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CHRISTMAS IDEA 8 - WHERE IS BETHLEHEM?Here is the next idea in a new series of videos linked to Christmas. In these videos, I share a number of ways technology can enhance learning around Christmas whether it is the Nativity story, learning about traditions or how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
In this video, children can learn more about the geographical context of the nativity story by visiting where the story took place. Click the picture to access the video if you have subscribed. Click here if you need to subscribe on Facebook. |
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON IDEA 4 - EXPLORING LONDON ON GOOGLE EARTHHere is the next video in the series linked to the Great Fire of London.
In this video, pupils explore London today using Google Earth. This can lead to some great discussion around the capital and set a context understanding the impact of the fire. Click the picture to access the video if you have subscribed through Facebook. Click here if you need to subscribe on Facebook. |
HERE WE ARE BY OLIVER JEFFERS IDEA 4 - GOOGLE EARTHHere is the next video in the series linked to the fantastic book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers, https://amzn.to/34mUfUp.
In this next idea, pupils use the app Google Earth to learn about where they are on the planet. Click the picture to access the video if you have subscribed through Facebook. Click here if you need to subscribe on Facebook. |
THE MAYANS IDEA 5 - EXPLORING ON GOOGLE EARTHHere is the next idea in the series linked to the KS2 History topic of the Mayans. In this next idea, pupils visit Mayan sites using Google Earth to learn more about where the Mayans live.
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WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE RAINFORESTS?The next idea in the series linked to the topic of Rainforests looks at locating where in the world they are. This idea is split in two parts - a pre learning task where children guess where the rainforests are before learning and then putting the locations in the correct place on a map.
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ouR LOCAL AREA AND BEYOND IDEA 4 - CREATING EBOOKS OF OUR LOCAL CITYHere is idea 4 in the series linked to the topic of our local area and beyond in KS1 Geography. In this video, we move from local area to the big local city and children create eBooks convincing people to visit and live there.
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OUR LOCAL AREA AND BEYOND IDEA 3 - EXPLORING OUR LOCAL AREAHere is idea number 3 in the series linked to the topic of Our Local Area and Beyond in KS1 Geography. Moving from our school, this video looks at exploring our local area and challenging learners to create a collage of all the local amenities in their village/town.
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Creating an Interactive Guide for your schoolThis was a fantastic project we did with our Digital Leaders a while ago. To showcase our wonderful school, we created an interactive guide to our school which is now the official tour of our school website. See what we created here - http://davyhulmeprimary.com/our-school/tour/
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OUR LOCAL AREA AND BEYOND KS1 GEOGRAPHY IDEA 2 - Exploring a Bird's-Eye View of the SchoolHere is the second idea in the series looking at Our Local Area and Beyond. In this video, we explore how to capture a bird's-eye view of the school grounds and then capture our understanding of where things are that can be done orally or with text labels.
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Exploring Skara BraeIn this video, we explore a couple of ways to virtually explore the Stone Age historical site of Skara Brae. Obviously, if you're able to visit in real life, then I highly recommend you do it. If you are unable to experience it first hand, the ideas in this video may help your pupils learn about this historical site.
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