Today’s Ideas for Phonics Displays are brought to you by the pure ‘i’ sound. A couple of people have posted on the Classroom Displays Facebook Page recently looking for ideas for phonics displays and I’ve been really pleased and impressed with the willingness of people to help. Kyle asked for help: “Hello all, any [...]
Ten quick ideas for interactive display corners: An interactive display corner can quickly be set up in your classroom, where students research or explore a particular topic. They are ideal for “what do I do now times?” but make sure all students get a chance for play as those who may benefit most might miss [...]
Classroom display courses can be quite hard to find. Face to face courses or INSETS often take up a whole day and I know that eats into your valuable time. That is one of the reasons that classroom display courses work so well for e-learning. It is an ideal topic to learn about on line [...]
Today’s guest post comes from Debbie who has a new site about Emotional Literacy Support. I am always on the look out for good resources to support Emotional Literacy displays (it was a Facebook conversation with Debbie that sparked the Warm Fuzzies post the other week!) and Debbie’s new site promises to have some excellent [...]
If you are new to making classroom displays or you are not even working in a school yet there are some basic points about classroom displays that can be a bit confusing. Once you have grasped these basic things you might want to explore a bit further and join me in the 6 week online [...]
‘Warm fuzzies’ are used as part of a range of positive behaviour strategies and to help teach emotional literacy. They are usually small wooly pompoms which can either be decorated or plain. A ‘warm fuzzy’ in the classroom can be used as a physical representation of the warm, happy feeling that any act of being [...]
The Vikings Are Coming Viking displays are a popular and usually people go for the classic Viking long boat. Just recently posted in the Classroom Displays Flickr group by Sway1233 this one is particularly fun as it includes photos of the children disguised as Vikings. You can adapt this idea for lots of other displays, [...]
Are you worried about how to remove the Sparklebox tool bar? Do you have the Sparklebox toolbar on your school laptop? I know lots of teachers still do despite all the warnings about the site. I also know that removing toolbars can be a bit daunting. I found a resource via a Twitter conversation the [...]
A big question when you finally get to the holidays is the extent to which you get ready for your new class before the term starts. I want to look at how you can prepare your classroom for the new school year and still have some time for yourself. I’ve written about this before (Leaving [...]