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What is Phonics?
Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing in the early years of education. The strategy is predominantly used in P1 and P2 (Reception and Year 1). Using phonics, teachers develop learners' phonemic awareness—the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes. The goal is for the learners to recognise patterns and will be able to apply this knowledge to assist reading and spelling by blending sounds together. Other terms for phonics are: Linguistic phonics, synthetic phonics and jolly phonics. Phonics is the system of relationships between letters and sounds in a... Advertising
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Advertising is a strategy of promotion that dates back to the Ancient Egyptians and papyrus. The way in which people market their services and/or products can construe the perception of a targeted audience. It is an opportunity for you to persuade and encourage customers and... My Dog Ben | Story Writing | Narrative | Recounts | Teaching | Poetry
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Great little story about a child's best friend. Many children will have pets and will relate easily to this stimulus. Creating simple stories/ recounts/narrative based on this video but changing the animal or even changing the animal into a person. This video encourages younger children to think about different activities they enjoy doing with their pets, other friends and family.
Also, the video is great for a little sing along as a class. The chorus is easily taught and actions are easily generated by the children. the rhythm and beats can be easily mimicked by the... ‘A Pursuit of Poetic Perfection’
Judged by Paul Durcan
‘A new collection of poetry finds Paul Durcan in sparkling form.’
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In today’s poetry society, it is difficult to find a competition that truly provides poets with an opportunity to showcase their talent. Publication on websites is undoubtedly a method that entices many budding writers initially, but does this... Teaching Limericks | KS1 and KS2 | Limerick | Limericks Primary School | Lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rN3DGMCsE
Lessons Ideas
Lesson 1: The input, game and discussions could be a single lesson.
Lesson 2: Read and explore a variety of Limericks in groups or pairs, determine and discuss rhyming pattern. (You could use some muscial instruments for this)
Lesson 3: The next lesson could focus on rhyming words and couplets and creating them.
Lesson 4: The next lesson could build a rhyming word bank to assist LA learners.
Lesson 5: The next lesson could be discussions about punch lines maybe even looking at newspaper articles.
Lesson... Teaching and Creativity | Ken Robinson and Creativity | Creativity in Schools
Sir Ken Robinson gives a fantastic and humorous speech on creativity. Sir Ken argues that often in schools the teaching strategies we implement can sometimes suppress creativity within learners. Undoubtedly, we have all chosen to be teachers to elicit the best out of the children in our care. However, being open to other opinions and perceptions can develop us even further as practitioners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Creativity is one of those ambiguous words applicable to a variety of professions, arts, disciplines, subjects and sports. In truth, everyone can... Pigeon Impossible | Literacy Ideas | Teaching Recounts |
Recounts | KS1 | KS2 | KS3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEjUAnPc2VA
A recount involves someone giving an account of an event or experience. In Foundation level and early KS1 it is important to let the children give recounts of experiences they have had. At such a young age it can be difficult for the children to put themselves into someone else's shoes. In KS2 and early KS3 it is important for learners to place themselves into scenarios outside of their experience. This gives them the chance to be creative and generate thoughts,feelings, emotions and events that are outside of their primary experiences. Giving a video... Poetry Lesson Plans | Ks2 and KS3 Poetry | Poetry Plans | Poetry Ideas | Teaching Literacy | Teaching Poetry
Poetry is an area in Literacy that is not always given the status that it is deserved. Teaching literacy requires you as a teacher to venture out of comfort zones and where necessary, develop your knowledge and understanding.
I have attached poetry ideas to assist your poetry lesson planning. The fundamental basis of the lesson revolves around (although is not limited to) the Titanic and personification. We explore a variety of poetry specifics including: iambic meter, stanzas and show don't tell. There is also a variety of internet resources included within... The Journey begins, Dear Diary…
Throughout the decades, keeping a diary has remained an enjoyable and expressive interest for both males and females alike. Not confined to any continent, country, religion or language, diaries have many different uses and functions. They have even been proven to have health benefits according to leading psychologists. These psychologists have dubbed this research on Diaries as ‘The Bridget Jones Effect’.
Dear Diary: Your Future is looking bright!
A diary can be the most personal item to an individual. Trendy diary creator Short Story Competition
Highlands and Islands
Short Story Association HISSAC was founded in 2004 by novelist and short story writer Clio Gray, to encourage new and emergent writers wherever their location in the world. Thanks to our website, we can reach the furthermost countries of the world in search of budding authors and give them a platform to showcase their talents. To achieve our goal and find promising authors we have established:
An Annual Open Short Story Competition, £400 First Prize
A mentorship scheme, offering you the chance to have your work scrutinized by a professional, published writer with the aim of preparing it for... Paws 'n' Claws Competition
The Paws Animal Writing Competition is open again for submissions!
