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The Spelling Site

4/10/2017

Check out this link to view a new spelling site I made with Google Sites.

Heaps of worksheets, links and resources:

Go to: sites.google.com/view/spelling-year-five/home

Writing inspiration page

20/7/2016

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Videos, music, images, links and resources all related to inspiring young students in their writing.

Go to: http://www.burningtolearn.com/writing-inspiration-page.html

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Planning a holiday - maths inquiry

26/6/2016

A simple lesson or lessons for students based on financial planning and budgeting. The task is for students to spend $50000 on a holiday of their dreams, accounting for numerous costs along the way.

planning_a_holiday_–_14_days.docx
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Kahoot quiz! The best interactive quiz game to play with students of all ages

23/6/2016

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This has to be one of the best FREE interactive quiz sites out there. There are no student accounts, so no usernames or passwords.

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Once a teacher has signed up (go to: getkahoot.com/) themselves they can create their own quizzes or search through thousands that are available at the site. Simply type in your area of focus: fractions and decimals for Year 5, French phrases, capital cities, AFL, football, politics, history, Hatchet, Roald Dahl, Superfudge and more.
The quizzes available can relate to strands within English, strands within Maths, popular novels and authors, geography, history, current events, philosophy, art and more...
Student engagement!
Any device can be used. Students just type in the URL: kahoot.it. Then they type in the game number which is provided by the teacher.
Opportunities for whole group or class discussion when results come through - looking at areas of strength or weakness.
Use as a warm up or cool down activity.

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