http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi www.freeducation.co.uk - Latest News 2008-02-28T19:48:21+00:00 www.freeducation.co.uk http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=60    <h3>A Holistic Approach To Creative Education Through Ancient Indian Mathematics - A New Paradigm by Gaurav Tekriwal</h3> <br>The philosophy of education is to acquire right knowledge of different aspects and dimensions of the ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2008-02-28T19:48:21+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=59 <h3>How to Improve Your Writing Skill and Be A Great Writer by Michael Lee</h3>Want to know how to improve your writing skill? It would ultimately depend on your motivation. There can be many reasons why you would want to learn how to improve ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2008-02-28T19:16:50+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=58 <h3>How To Write An Ebook by David O Connell</h3> <br>The process of writing an Ebook is fairly straightforward if you follow a few simple tips. Before you begin, it helps to get your ideas organized; otherwise your book could end up an utter ... Literacy Admin 2008-02-28T19:15:35+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=57 <h3>How To Write A Book, 4 Simple Strategies by Bob Burnham</h3> <br>Writing a book doesn't have to be complicated. The image of the frustrated writer sitting at their typewriter with piles of balled up paper at their feet is a myth. In fact, ... Literacy Admin 2008-02-28T19:14:00+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=56 <h3>From Non-Writer to Writer: Five Easy Steps to to Develop a Writing Habitby Angela Booth</em></h3><br /> <br>Want to develop a writing habit? You can.<p> <br>Here are five very simple steps.<p> <br>1. Schedule time for ... Literacy Admin 2008-02-28T19:05:34+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=55 <h3>How to submit your article if you are novice to the internet bloggingem> by Taisia Karaseva</em></h3><br /> <br>    You are not the only one who started like that and you are not the last one.  Every author ... Literacy Admin 2008-02-28T19:04:19+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=54 Respond to questions such as: <br> Count on from any small number in steps of 2, 3, 4, <br>5, 10 or 100, and then back. <br> Use a number grid computer program to display <br>multiples of 2, 5, 10... on a 10 ´ 10 grid, and <br>describe the patterns made. <br> ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:31:17+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=53 Respond to questions such as: <br> From zero and then from any small number, count <br>on in 2s, 3s, 4s or 5s to 30 or more. <br>Can you go past 100? <br>Now count back. <br> Take a 4 ´ 4 number grid. <br>Count on in twos from 1. <br>Colour numbers you land ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:30:30+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=52 Count from 0 or 1 in steps of two to about 50. <br>Count back again. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br> Is 74 odd or even? How do you know? <br> Test whether 75 is odd or even. <br>Now try all the numbers from 75 to 95. What do <br>you notice? <br> Ring ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:29:02+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=51 Count from 0 or 1 in steps of two to 40 or more. <br>Count back again. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br> Ring every other number on a number line. <br>What do you notice about the ringed numbers? <br>Is 18 odd or even? How do you know? <br> Take a ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:28:24+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=50 Respond to questions such as: <br> Count on or back 400 in hundreds: <br>from 500, from 520, from 570... <br> Count on in hundreds from 460 to 960. <br>How many hundreds did you count? <br> Count back in hundreds round the circle of <br>children, starting ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:27:17+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=49 Respond to questions such as: <br> Count on and back in tens, crossing 100. <br> Count on 40 in tens: <br>from 30, from 27, from 480, from 652... <br>Count back 40 in tens: <br>from 80, from 72, from 590, from 724... <br> Count on in tens from 36 to 76. How ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:26:34+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=48 First with and then without a 100 square, <br>respond to questions such as: <br> Count on in tens from 30... from 26... <br>Count back in tens from 80... from 72... <br> Count on 40 in tens: <br>from 30... from 27... <br>Count back 40 in tens: <br>from 80... ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:25:51+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=47 Understand and use in practical contexts: <br>odd, even, every other... <br>Count rhythmically in twos to 20 or more. <br>Count back again. <br>Now start at 1. Count in steps of two to 20 or more. <br>Count back again. <br>Join in rhymes like: <br>Two, four, six, ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:25:08+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=46 Using a 100 square, <br>respond to questions such as: <br> Count on in tens from zero... from 30... from 3... <br>Count back in tens from 100... from 80... from 63... <br> Count in tens from zero until I say stop. <br>I will keep a count of the tens on my ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:24:22+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=45 Respond to questions