Nodehill Study Skills

Plans and resources for the summer term

Download Plans Term 3.1 and 3.2 2009 Year 5 and 6

Download Plans Term 3.1 Year 6

Download Revision booklet

Resources for detective unit can all be downloaded at http://www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/pink_panther.html

 

Plans Jan - Apr 09

These are pretty much the same as last years with a few changes here and there. All resources will be in the pink folders in the library.

Download Plans_Term_2.1_2009_Year_5

Download Plans_Term_2.2_2009_Year_5

Download Plans_Term_2.1_2009_Year_6

Download Plans_Term_2.2_2009_Year_6

6ER

In this section chn from 6ER will be able to self-evaluate and assess units by leaving comments and feedback.

6RB

In this section chn from 6RB will be able to self-evaluate and assess units by leaving comments and feedback.

5AS

In this section chn from 5AS will be able to self-evaluate and assess units by leaving comments and feedback.

Learning Styles

To make your own multiple intelligence wheel click the following link:

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

Plans for the Autumn term 2008!

It’s that time of the year again; Holidays nearly over and time to go back to school!

I’ve spent some time revising last year’s plans and simplifying the Real Game, breaking it down into lessons, which fit in with our school timetable.

Year 5 will again start the year looking at the brain and learning styles/ multiple intelligences.  Last year the children feedback that they wanted to learn about the brain in more detail so I’ve added an extra lesson and included how to improve brain function looking at things like diet, brain training, brain gym etc. Children will then move on to exploring the different intelligences and work out which ones apply to them best.  They will learn how their learning is affected by their learning style and how they can overcome difficulties they may encounter in class and other learning situations.

In the second half of the term they will do the “What’s in my head?” unit, which worked very well last year and the children, enjoyed. The idea for this unit came from the book "Display a Creative Curriculum, Ages 5-11" (Noel McHugh and Stephen Springnett).  This unit will encourage children to self-analyse and explore their strengths and weaknesses.  It will look at ways in which our strengths, weaknesses and perceptions of ourselves can affect our learning.  Children will be creating a “What’s In My Head?” collage and will present these to their peers.  These will then be used for display purposes.  By learning about themselves children will have an accurate perception of their different abilities.  They will also be expected to consider ways in which to overcome difficulties in coping with situations in which they may not feel comfortable working in.

 

 

Download medium_term_1.1 and 1.2 2008 year 5.doc

Download plans_term_1.1 2008 Year 5.doc

Download plans_term_1.2 2008 Year 5.doc

Year 6 will continue where they left off with the Real Game last year (see post on Real Game).

I’ve broken down the first four units of the Real Game into lessons, as this will be easier to manage planning wise.  However if there is still time at the end of these lessons there is plenty more of the Real Game to be getting on with! 

Download plans_term_1.1 and 1.2 2008 Year 6.doc

Any feedback or ideas very much appreciated!

 

 

 

 

 

Form based time...

Last week we had some form based time.  Mrs Bushell used this time to create a town with her class (similar to what the year 5s and 6s are doing with the Real Game).  I’ve been given the work they produced which is fantastic.  There towns include everything you would expect to see in any real town, things like a library, shops, different types of housing and schools.  It’s great to see links being made to real life projects and problems in the classroom.  Here are some photos!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5NG did some Emotional Literacy work.  We started off looking at some emotions flash cards.  The children then moved on to writing about times in which they had felt some of these emotions.  We then had a circle time and discussed times when we’ve felt happy, angry, excited, upset, frightened and confident.    After break we discussed anger and how best to deal with situations which make you angry.  Children completed a work sheet about anger management.  Finally to finish the morning off we spoke about how important it is to be complimentary to our friends and family.  The children drew around their hands and then cut them out.  They wrote their names in the middle and then I shared out the hands amongst the class.  On each of the fingers on the hand the children wrote 5 nice things about the person the hand belonged to.  The children were then given their hands back and decorated them.  We then displayed them on our Study Skills board.

 

From Mrs Sivier...

In form based time recently I have done some 'real life' thinking and
discussions tasks - one based on NASA and children had to decide which
equipment was the most useful to complete a trek across the moon (!)
and another one, which took longer but led to lots of interesting
discussion, about life after the nuclear holocaust where children were
one of a small group of people left but there was not enough space in
the bunker or resources for them all to stay and they had to decide who
should remain. This task was not so straight-forward as the space one
and can be made more complicated by mixing up the characters (i.e. a
doctor who is also the disabled person). Both times I did these the
classes - once my own and once a mixed class of 6NS and 6LR - the
children really enjoyed them and almost everyone got involved in the
discussion as there was not the focus on right and wrong.

 

The Make it Real Game

This half term pupils in Years 5 and 6 will be working on the “Make it Real Game” projects.  The current Year 5 will continue with their projects in September whilst the new Year 5s work on the learning styles topics.

 

In the “Make it Real Game” pupils learn by experience, mostly in small groups, in a simulated community. They assume life/work roles and work together in their roles functioning as working people in their community. The learning is designed to be fun! Pupils start by creating and naming their town and local neighbourhoods. They locate key public buildings, choose and plan housing and identify transport options. Pupils then form and name a small company, hire staff, secure offices and finally they carry out an assignment as a business team.

 

During the process pupils learn personal and interpersonal skills and:

• begin to understand the services and occupations that make up a town;
• start to understand terms such as community, business, career and occupation;
• learn the importance of education and qualifications in getting jobs; and gain an understanding that there are different learning pathways.

 

For more information or to order the game visit http://www.realgame.co.uk/content/1144583073.221/

Cool stuff!!!

Many of you asked for games and "cool stuff to do", to be posted on the blog when the questionnaires came round.  I've been looking around and am going to be posting links to websites which have some fun Study Skills activities and educational games to help with your learning!

I hope you enjoy these!  Miss Garcia

http://sf.factmonster.com/homework/studyskills1.html  Year 6 this site has some good revision tips

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/macintyr/Homework%20and%20Study%20Skills.htm  Good Study Skills tips for everyone

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/index.htm  Create your own learning styles wheel.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/  Good games and activities to help you with your learning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml  Need help with revision???

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/  All subjects.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/  Maths activities

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/7.cfm  Good booster activities!