Wednesday 17 August 2011

Number formation practise

These could be printed and laminated for lots of practise, or used as a worksheet. They could also be put together as a book.

Click here for the pdf


Here is an example picture.

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Emotion game for small group work

This game is very simple but very effective. We all know children love to talk. They throw a die and which ever number they get they have to describe a time when they felt like that.


Zap that dinosaur (doubles game)

Very simple game where children throw a die and double the number. They then cover up one of the dinosaurs on their board. The first person to cover (zap) all the dinosaurs is the winner




Monday 15 August 2011

Emotional literacy - words



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Emotion fans

Click here for all the fans on a pdf

Emotion fans pdf

 



Counting dinosaurs

These cards could be used for alsorts of games.

Snap - mix the cards and deal out.
Sorting the dinosaurs
Give the child a number and they have to count out that many dinosaurs.
Pairs games, deal a selection out and place face down, child has to find 2 that match.
Adding numbers together. 5 dinosaurs add 3 dinosaurs equals ?
Take a handful of dinosaurs and find the correct number.





Dinosaur double the number

Throw a die and use a counter to count that many squares, double the number you land on.

Dinosaur adding or subtracting game

Write your own rule in the starburst, eg add 1, subtract 1, add 2, subtract 2, double the number, number bonds to 10 etc.

Sunday 14 August 2011

Ghost game recognise the numbers

Children to throw a die and move that many spaces, they then have to read the number and count out that many ghosts to keep. If incorrect they must go back to the beginning.





Ghost writing frame (Halloween)

How many ghosts can you catch (counting game)


Learning Objective: to count objects upto 5

Children to have a counter each. Throw a die. Which ever square they land on they have to count the ghosts. If correct then they can stay on the square. If wrong they have to go back to the beginning.

Saturday 30 July 2011

Sunday 10 July 2011

Cyberbullying Research

I have been contacted by an MRES Student at Lancaster University who is conducting some important research into Cyberbullying. I am always willing to help with this serious topic having seen instances of cyberbulling in schools. If you could take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire I would be very grateful. Your answers will be totally confidential and anonymous. Many thanks

Click here for the questionnaire