such as: <br> Start counting at 80, 200, 452... and count on <br>or back in ones. <br> Here is part of a number track. <br>Where would 142 be? Where would 132 be? <br> Count on six from 169... <br>Count back six from 172... <br>Count ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:23:27+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=44 Respond to questions such as: <br> Start at any two-digit number and count on in <br>ones to 100, or back in ones to zero. <br> Here is part of a number track. <br>Where would 42 be? Where would 33 be? <br> Count on six from 63... <br>Count back six from ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:22:48+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=43 Respond to questions such as: <br> Can you count 47 things by grouping them in <br>fives? <br> Count these irregular claps or drum beats. <br>Make a tally while I clap. <br> What would be the best way to count: <br>all the children in school, all the pasta ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:21:55+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=42 Count reliably to at least 100. <br>Count larger collections by grouping in tens, then <br>fives or twos. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br> Can you count these 47 things by grouping them <br>in tens? <br> If we count in ones, or count in tens, will the ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:21:17+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=41 Say forwards and backwards the sequences: <br>zero, ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred; <br>zero, one hundred, two hundred... one thousand. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br>Which tens number comes after 60? Before 30? <br>Which hundreds number comes ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:19:56+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=40 Counting in ones <br>Respond to questions such as: <br> Start at any small number and count on in ones to 30 or <br>more, then back in ones to zero. <br> Write the next two numbers: 11, 10, 9, 8, ... <br> Here is part of a number track. Where does 9 go? ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:18:34+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=39 Understand and use in practical contexts: count, how many? <br>Count reliably at least 20 objects. <br>Recognise that the size of the set (how many) is given by the <br>last number in the count. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br> Count 20 or more ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:16:52+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=38 Join in rhymes like: One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a <br>fish alive... or: Ten green bottles... <br>Say the sequence: one, two, three... to 20 then beyond. <br>Say it backwards. <br>Respond to questions such as: <br>What number comes after 6? After ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:16:06+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=37 Understand and use in practical contexts: <br>position, over, under, above, below, on, in, outside, inside, <br>behind, beside, before, after, next to, opposite, between... <br>close, far, apart... <br>middle, corner, top, bottom, front, back, ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:14:41+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=36 Talk about and recreate simple patterns made from people, <br>beads, shapes, sounds... or by using computer programs... <br>For example: <br> Use a mirror and mosaics to explore patterns. <br> Find halves of paper shapes by folding them. <br> Make a ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:13:40+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=35 Understand and use in practical contexts: <br>size, bigger, larger, smaller... <br>Listen to and talk about stories related to size, such as: <br>The Three Bears, Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk... <br>You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch by Pat ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:12:33+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=34 2-D shapes <br> Find similar shapes on faces of objects. For example: <br>find two circles, such as a drinks mat and the base of a jar; <br>find two triangles, such as a silk scarf and a Logiblock; <br>match lids to jars or boxes... <br> Sort or match scraps ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:11:45+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=33 Understand and use in practical contexts the words: <br>shape, pattern... flat, curved, round, straight, solid, hollow, <br>corner, face, side, end... <br>sort... make, build, draw... <br>Recognise, name and talk about 3-D and 2-D shapes such as: <br>cube, cone, ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:10:18+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=32 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>names of days of the week... <br>day, week... morning, afternoon, night... <br>today, yesterday, tomorrow... birthday, holiday... <br>o'clock... <br>bed time, dinner time, play time... <br>now, soon, before, after, ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:08:36+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=31 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: size... <br>length and distance: long, short, tall, high, low, wide, narrow, <br>deep, shallow, thick, thin, far, near, close... <br>mass: weight, weigh, heavy, light... <br>capacity: full, half full, ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:06:44+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=30 