Children are invited to submit their short stories of 500 – 1500 words
from September 17th 2012 to January 25th 2013. The winners and runners-up
in the three categories (Years 5 and 6, 7 and 8 and 9 – 11) will be published
in a special collection next year to raise funds and awareness for the
International Wildlife Charity: The Born Free Foundation.
Last year's book 'Wild n Free' is now on Amazon with all royalties donated to Born Free.
The Competition
Animal Short Stories ( Closing date: 25/ 01/ 2013 )
Prize: Publication
Entry Fee: Free (... Fish Publishing Competition
The highly respected Cork-based publisher FISH is casting its line to all budding writers who have a story just waiting to be unleashed. It was 18 years ago that this Publishing House was established and from year to year they have built a stronger presence in the industry. Great publishers generate great writing competitions and great writing competitions generate life-changing prizes for a writer with a dream.
Fish Publishing is offering you the opportunity to enter a variety of writing competitions with great prizes.... Creative Writing | Reality | Creativity | Logical Writing | Writing | Originality
Reality, Creativity, and Originality are all important factors in your creative writing. This latest article from Olivewriting.com explores the nature of creativity, reality and logical writing. We explore some creative writing tips that can help you focus on your thinking process. All writers should do all they can to plants a personal imprint into their writing. Reading other books analytically, in an attempt to develop your craft of writing can suppress not only your authenticity but your originality.
Reality concerns itself with the way things are.
Creativity concerns itself with the... Writing from Experience | Creative Writing | Experience in Writing
This is a topic that can get very complicated, very quickly - so let me present the question we are going to explore for you to digest (once or twice).
Is creative writing about the writer using personal experiences and self-expression? Or is it about the writer transcending personal experience and suppressing self-expression(defamiliarisation)? Fascinating question eh?
Oh good your still with us…lets begin…
Primary and Secondary Experience
In the beginning there was: Primary experience and secondary (inquiry) experience. An example of a primary experience, was when Adam and Eve where in the Garden of... Creative Writing | Writing | Creativity | Creative writing and communication
Art, Creative writing and Communication
In his book, ‘On Creative Writing’ Graeme Harper describes creative writing as an amalgamation of communication and art. I have chose to explore some of the contents of this book, as I feel the ideas will help clarify the abstract nature of Creative Writing. I will structure this article question by question that way you will interact with the questions to generate your own standing…
Q: Do all works of creative writing have aesthetic appeal?
Note: Aesthetic appeal refers to the accumulative philosophy of: Art, beauty, preference and critique.
A: Surely the... Creative Writing | What is creative writing | Creative Writing Articles | Creativity | Originality
What is creative writing?
Some people say that creative writing is a journey through your life written down into words. This suggests that creative writing originates from your experience. Others suggest that Creative writers are story writers and story writers are creative writers, emphasising the vast nature of what is deemed to be creative writing. Sometimes story writers and creative writers are distinguished by their intended audience. Nonetheless each can be deemed creative. The most common classification of creative writing is when someone writes to: express their... CoRT Thinking | Edward De Bono | Teaching Lessons
The CoRT Thinking Lessons were first published in 1974 - there must be many millions of people who have benefited. CoRT stands for Cognitive Research Trust. CoRT can also be regarded as being short for cortex where all thinking takes place in the brain. The objective is to help students’ master lifelong thinking skills that will... Illustrations | Business Illustrators | Children's Illustrators | Artists | Illustrators | USA | UK
It is widely accepted that learning and understanding is best emphasised by pictorial representations. Concepts, processes and messages can be easily understood, often by the simplest of illustrations.
The Signature of your Business
Many business guru's recognise that creating a trademark for a company is crucial for start-up identity, expansion and global brand recognition. If your company or business is ambitious, creating a logo or company 'character' could be your next step in business. Many people are visual learners, so when we see a 'cool' logo or character it captures our... Writing | Writing Children's Books | Writing for Children| Stories for Children
How to write a children's story book
Are you thinking of writing your first manuscript and have the mind-set, 'a children's story book would be the best place to start, because let's face it - they aren't very complicated and the vocabulary is light?' Welcome to the million-members 'club'. Don't be under any illusion writers, children's story books can be even more difficult to write than novels. Let me explain...
