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Outdoor literacy: Letters from Sticks!

Nov 25, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

Okay, last week I blogged about sticky letters. This week it’s letters made from sticks. I blame one child. I passed him in the corridor whilst I was carrying a pile of sticks. His face lit up and he asked if they were for his class. So I told him that the next...

Outdoor Literacy Activity: Sticky Letters

Nov 19, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

This term I have been asked to undertake literacy activities with one class. This has provided an ideal opportunity to work on lots of ways of doing this outside. I’ve blogged about creating letters from natural materials previously. However, we’re going...

Making Maths Sticks

Nov 9, 2011 | Maths Outdoors

Here in the UK we are leaving autumn and definitely heading into winter. Whilst many teacher believe that this means more time indoors, I tend to see the opportunities to do activities which can’t be done at other times of the year. One example is aspects of...

The Comedy Carpet – Outdoor Literacy at its Best!

Nov 6, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

Doing literacy activities outside is no joke… or may be it should be! This weekend I was able to visit the recently-opened Comedy Carpet in Blackpool. It’s a tribute to British comedians who have performed in Blackpool, the traditional entertainment...
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