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>coin, penny, pence, pound, price, cost, costs more, costs less, <br>total, pay, change, how much?... how many? <br>Use coins to pay for things or buy things in the class 'shop', <br>tickets on the 'bus', ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:05:26+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=29 Solve problems in everyday life in the classroom, or in role play. <br>Make decisions about what to do. Explain orally and, where <br>appropriate, record the solution in own way. For example, <br>respond in practical situations to questions such ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:04:12+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=28 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>sort, match, count... <br>Sorting <br>Sort things as part of classroom routines, such as tidying up: for <br>example, putting cutlery in the cutlery tray, coins in the cash till, <br>books on ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:02:23+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=27 Make estimates and other predictions, giving reasons for them. <br>For example: <br> Play Kim's game to find matching pairs of shapes, patterns <br>or numbers. <br> Say what is hidden when an element in a pattern is covered <br>up, or two elements are ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T10:01:17+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=26 Solve simple problems or puzzles in a practical context. <br>For example, explore different ways of: <br> distributing four play-people in and out of a house; <br> arranging five ladybirds on two leaves; <br> choosing three items from the classroom 'café' ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T09:59:40+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=25 Talk about and describe simple patterns, based on experience <br>with patterns from different cultures: on ornaments, in <br>necklaces and bracelets, on textiles, pottery, carpets... <br>Use sets of shapes, printing, collage, weaving, bead ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-12-21T09:58:18+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=24 I am seriously thinking of becoming involved with this program. <br> <br><a href="http://www.ecis.org/itc.asp" target="_blank">http://www.ecis.org/itc.asp</a> <br> <br>I know I get hundreds of visitors a day to this site - I would really love to know 2 things. <br> <br>Has anyone else ever attended this particular ... Teaching Websites Admin 2007-11-30T19:46:18+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=23 I am the Maths coordinator for my school and I took it upon myself to find a way of making maths targeting for pupils easier to manage. <br> <br>This is a great site - <a href="http://numeracy.cumbriagridforlearning.org.uk/index.php?category_id=116" target="_blank">http://numeracy.cumbriagridforlearning.org.uk/index.php?category_id=116</a> <br> <br>You can ... Target Setting Admin 2007-11-30T18:19:26+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=22 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts ordinal numbers to denote position: <br>first, second, third, fourth... <br>last, last but one... <br>For example, respond to: <br> Who is the first, second, last, last but one... in this line of ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T20:11:20+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=21 Say one or more numbers lying between two given small numbers. For example, respond to: <br> <br> In this line of nests with eggs in, one nest is missing. Which nest is it? How do you know? <br> <br> In this line of spotty cards, one card is missing. Which ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T20:08:22+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=20 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>the same number as... <br>bigger, larger, smaller... <br>biggest, largest, smallest... <br>more, less, fewer... <br>most, least, fewest... <br>order, first, last, before, after, next, between... <br> <br>Make a ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T20:04:58+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=19 Make own marks or tallies to record numbers or quantities arising in or resulting from practical activities. For example: <br> <br> Bury several small things in sand. Record in own way how many are buried: for example, by drawing shapes or making <br>tally ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T20:02:14+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=18 Recognise numerals familiar to them: for example, their age, <br>house number, bus number... <br>Recognise numerals: first from 1 to 5, progressing to 10, <br>then beyond. For example, respond to: <br> Look at this number track. <br>Count along it with ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:59:42+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=17 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>guess how many, estimate... <br>nearly, close, about the same as, just over, just under... <br>too many, too few, enough, not enough... <br>For example, respond to: <br> Guess the number of: <br>books on the ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:57:07+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=16 Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: <br>odd, even, every other... <br>Join in rhymes like: <br>Two, four, six, eight, Mary at the cottage gate... <br>One, two, buckle my shoe... <br>Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan... <br>Ten little squirrels sat on ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:56:02+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=15 Ideas for counting in tens with a reception class. <br> <br>Recite the sequence: ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred. <br>Say it backwards. <br>Count on or back in tens, starting from a given tens number. <br> Count on in tens from fifty. <br> Count back in ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:54:46+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=14 Here are lots of great ideas for how a child can be encouraged to count! <br> <br>Realise that sounds, movements, hidden things... can be <br>counted. For example: <br> Count evenly spaced or regular claps or drum beats, <br>first with eyes open to watch, then ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:53:11+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=13 Begin to recognise 'zero' as the cardinal number associated <br>with 'none', through stories, rhymes and when counting back. <br> <br>Start to use 0 in counting up and counting down. <br> <br>How many different ways can we say zero? <br> <br>Crown Copyright ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:51:38+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=12 Count systematically to keep a track of the count <br>Count a collection of objects in different arrangements, <br>organising the counting by using a strategy for keeping track of <br>where the count begins and ends. <br> Count objects in a line: <br>first ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:50:11+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=11 Ideas for reception classes <br> <br>Begin to understand in practical contexts: <br>count, how many...? <br>Count a number of objects (first up to 5, progressing to up to 10, <br>then beyond, using a wide variety of opportunities). Give one <br>and only one ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:49:05+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=10 Maths ideas for reception. <br> <br>Join in rhymes or sing songs such as: <br>Five little ducks went swimming one day... <br>Five little speckled frogs... <br>Five little monkeys jumping into bed... <br>Five currant buns in the baker's shop... <br>Alice the camel has ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:47:27+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=9 Recite starting from a given number name: <br> when the recitation is begun from one by someone else; <br> when it does not begin from one; <br> when given a specific number name to continue from. <br>Say the number name that goes after a given number ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:44:26+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=8 Used with Permission from Crown Copyright. <br> <br>Say the number names in familiar contexts such as number <br>rhymes, songs, stories, counting games and other activities. <br>For example, join in rhymes or songs like: <br>One, two, three, four, five. Once ... Maths Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T19:43:32+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=7 This weekend we lost three teachers. This is one of the major dangers for schools employing teachers from overseas. <br> <br>Over a weekend, a confusion over details or the smallest of spats can result in a teacher throwing all they own and heading off to ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2007-11-20T18:42:42+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=6 I was thinking more about life overseas today, and discovered the other problem of working outside your own continent was work permits. <br> <br>To get a work permit in Romania requires blood, sweat and tears. I got married which skipped a few stages, but ... Working overseas Admin 2007-11-19T18:51:24+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=5 I fancy offering the challenge to the children of the world. Using my site to show the final photos off, make and photo a snow man and we will see who can make the best snowman. <br> <br>The picture must be less than 250 kb in total per picture, but you ... Home Schooling Admin 2007-11-18T20:04:23+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=4 When someone leaves your class, it is always a sad time for the students, and sometimes even for the teacher !:-) <br> <br>If you now go to the gallery part of this site, you can upload pictures of where you live so others can see what you are up to - a ... Teaching Websites Admin 2007-11-18T20:01:04+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=3 I have been building up a collection of websites for teachers. <br> <br>This is an example of the music websites I can recommend for you for primary school children. <br> <br>Each has the words and a cartoon presentation. In many the children can read ... Teaching Websites Admin 2007-11-18T19:48:43+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=2 I have been in super positive and super negative schools. <br> <br>Oddly the super positive school - which are nice to work in, one does not truly appreciate the joys of knowing that behind any closed door, knives are not being sharpened for your back. ... Good Management Practices Admin 2007-11-18T18:37:23+00:00 http://www.freeducation.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=1 What can one do for Christmas Assembly? We have been given a 10 minute slot with 20 Year 3 children and a very Muslim audience. <br> <br>I have worked hard with my class and we are going to learn all about the 12 days of Christmas and also the poem 'Twas ... Assembly Ideas Admin 2003-03-03T16:48:20+00:00