Children's story books are quite simply a mirage, so don't believe that what you see is what's actually there...
How to write a children's book/ Writing for children - Things to consider... Writing poetry | Teaching poetry to KS1 KS2
Where do you find poetry?
Not surprisingly when people are asked this question - they often suggest books. Yes that is correct, however, think outside the box and look around you. Poetry is intertwined with the music industry, cards industry, television adverts, football chants, and newspaper headlines, to mention but a few. Some academics go as far to describe poetry as an Art; a personal expression of an individual inspired by their very existence within the world. Poets and artists look at the world in a different way to many people, they don’t look at the environment as an inanimate object, rather a well experienced individual. This... What is Creative Writing | Creative Writing | Creative Writing Articles
So what is creative writing? Some people say that creative writing is your journey through life...written down into words. Creative writers are story writers and story writers are creative writers, sometimes the two are separated by their audience they are writing for. The most common classification of creative writing is when someone writes to: express their feelings, thoughts, experiences or passions. It has to be understood that whether you are writing a: novel, short-story, poem, children's book or simply a way to express yourself, any form of writing can be deemed 'creative'. Creative writing is... Poetry | Poetry in Primary Schools | Teaching Poetry KS1 and Ks2 |
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Poetry is an aspect of English overshadowed by other areas such as: reading, writing, and phonics (OFSTED 2007). Although this is widely accepted and observable in schools, it is important to explore the reasoning. Through reading literature I have gained a significant insight to the suggestions and justifications as to why poetry, receives the label of `mixed status` within schools (Wilson 2005a).
From the offset educational theorist and poet Brian Cox (DES 1989 and Cox 1991) expresses his view on poetry by suggesting it is not likely to ever be found in writing attainment tasks nor key... What is Creativity? | Creativity | Creativity Quotes
cre·a·tiv·i·ty
Noun:
The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work.
What is Creativity? Creativity is a word boasting a magnitude of stature in today's society. Today, we are going to explore the idea of 'creativity' or 'creativeness' and take it off it's pedestal.
The word creativity is very often associated with the revolutionary minds of Albert Einstein and William Shakespeare and in modern day with the late Steve Jobs (CEO - Apple) and 'the Google guys'. Undoubtedly, their works highlight creativity on a substantial scale - known to the... Six Thinking Hats | Thinking Hats | De Bono Thinking | Thinking Hats for School | Thinking
Edward de Bono created the concept of the 'Six Thinking Hats' as a strategy to breakdown the decision making process in to sub-sections. De Bono suggests that when the thinker has to deal with a wide range of information and perspectives simultaneously, the thinker will undoubtedly lose focus and their...
Prepositions | What is a Preposition | Noun | Phrase
A preposition is a word that links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a single sentence or a phrase. The object of the preposition is the word that the preposition introduces.
Have a look at these few examples:
The car is inside the garage. The captain is in amongst the crew. The book is leaning against the table. He's behind you. (Noun - Preposition - Noun) I could see sharks and whales underneath the sea. Lucy walked home after school. A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, its object and any associated adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase can function as a noun,...Phonics
April 17, 2013
Advertising
March 31, 2013
My Dog Ben
March 8, 2013
‘A Pursuit of Poetic Perfection’
March 8, 2013
Teaching Limericks KS1 and KS2
January 3, 2013
Teaching and Creativity
January 2, 2013
Teaching Recounts
December 31, 2012
Poetry Lesson Plans
December 30, 2012
Chrysanth Diary Software
December 12, 2012
HISSAC Writing Competition
December 9, 2012
A Competition to go ‘WILD’ for!
December 9, 2012
“A Competition to Reel You in!”
November 27, 2012
Reality | Creativity | Creative Writing
September 2, 2012
Experiences and Writing
August 19, 2012
Creative writing and Communication
August 19, 2012
Creative Writing
August 19, 2012
CoRT Thinking – Edward De Bono
July 31, 2012
Illustrators of Olivewriting.com
June 9, 2012
Writing Children’s Books | Writing for Children
March 3, 2012
Writing poetry | Teaching poetry to KS1 KS2
March 3, 2012
What is Creative Writing | Creative Writing Articles
March 3, 2012
Poetry in Primary Schools | Teaching Poetry KS1 and KS2
March 3, 2012
What is Creativity | Creativity
March 3, 2012
Six Thinking Hats
February 21, 2012
Prepositions | What is a Preposition?
February 21, 2012
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