Use paint to fill a pattern </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decopaint.html">here</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Other interactive activities </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/index.html">here </a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >If anyone knows of any other good links please post them in a comment :-) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-65738645225317176242007-03-11T14:37:00.000-07:002007-03-11T14:46:33.682-07:00Talking Tins<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVc6_89sZMsuWvDfHPnAVe-NM6GWPCW6HARroeDf9h4UlMmJXuSXAISWiuWIlWkgWv_5WPpc313CV4ggHLji28OjGU-msiWjM8-W02jjA26kjn4-XQCwl9cCK_mnemn1NwfYaq5rBQ48E/s1600-h/view_picture.php.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVc6_89sZMsuWvDfHPnAVe-NM6GWPCW6HARroeDf9h4UlMmJXuSXAISWiuWIlWkgWv_5WPpc313CV4ggHLji28OjGU-msiWjM8-W02jjA26kjn4-XQCwl9cCK_mnemn1NwfYaq5rBQ48E/s320/view_picture.php.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040784649760657890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://www.talkingproducts.co.uk/talking_tins.php">Talking Tins</a> are a great, quick way to record sound. There are different colours which have different lengths of record time from 10 to 60 seconds. They can be used to create interactive sound walls, record tasks for children, record replies to questions and much, much more. they can be supplied with a book of classroom ideas :-D<br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-38813300669471193402007-03-05T09:40:00.000-08:002007-03-20T16:16:51.301-07:00Talking Photo Albums<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >These are great for a whole host of reasons! </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.liberator.co.uk/liberator/frshome.asp?page=talkingphotoalbum">Talking photograph albums</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > are easy to use, and reusable.<br /></span><ul style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><li>Use pictures of the children and record their name, favourite colour, food, game etc</li><li>Retell events</li><li>Use images from stories and record phrases from the story</li><li>Take photos of colour objects and topic related objects, record their names.<br /></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Please feel free to add more suggestions....</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Talking photo albums from</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.liberator.co.uk/liberator/frshome.asp?page=athome">Liberator.co.uk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891427178611702037.post-91909072720515677792007-03-04T15:01:00.000-08:002011-04-04T13:19:54.434-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W2O8SU2Y4QAwvIR4flxA3KRFAA4qJ-69-WlamhVIxehlyohzAAdnVSl1jSmU83S9HwfjMCpv2IjV1BEpKWS-Pf5znvVhsXO4XVBhegnIkiduMV2kkVUq0bO0fTOD2wMXlLXcdHzeSCGU/s1600-h/fishRight.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W2O8SU2Y4QAwvIR4flxA3KRFAA4qJ-69-WlamhVIxehlyohzAAdnVSl1jSmU83S9HwfjMCpv2IjV1BEpKWS-Pf5znvVhsXO4XVBhegnIkiduMV2kkVUq0bO0fTOD2wMXlLXcdHzeSCGU/s320/fishRight.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038210263591213106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Poisson Rouge - a wonderful site!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Prepare to spend a long time on this site. Adults and children alike find it fascinating. Some activities work really well on an Interactive Whiteboard, particularly the <a href="http://www.poissonrouge.com/123/">number blocks</a>. Numbers 7 and 8 are my favourites.<br />The alphabets are great too, the second giving some French vocabulary <span style="font-weight: bold;">:-)</span><br /></span><a href="http://www.poissonrouge.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Poisson Rouge</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Don't forget to press <span style="font-weight: bold;">F11</span> to take off the address bar and run 'full screen'. F11 toggles it back again too. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0