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  • Tag: Explanation

  • Top 25 Education Buzzwords Explained

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 17 November 202122 December 2021

    In education there is never a shortage of acronyms and buzzwords that educators are required to use. Yes, they change often, just to keep you on your toes, so if you are feeling a little …

    General
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  • How to Teach Full Stops 🇬🇧 Periods 🇺🇸

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 23 August 202024 August 2020

    How many of you have encountered children who struggle to place a full stop in their writing? No matter how hard you try to explain where it goes, some children still find it difficult to …

    Teachers
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  • Punctuating dialogue

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 12 April 2019

      We went from rags to riches today by playing this fun game! Can you become a millionaire, too? Look at the punctuation carefully and choose the right one! Make a mistake and you will …

    Literacy
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  • Dividing by 10 and 100

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 5 February 20197 February 2019

    Part of the Year 4 National Curriculum targets in Numeracy, are for children to be able to divide by 10 and 100. The post below is for pupils to do as homework as well as …

    Mathematics
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  • Why teachers get sick in the holidays

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 20 July 201826 August 2018

    I always get sick when my holidays start. Do you? Find out more about why teachers get sick in the holidays by watching the video! You can also read the full article here. Like, share …

    TeacherTube
    2 2 comments on “Why teachers get sick in the holidays”
  • Why children and parents need routines

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 18 July 201815 July 2018

    Now that it’s the summer time, adults and kids can easily sway away from their daily routines. While this is a normal thing to happen, completely changing your child’s routine constantly, can have disruptive consequences …

    Parents
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  • The Subjunctive Mood Made Easy

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 3 June 2018

    You may have come across the subjunctive mood in a grammar lesson and wondered what it means. In grammar when we talk about moods, we do not mean different moods like the ones below….   …

    Literacy
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  • Formative and Summative Assessment Explained

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 7 March 2018

    As reposted before in a previous post, ‘Assessment in the Classroom’ – check it out for more detail – assessment is a must for effective teaching. It is used to improve pupils’ learning as well as teaching. Teachers …

    Teachers
    6 6 comments on “Formative and Summative Assessment Explained”
  • Mixtures and Solutions

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 26 February 201620 March 2018

    A solution or a mixture?  Here is what you need to remember so that you don’t get confused! Mixtures A mixture is made when two or more substances are combined, but they are not combined …

    Science
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  • Metric conversions

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 23 October 201522 October 2015

    Have you ever tried to convert one metric unit to another??? It can get REALLY confusing sometimes! Well here is a little trick that helped my pupils get the answers quickly and correctly! Did you …

    Pupils, Teachers
    2 2 comments on “Metric conversions”
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