Hunter Adair, a countryman living and farming in Hexham, Northumberland, has written a series of 8 books about the countryside. He has agreed to allow the books to be published on The Country Trust’s website so that schools up and down the country can access and download the books to teach children about the countryside.
Click here to view these resources.
Glow have launched a ‘Ready for Winter‘ site on Office 365 on Glow with a range of resources and fun activities for learning at school and at home.
The site contains a wide range of wintery activities and has been designed to be used by learners over the holidays, during periods of bad weather and during school time.
The Ready for Winter site will engage pupils in creative learning challenges, sharing and collaborating – it’s a fun space where learners can take part and create learning challenges around the theme of winter.
LEARNING CHALLENGES
They have created a few learning challenges to kick it off but we need your help with making some more challenges. It is very easy to add a challenge via a simple form and they are hoping that teachers and learners alike will add more so that this space offers an exciting range of wintery learning for all users.
NQ REVISION SITE-discussion zones for exam subjects
As well as the winter resources and challenges, there is a Community for NQ revision subjects for senior phase with discussion zones for each exam subject that allow learners and their teachers a communal space to discuss and share NQ exam-related questions and resources.
You will need your Glow username and password to access this site. Midlothian staff should contact the Learning Technology Team for account details and pupils should contact a member of their school staff.
Click here to access the site.
Can you write a story in just 50 words? Each month the Scottish Book Trust will provide a prompt to get you started, but where the story goes from there is entirely up to you.
The competition includes two categories, All-Age and Young Writers (under the age of 18). All stories will be judged by the same panel and both winning stories will be published on their website. Click here for full details.
To help provide a refresher and a study aid of sorts, TED-Ed collaborated with Brady Haran, best known for his YouTube channel Numberphile and his extensive video coverage of the periodic table, to create a clickable periodic table with videos on every element. Click here to access this fantastic resource.
Primary 7 at Paradykes have created a World War 1 radio broadcast for Midlothian Schools’ Radio. Have a listen. Click here.
Within our schools and educational establishments we are all aware of the amazing benefits of engaging with outdoor experiential learning and adventurous activity, and the positive and powerful experiences and outcomes that can be realised by our learners.
This month there is an opportunity to get involved in a series of consultations on the future of how this activity is managed and the licensing of adventurous activities (AALA) within Scotland. Click here for full article
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