{"id":7737,"date":"2018-08-12T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T09:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?p=7737"},"modified":"2018-08-12T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T09:51:19","slug":"life-in-classroom-links-summer-holiday-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/life-in-classroom-links-summer-holiday-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Classroom Links Summer Holiday Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are <em>some<\/em> of the things I&#8217;ve tagged classroom over the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"linklist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2018\/aug\/11\/a-garden-alive-with-art-all-natural-insect-sculptures-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">A garden alive with art: all-natural insect sculptures \u2013 in pictures<\/a> I think my class might like this as it combines outdoors, insects and art. I suspect it is trickier than it looks to get these sorts of results.<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>Inspired by the art of ikebana \u2013 a traditional style of Japanese flower arranging \u2013 Montreal-based artist Raku Inoue hand-crafts bugs using materials from his garden. He transforms his garden waste, including sticks, seeds and petals, to create his Natura Insects series. \u201cI think about the main shape of the insect,\u201d he says, \u201cand try to find something to satisfy that. It\u2019s very much like a puzzle.\u201d As the year progresses, his creative options change. \u201cI choose the materials according to what nature offers during that time. All four seasons offer many different materials to play with.\u201d The series started as a morning routine over coffee to sharpen his thoughts for the day. \u201cIt was never meant to be a complex process, but rather an easygoing, morning mind-stretching exercise.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hcpss.instructure.com\/courses\/107\/pages\/problem-solving\">Problem Solving: Grade 4 Mathematics<\/a> There looks like there is a lot of resources on this site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controlaltachieve.com\/2016\/04\/writing-prompt-generator.html?m=1\">Control Alt Achieve: Random Writing Prompt Generator with Google Sheets<\/a><br \/>\n<blockquote><p>To prove this I have used Google Sheets to create a \u201cRandom Writing Prompt Generator\u201d that randomly pulls from a list of about 2,000 adjectives and 1,000 nouns to create over 2 million unique prompts. See below to get your own copy of the Sheet, learn how it works, and get more ideas on how to help your students write poems, stories, or other creations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/5ENT7MdTBEaSC\/\">Create &amp; Innovate with Keynote<\/a> Pile of resources for keynote in classroom, links, embeded videos and some templates. (<em>All About Me, Choose Your Own Adventure, Coding with Keynote, Eclipse Animations, Green Screen, Holograms, Illuminated Text (Poetry in Motion), Infographics, Invisible Buttons, Learning Journals, Prototype, Quiz Shows, Selfie Bingo &amp; Shape Stories<\/em>. )<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literacywithmissp.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/29\/the-literacy-calendar-2018-19\/\">The Literacy Calendar 2018-19 \u2013 Literacy with Miss P<\/a> The following table provides a map of the academic year with a range of key calendar events. It includes national days or weeks and a whole host of school competitions and events. I\u2019ve also added some key children\u2019s literature award dates as it\u2019s always good to keep an eye out for new and exciting quality texts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrjonesict.com\/2018\/07\/22\/ade-worldwide-institute-2018-5-star-points-from-the-lone-star-state\/\">ADE Worldwide Institute 2018: 5 Star Points From The Lone Star State. | Next Generation Learning; Today&#8230;<\/a> As far as Pages is concerned, it too has brilliant functionality with the Apple Pencil, effectively becoming a powerful sketching tool as well. The workflow means you can easily create interactive EPUB books that can be viewed in iBooks. When starting a document, scroll down to find the Books template. Once selected, you can add text, photos, image galleries, videos, shapes, tables, charts and your own drawings to your document. On iOS you can also record audio directly to your document. This effectively means we will no longer need to spend \u00a35 on purchasing the Book Creator App.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theartofed.com\/lesson-plans\/\">Lesson Plans &#8211; The Art of Ed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/files\/resources\/lesson_images\/lesson391\/biopoem.pdf\">Bio Poem<\/a> template PDF. I&#8217;ve used and amended this many times, unfortunately I&#8217;ll not be able to this year as for some of my pupils this is the third year in my class!<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>A Bio Poem is all about you. It is a way for you to introduce yourself to others. Take some time to think about yourself \u2013 your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Then, use the template and example below to write your own Bio Poem.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faheystech.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/flipgridmath.html\">Mr. Fahey&#8217;s Tech: UPDATED!!! 13 Ways to Enhance Math Lessons with Flipgrid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Featured image: my own, I spent a fair bit of the summer trying to get close to butterflies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of the things I&#8217;ve tagged classroom over the summer holidays. A garden alive with art: all-natural insect sculptures \u2013 in pictures I think my class might like this as it combines outdoors, insects and art. I suspect it is trickier than it looks to get these sorts of results. 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