Creative Writing – Using a Poem as Inspiration

Today at Dragontree we were working on our creative writing. We began by reading and analysing “The Magic Box” by Kit Wright, focusing on the writing style and the language used throughout the poem, e.g use of alliteration, powerful verbs, superlatives , etc.
The children discussed the magical and mysterious theme throughout and how the poet [...]

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Learning about the Normans

Here at Dragontree we do many cross-curricular topics. Today we were practising our researching skills and writing skills in the preparation of a flipchart for our Promethean Activeboard. I began by creating a template for a series of lessons which enabled us to find out about each of the Norman dynasty in turn. The basic [...]

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Climatic Zones – an Interactive Treat

In Geography and Environmental Studies we have been learning about the different climatic zones. We have used a range of sources, from the fabulous David Attenborough on DVD (we love the BBC), Key Stage 3 study guides from CGP (good as a starting point of what to cover in a topic), a variety of books [...]

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Using our DS Lites for Learning

Since returning to our studies after the Christmas break, we have been experimenting with the use of Nintendo DS Lites in our learning activities. We spend 20 minutes at the beginning of the morning session and 20 minutes at the beginning of the afternoon with our DS machines. I work on More Brain Training (yes, [...]

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