Iām a sucker for a craze, especially Wordle, and if I’m being honest with myself, I also love those Pop-It fidget toys. Ā I was thinking about trends of previous years and am glad to leave bottle flipping firmly in the … Continue reading Remember Why You Love Teaching
In learning, certain things have value donāt they? Maths is full of them. 3.14 for example ā Thatās the value of pi. I know that one. But when we look at English, how do we value words? Are there some words and phrases that are intrinsically more useful than others? What for example is the value of the word āsaidā in writing? If my sonās primary school teachers are to be believed there isnāt any. It may be one of the top 100 words used in the English language but its value in writing is negated greatly when it comes … Continue reading The Value of ‘Said’
Content writer Becky Driver picks out some science resources that could tie you over until the final lesson of term ticks round. Are you struggling for ideas for the next few days? Iāve found a few resources to get you … Continue reading Very Very Nearly There: Fun Science Activities for Those Last Few Lessons
Content writer Penny has confessions of unrequited love… I have a confession to make: Iām in love with another man. Itās a crush which started when I was ten, and itās never gone away. If anything, Iād say my passion … Continue reading Me and Bill 4Ever
With the complicated concepts that maths teachers have to work with it is sometimes so easy to fall into the trap of perpetuating a student misconception. Sometimes misunderstandings are directly caused by the things we say or the way we present ideas. Sarah Garry considers how we can address these issues and prevent further confusion. In the first in a series on maths misconceptions Sarah addresses all things negative numbers. Follow-up Consolidate pupilsā negative numbers understanding with this Colour by Numbers worksheet. (Find more info on using Colour by Numbers in the secondary classroom here.) Sign up for a free … Continue reading Video Blog: Misconceptions in Maths – Negative Numbers
Sam Turton talks us through her favourite genre. How It All Started My name is Sam and Iām a Gothic addict. Sign me up to Hotel Transylvania right now! When I first decided to study English at university, I never dreamt that I would get to study a whole module on Gothic fiction. I was in my element! We read Horace Walpoleās The Castle of Otranto, Ann Radcliffeās The Mysteries of Udolpho, Sheridan le Fanuās Carmilla, Anne Riceās Interview with the Vampire and many others. My essay for the unit focussed on Riceās novel compared with Stokerās Dracula and the … Continue reading Gothic Fiction and Why I Love It
In this blog Claire Brown, science teacher extraordinaire and one of our science content writers, provides a background to some of her favourite resources. How long does it take for one teacher to plan an outstanding lesson? Well here’s a little sneak peek into the production process that is hidden behind the doors at Twinkl HQ. The production process is incredibly rigorous to ensure that the best quality science products are provided for teachers, teaching assistants and parents alike. A single resource pack could take a content writer up to 15 hours to make and that is before it has … Continue reading KS3 Science: An Insight into Our Electricity Unit of Work
In this blog, our content writer Fiona breaks down her process for writing a āstudent-ledā booklet for Ecology and tantalises us with talk of more to come! Fiona has been teaching for 9 years. She loves finding innovative and exciting ways to engage and inspire students in science, helping them to see the real-world applications of their learning. How do I find the time?! Letās be honest, there are not enough hours in the day or lessons in a week to fit all that AQA biology specification content in all the detail you want to. And no matter how meticulously … Continue reading Encourage flipped learning in your AQA GCSE science classes
Content writer Charlotte talks us through the process of creating Maths Activity Mats and explains how to best use them in the classroom. Who Am I? Iām Charlotte and have been working with Twinkl Secondary for two years. I worked in schools for 10 years as a Maths Teacher then Head of Department and am now a School Governor and Private Tutor as well as being at Twinkl. I began work onĀ Activity MatsĀ a year and a half ago and since then theyāve grown and grown, with all of the Secondary Maths Team having input into their creation. Whatās Great About … Continue reading Need maths worksheets? Check out our Maths Activity Mats!
