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Chaching plprimarystars.com strengthen critical and creative thinking, engender strikerboy.com education.co.uk innovation, foster social consciousness and nurture global collaboration. www.primaryplus.com | 3 Contents Primary Plus Exclusive ISSUE 1.2 REGULARS 3 Breaktime 45 Lesson plans 11 The Creative Mind 104 Subscribe today 31 Best practice 108 Wild maths 109 Teach Primary India Launch INTERVIEW 21 Live with Pooja Bedi “Studying and learning is something that I have never stopped.”- Vandana Lulla Principal Podar International School VOICES 12 Sanjay Bhartiya 71 Teresa Cremin “Education means exposing the mind to an You can’t force someone to love books, but you can atmosphere of creative activity.” tempt them to become a dedicated devourer of stories. 17 Carley Sefton Early educators have the power to change 72 Stephen Lockyer children’s view of the world for the better. Prepping a book for your class can unlock many benefits for you and the children. 19 Nikky Smedley 74 Christine Chen & Lindsay Pickton Don’t be allow yourself to be distracted from what With these dice games, children will understand how your children are trying to tell you… changing a single preposition can make a powerful impact on the reader. 29 Barbara Isaacs Sensory experiences can lay the foundations for 76 Rachel Clarke academic success. Does your class learn how to spell words one week, only to forget the next? It’s time for a more memora- FREE 35 Dandelion Education ble strategy… In the great outdoors there are no boundaries to GI creativity. 79 Bob Cox FT These ideas will help children of all abilities to engage 36 Pre-school Learning Alliance with more challenging texts. See page 104 for your Care must be taken when using smartphones and tablets to support communication skills. 80 Irena Brignull subscription o er Use the powerful appeal of movies to explore narratives in new ways… 38 Shahneila Saeed There’s more to do before we’ll be teaching 82 Pie Corbett computing as well as we should. Channel children’s imagination into writing about worlds full of wonder and secrets. 40 Thomas Johnston Yes, teens can be tempted to use their phones and 86 Felicity Ferguson & Ross Young tablets for learning – but for goodness’ sake, don’t Good verbal feedback can cut your workload and try too hard to be ‘cool’… help children become accomplished writers. 41 Kirstine Beeley 88 Rebecca Jakes With smart devices and software you can help If you haven’t seen the writing tool that’s causing so children express their creativity in a host of ways. much excitement amongst teachers on Twitter, you should try it in class tomorrow… 56 Beth Smith Teach perimeter in a way that will recap and 90 John Bolton In the early years, our focus should be on developing deepen understanding. logical thinking skills. 59 Mike Askew 106 Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra Encourage independent mathematical thinking by “We must engage children in classrooms that are carefully considering the activity that a task will free of fear.” generate. 114 Ms. Rakhee Chhabria 70 Beth Smith “We connect educators with one another so they www.primaryplus.com | 6 Help children nail the Y6 maths SATs by encouraging can share creative and innovative ideas.” them to use pictorial representations. Send your Queries/letters to [email protected] PATRONS: Dr.(Mrs.)Shayama Chona Padma S hri & Padma Bhushan Awardee Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra Contents Academic Evangelist ISSUE 1.2 Anita Malhotra Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram REGULARS Sara George St.Georges School, Alaknanda 3 Breaktime 45 Lesson plans Anjum BabuKhan 11 The Creative Mind 104 Subscribe today director, Glendale's Academy Meenu Goswami 31 Best practice 108 Wild maths Bal Bharti Public School Sneh Verma 109 Teach Primary India Kulachi Hansraj Model School Lesson plans Launch Manju Rana Seth Anandram Jaipuria School 46 GET FIT WITH FIVE-A-DAY 66 PLAN AN IMAGINARY TRIP TO EXERCISES RUSSIA INTERVIEW Sudha Singh Ryan International School 48 MAKE SOLUBILITY EXCITING BY 68 MOTIVATE YOUR FOOTIE FANATICS 21 Ritu Kohli USING CANDYFLOSS WITH POP ART Live with Pooja Bedi Eicher School, Faridabad “Studying and learning is something Virendra Upadhye 50 HOST YOUR OWN VOCABULARY 94 TRIGONOMETRY WITHOUT TEARS Chairman, Lab India MARKETPLACE 97 STRIKE A CHORD that I have never stopped.”- Vandana Lulla Atul Goswami 52 LET'S PLAY A GAME OF RIVER Principal Podar International School ED, BNI India Central CONSEQUENCES 99 A BUG’S LIFE Akash Khandelwal VOICES Co Founder, Nash Education Technology 54 MAKE A MONSTROUS MASK! 101 WHAT LIES BENEATH… 64 MAKE PREDICTIONS WITH REAL- 12 Sanjay Bhartiya 71 Teresa Cremin GROUP EDITOR: You can’t force someone to love books, but you can TIME STATISTICS “Education means exposing the mind to an Manbir Bedi atmosphere of creative activity.” tempt them to become a dedicated devourer of stories. [email protected] Powered By Aditi Misra DPS Sec45 Gurugram 17 Carley Sefton 72 Stephen Lockyer EDITOR: Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Mamta Bhatnagar Early educators have the power to change Director, Manav Sthali School children’s view of the world for the better. Prepping a book for your class can unlock many Pooja Bedi Private Schools : A Crusador benefits for you and the children. Usha Chopra Chairperson New Era Public School 19 Nikky Smedley STRATEGIC ADVISOR: S K Bhattacharya 74 Christine Chen & Lindsay Pickton President Action Committee, Former Principal Bal Don’t be allow yourself to be distracted from what Dr. Deepak Narwal Yash dev Gupta With these dice games, children will understand how Bharati Public School Chairman KR Manglam World School your children are trying to tell you… changing a single preposition can make a powerful Economic Senator Europe T R Gupta William impact on the reader. Chairman Mount Carmel School 29 Barbara Isaacs Chief Advisor Action Commitee, VP, CMC DAV ASSOCIATE EDITORS: A K JETHY Sensory experiences can lay the foundations for 76 Rachel Clarke Yogdhyan Ahuja Neetu Bedi, Preeti Kwatra Chairman Mother Teraca Public School academic success. Patron Action committee, Chairman, Does your class learn how to spell words one week, Khushboo Wadhwani only to forget the next? It’s time for a more memora- Vivekanand Public school A S Rana Chairperson, Indraprastha World School FRE 35 Dandelion Education ble strategy… S L Jain E DESIGNERS: In the great outdoors there are no boundaries to Sr. VP Action Committee, Ashok Pandey GIFT creativity. 79 Bob Cox Anil Chawla, Deepanshu Arora Director Mahavir Sr Sec School Principal Alchon International School These ideas will help children of all abilities to engage M S Rawat L P Verma 36 Pre-school Learning Alliance with more challenging texts. PRO: GS Action Committee, Saint Prayag Public School Director Mayur Public School Subhash Dhingra See page 104 for your Care must be taken when using smartphones and Rakshita Pandey 80 Irena Brignull Sneh International School subscription o er tablets to support communication skills. Bharat Arora Use the powerful appeal of movies to explore INTERNATIONAL GROUP Chairman, Mount Abu R C Jain narratives in new ways… 38 Shahneila Saeed ADVERTISING HEAD: Sanjay Bhartiya Chairman Delhi States Public School Association Principal Nav Bharti Public School R K Sharma There’s more to do before we’ll be teaching 82 Pie Corbett Richard Stebbing computing as well as we should.