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Written by Sarah
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:01 |
Nobody likes to think of the summer holidays drawing to a close, but that time of year is upon us again and we start to think about the year ahead and our new classes. What can we use to make our classrooms more inviting places without dipping into our hard earned cash or drawing on non-existent school funds? Loads of websites offer a range of free resources to help brighten up and enliven our otherwise potentially dull and empty classrooms at the beginning of the new school year, so here are a selection of my favourites for the coming year.
Welcome your children to their new classroom with this range of editable welcome signs. For labels for drawers, pegs and around the classroom there is a wonderful huge range of colour editable templates with a great choice of pictures at Communication4all.
To enliven those fresh new wall displays try this great selection of topic and subject themed lettering and for desktop alphabet strips and alphabet letter cards or displays there are some available free at PencilStreet, although you do have to register (for free) to download them.
Get your children organised and your year of to a great start with this variety of positive rules posters and set your children up with their individual targets on this Beanstalk Target Display.
For self registration try this Jungle display for the wall, or for interactive whiteboard self registration choose your topic from footballers to people who help us or aliens with loads of others too.
If your class is as culturally diverse as mine then there are some great dual language display posters available, including colours, days and months of the year.
If you want more ideas for your classroom we have a huge selection of links to the best free resources to set up your classroom in the 'Classroom Organisation' category for your age group.
Happy New School Year! |
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Written by Sarah
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 12:30 |
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 With the unprecedented amount of snow all over the country now, I thought a few snow related activity ideas might be useful!
When the children have built the real snowman outside and need to warm up indoors, make a snowman on your interactive whiteboard or PC, with a few different versions to try. Or read along with this simple book, whilst building the snowman and sing 1 little, 2 little snowmen song at the end. For another counting song for young children to listen to and sing along to, try 5 Little Snowman, which comes with 'switch'. Try making a paper plate snowman or snowman puppet or necklace.
You could try designing and playing with your own interactive snowflakes. Or, if you prefer, download and print a whole range of snowflake designs, or do an experiment to find out if every snowflake really is different. Play an interactive online game catching snowflakes and gaining points in order to build a snowman. Or perhaps you would like to try some interactive puzzles to re-arrange the snowflakes.
Read a selection of snow related poems for children,or look at these art displays for inspiration and ideas. Keep them busy in the warm with more snow related art and craft ideas, puzzles and printables. Find out more about the snowy weather from the children's section at the metoffice, who offer a range of weather related children's activities online.
Watch Spot have a snowball fight in this short video clip, which could be used as a discussion or story starter, or if you would like to make some snow related resources to use or for display, scroll down for these numbers on snowmen or snowflakes. Try Communication4all's winter page for a selection of free printable resources including letters on snowglobes, numbers on snowmen or a winter word mat, or download their lovely winter photo pack.
Enjoy the snow with your children! |
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Written by Sarah
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 09:23 |
 This traditional and popular children's counting song is now available for free download from our song collection. It has words, numbers and pictures on screen, with vocal backing. Great for use in nursery or Reception classes on the large screen or interactive whiteboard or use at home on the PC for your children to sing along to, whilst developing their counting down skills. |
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Written by Sarah
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 18:20 |
 Another new addition to our song collection, is 'Miss Polly had a Dolly'. The song is available as a free download with words and pictures to play on your large screen or interactive whiteboard, with clear, simple vocal backing to keep you and your children in tune and in time. Great for all those non-singing teachers out there, who want to encourage class singing! |
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Written by Sarah
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Sunday, 11 October 2009 11:12 |
 Newly released in our song section we now have 'Happy Birthday to you', to play on your large screen or intereactive whiteboard. It has simple vocal accompaniment to the words and pictures on screen, to keep you and your children in tune and in time! Available to play online, or as a FREE resource to download. |
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Written by Sarah
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Friday, 09 October 2009 20:28 |
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 This alternative version of the traditional children's nursery rhyme has been added to our song collection for use on an interactive whiteboard, large screen or PC. Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar has simple vocal backing for your children to sing along with, so you don't need to worry that you can't sing in tune, or remember the words, it's all done for you, with colourful pictures and background to hold the children's attention.
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Written by Martin
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 08:32 |
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 It's now 3 months since we launched Stuff4Teaching. In those months we've made many changes and improvements behind the scenes, hundreds of new resources have been added to the site, and we've improved the organisation of some of the categories.
This week I decided it was time to revamp and improve our site tour. Previously the tour was a small flash tour, that popped up in a window when you clicked on the 'site tour' button. I suspect that many of you who viewed it, didn't get to fully appreciate what Stuff4Teaching provides.
I've now created a simpler, full screen tour which takes you through, page by page examples of the way resources are organised and exactly what you get when you subscribe and become a member of our site.
So, whether you tried our old tour or not, why not check out the new one. I hope you will be impressed with what what you get, and for less than 5 pence a day! |
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