A snapshot of a Creative Learning Services librarian’s week, from booktalking and CPD planning to student reviews and creative projects that inspire reading.
Tracks Through Poplar
Taking the train and railways in East London as a starting point – Global Learning London with teachers and children in Poplar – created an innovative online resource based around a 150-year-old steam locomotive ‘Poplar’.
Creative Writing: How to Diffuse an Explosion in the Thesaurus Factory
How to effectively move from “WOW!” words to “in their own words”.
Is it a school library if there aren’t any books?
Do school libraries need physical books? This is a question that some schools are pondering, and something SLS has been discussing with our school librarians at our regular network meetings.
Big book lessons
Why big books? There is something amazing about big book versions of good children’s books. The large print and bright and colourful illustrations appeal are a sure hook into their content and draw readers into a story and are easy for a narrator to handle.
How Far has Your Food Travelled Today?
All over the world, people are working to protect our planet in new and exciting ways. Spark classroom curiosity about the 4,500 Fairtrade mark products being sold in the UK. Inspired by the ‘Fair Trade’ text by Jillian Powell, the pack provides structured activities, from debating on food miles to making fruit ice cream sundae using Fairtrade ingredients. These classroom activities will not only keep your class engaged but they have the potential to encourage the pupils to grow their own vegetables and fruit.
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