Friday, 21 August 2015
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Pirates
Since returning from our Easter break Middlethorpe pupils have become pirates!
We have been having lots of fun learning many new skills through our pirate theme. we have used visual stimuli such as
and
to create hooks in to learning.
Could you do something similar in your classroom?
Wake up shake up - ICT and a healthy mind
When you visited England you all saw our 'wake up shake up' daily routine.
Here is the method behind the madness:
After taking part the children will approach their class work re-energised and in a ‘state of readiness to learn’.
Here is the method behind the madness:
After taking part the children will approach their class work re-energised and in a ‘state of readiness to learn’.
Impact
Where it has been taking place regularly over a long and sustained period of time, schools have reported an impact in the following areas:-- Enjoyment of school life and a sense of well-being (staff too!)
- Improved self-esteem impacting on other curriculum areas: ‘success breeds success’
- Improved co-ordination (gross motor skills then impacting on fine motor skills)
- Improved rhythm and timing ( this has helped with music and dance lessons)
- Improved concentration and application to tasks immediately after the brief exercise session
- Increased stamina
- Improved behaviour (“when done at the end of lunchtime, playground squabbles are forgotten and afternoon class is much better”)
- Improved hydration (children get thirsty and WANT to drink more)
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