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Hi. Looking at Room 2's wikispace and I was reminded of this reading website that is a great resource. It has guided reading resource, kids can read on line, it is in parts. Also has before and after discussion points and worksheets to reinforce aspects of reading skills and knowledge. Interactive Reading Games has alphabetical order games, sentences that need fullstops or capital letters etc (also with printable activities). Enjoy. (:

Rebecca has put links to websites about the body on her blog page. Videos from you tube there too. Thanks Rebecca

Here are some resources from nzmaths that will hopefully support you get started with your numeracy teaching... Expectations for number ... The ALiM (Accelerating learning in mathematics) project has provided some resources for supporting struggling children.  They give good examples of how to develop 'target' maths lessons across the levels.  This will hopefully be added to in the future. nzmaths also has resources for supporting  bright sparks ! Teaching number knowledge... The number framework identifies five knowledge domains: Number Identification , e.g. 5 means “five”, or 7/8 means “seven-eighths” Number Order and Sequence , e.g. the number after 16 is 17, or the multiple of 10 after 490 is 500 Grouping and Place Value , e.g. 10 can be grouped as 7 and 3, or 23.4 is 234 tenths Number Facts  e.g. 3 + 3 = 6, or the square root of 100 is 10 Written Recording , e.g. use of empty number lines or written working forms. Stage 2-3 Stage 4 Stage 5 ...

Today we are going to look at two websites to use in your maths programme. They are fabulous for making sure that the children are practising their goals or learning intentions when using the computer or mimio. What do you like about these websites? Try them out with your children and see what you think. Any issues? problems or thoughts? Leave a comment

I have collated some planning, assessment and organisation information from nzmaths to hopefully make it easier for you... Effective numeracy classrooms Effective pedagogy in mathematics booklet Share you classroom organisation ideas here... Possible assessments for the beginning of the year... NumPA is used each year in the junior school as part of our new entrant assessment. As it can be time consuming, it can be used to find out more about focus students rather than the whole class. This year as we are focusing on numeracy, all children will be NumPA tested at the beginning of the year so that we have clear baseline data. NumPA (Diagnostic Interview)  This diagnostic interview is administered in an individual interview. It is used to fully assess a student’s knowledge in all five of the knowledge domains and strategy in all three of the strategy domains. However, as this method of assessment is time-consuming, it is not intended that it be used with every member of a c...

Some links to internet safety videos you might want to use with your class. I would view first and show as much or as little as you wish too... Enhancing literacy wikispace

One of the blogs I follow (Free technology for teachers, Richard Byrne).... had a post about ipads being used for children with autism. He had embedded a video from sixty minutes. It is interesting and is mostly focussed on apps that develop language skills with children. Have a wee squizz... it is only ten minutes long or so.... He also suggests a reading about using ipods etc with special needs kids.. :) Apps for autism