what's on lgfl for primary - summer 2009 unfinsihed

8/14/2019 What's on LGfL for Primary - Summer 2009 Unfinsihed

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Foundation and Early Years

PB Bear (P)LGfL PB Bear provides 5online video stories and talkingbooks, with differentiated

activities based on Foundationgoals. The activities are alsomapped to the KS1 curriculum.Produced in collaboration witha team of teachers andadvisers from London schools,It is the result of the LGfLpartnership with PearsonLongman.You can find it in theFoundation as well as the KS1

Literacy, Numeracy and ICTmenus.

Each story contains a numberof differentiated activitiesbased on Foundation goals.The activities are also mappedto the KS1 curriculum.

You can find a summary of theactivities by selecting theActivity menu button from the

Stories home page

Magic School from I-Board (P)Choose a character, dressthem up and change their

appearance then visit one ofthe play rooms for a variety ofEY-focused activities.In this example, children canexplore the sounds ofinstruments in the music room,compose a performance andplay it on the music system onthe wall.Find this atwww.iboard.lgfl.net


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Literacy

Talking Stories 1 for KS1 from 2Simple (P)

Five online talking stories onKS1 QCA topics (mainlyHistory and Geography). Thetext is spoken out in a rangeof languages and all storiesinclude activities for a rangeof subjects.The stories use Shockwavev10; if they dont load it willbe because your machinehas an older version.

Talking Stories 2: Multimodal teaching resources for key stage 2

This resource is in the KS2 Literacymenu. It supports the renewedframework for KS2 Literacy.The stories are Coleridges TheAncient Mariner; Sherlock Holmesin the Red-Headed League, theforest scene from MidsummersNight Dream, Food, and a co-production with the Met around therole of PCSOs.Each is an incredibly rich resource,supporting extensive work at KS2Literacy, possibly up to 4 weeks insome cases, with additional off-computer resources for activities.

2Simple Talking Stories 3 (for KS1 and 2)

Find this in the KS1 and 2 English menus or directly at www.stories3.lgfl.netThe third collection of talking

stories from 2Simple software incollaboration with LGfL is nowavailable online for Londonschools. This popular resourcehas now been expanded withfamiliar stories andtraditional tales from around theworld. Featured stories include:Orpheus, A Trip in the Car, TheWishing Tree, The Emperor andhis Advisor& The Parrots and the

Raja. One unique feature of thenew collection is the ability to writeand save your own stories online.


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I-Board Literacy for key stage 1 (available in full by Sept 2009)

This resource is in the KS1 Literacy menu or directly atwww.iboard.lgfl.net.

You can search by year and topic to find an activity to support KS1.

There are a limited number of activities at the moment, but will be arriving by the day witha full complement by the autumn term

i-learn Speaking and Listening for KS1 and 2 (available autumn 2009)

Produced by Cambridge University Press this KS1 and 2 resource will be available intheautumn termi-learn: speaking and listening hasbeen designed to support the firstfour strands of the new PrimaryFramework for literacy. It is highly

flexible and open-ended to allow foreasy integration into all areas of thecurriculum. It can be used as abooster if children need support andreinforcement of particular skills, aspart of a whole-school speaking andlistening solution, or integrated intoexisting planning units - either inliteracy or in other curriculum areas..

Perform a Poem in collaboration with Michael Rosen autumn term 2009

The Perform-a-poem site will be a video-uploading feature, along the lines ofMichael Rosens Poetry-Friendly mini-site:http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/Poetry-Friendly-ClassroomSchools will use their LGfL teacherusernames in order for teachers to uploadvideos of their pupils performances of newor out of copyright poems, subject tosatisfactory e-safe procedures. The site

will provide resources for teachers onchoosing and writing poems, performing,filming, editing and uploading videos.
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Numeracy

I-Board Numeracy (for KS1)

Find this in the KS1 Maths menu ordirectly atwww.iboard.lgfl.net

I-Board Numeracy is

organised into the seven newstrands across each year group,

has over hundreds of interactivemaths activities to strengthenpedagogy and employwhiteboards as an effectiveresource

Multemaths for the renewed framework at KS2 (P)

Developed in conjunction with AnitaStraker and BEAM, Mult-e-Mathsoffers flexible primary mathematicssoftware designed for whole classteaching using an interactivewhiteboard. It promotes a range ofpedagogic approaches and the 600activities in Mult-e-Maths draw on

different teaching strategies,techniques and tools to ensureprogress for all.

