A woman sits in an educational classroom with children who are holding hand puppets. The children are seated on the floor and facing the woman, who is smiling and holding two colorful puppets.

Using Puppets in the Classroom

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Wanda GajewskiWandsworth LRS Librarian’s view: Storytelling is often considered as a daunting activity. We all have a natural propensity towards telling and will have told many anecdotes and recounted many events.  Research has shown that children who are read to and hear stories before coming to school are most likely to succeed in school. Using a puppet to tell the story is a wonderful technique which can lead children to discover the joy of literature and learning. Within the context of language and literacy puppets can be used anytime to bring stories to life and spark your pupils’ imaginations. …

An eye-catching display of books and hats arranged neatly on a table.

Box Clever

Wandsworth Learning Resources ServiceAdvice

School Library Services across the UK provide excellent, tailor-made topic collections support school projects. Our topic boxes help teachers with their planning and delivery of the National Curriculum within a framework which is both interesting and flexible, writes Wanda Gajewski from Wandsworth LRS (Learning Resources Service)

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What price progress?

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Human history is full of inventions. It starts back from the Dark Age, where humans first learned how to make fire and then began making the first tools to make their daily tasks easier. This pack will spark a discussion in the classroom and encourage your pupils to talk about the greatest inventions that have changed our lives writes Wanda Gajewski from Wandsworth LRS (Learning Resources Service). It should also inspire children to talk about what those inventors may have missed.

St Mary’s Primary School: Shelf Life

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When Year 6s from St Mary’s Primary school asked for a library where they could relax and enjoy books, Deputy Head Amanda Bishop sought advice from Wandsworth Learning Resources Service. Amanda and librarian J Lythgoe meet to discuss the project.

Around the world with maps and compasses

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In times of driverless cars and GPS (Global Positioning System) are traditional devices for orientation in the field, such as a map and compass, tools of the past? The short answer is not yet, writes Wanda Gajewski from Wandsworth LRS.