MathsRaps for KS2 (P)

Numbers and Calculations,Shape and Space and SolvingProblems 22 online rap videoscovering basic rules for KS2

Numeracy.

Find them in the KS2 Mathsmenu or directly atwww.mathsraps.lgfl.net

Get down with the PercentagePosse its cool to know therule!
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Science

Virtual Experiments for KS1 (P)

Collins Virtual Experiments forall Infant Years is up andrunning on LGfL. You can find itin the KS1 Science menu.It covers all the units of QCAPrimary Science with structuredintroductions, onlineexperiments and extensionactivities. LGfL has added abrief and straightforward guideto support staff INSET and alink to the BBCs excellentScience Clips website which

offer a complementary list ofindividual activities if lessinteractive and structured.

Virtual Experiments for all of KS2 (P)

Collins Virtual Experiments forall Junior Years is up andrunning on LGfL. You can find itin the KS2 Science menus.It covers all the units of QCAPrimary Science with structuredintroductions, onlineexperiments and extensionactivities. LGfL has added abrief and straightforward guideto support staff INSET and a linkto the BBCs excellent ScienceClips website which offer acomplementary list of individualactivities if less interactive andstructured.

Espresso At HomeThe London Grid for Learning has reached a unique agreement with Espresso. Using oursingle sign-on software, we can now offer access to the whole of Espresso content, athome, for those teachers from schools who subscribe to Espresso. Go to any menu for aKS1 or 2 core subject and select the Espresso at home for teachers option. You will beasked to enter you LGfL username and password before you can get access to theEspresso content.


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History

Holnet History of London (O)

The Second World War

Using exclusive resources on Londonand its people from the Imperial WarMuseum, this covers Evacuation, theBlitz, Shelters and Daily Life.

The downloadable teaching resourcesinclude a Y6 activity on producing a1940s class newspaper, a postcardwriting activity where pupils assume therole of a recently-billeted evacuee and acomplete work booklet for pupilscovering the topic inY3/4.

Victorian Schools

Using records from the LondonMetropolitan Archive the officialarchive of the London School Boardwhich ran schools in London from 1870to 1905 this section has a wealth ofvisual and text resources on Schools,Pupils, Subjects and Teachers. Thelatter section includes a timeline of thelife of a Victorian teacher, Mr ArthurSeer.

Virtual Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood (O)

A virtual visit to this popularmuseum, using the arrow keys tomove around a selection ofobjects.Designed in collaboration with theMuseums education dept and a

KS1 AST, the visit includes onlineactivities to support the Old Toys,New Toys QCA unit.Children can roam the exhibitsand pick their favourites to form abooklet of their virtual visit.


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Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish only)

Rigolo 1 and 2 for Primary French

This resource is now available online atwww.rigolo.lgfl.netRigolo is planned carefully so that non-specialist

and specialist language teachers can easilyfollow a structured progression. It is a teacher-led resource that combines engagingcharacters, animated stories and activities andhelps children to move into Speaking andListening too. Classroom teachers will find thatthe activities reflect their experiences with theNational Literacy Strategy.Rigolo 1 includes several teaching and planning tools for the classroom:

Scheme of work and mapping grids: a full medium term planning scheme for Rigolo 1, pluscorrelation documents showing how Rigolo 1 meets the KS2 Framework for ModernLanguages and covers the language from the QCA scheme of work units and 5-14

guidelines requirements. Flashcards Approximately 130 colour flashcard images with matching text captions to use

either electronically or printed out for classroom use. Worksheets eight differentiated worksheets for each unit, providing further classroom

practice in reading, writing and speaking skills. Teachers notes These are quick reference notes that are stored electronically. Certificates and portfolios Certificates for pupils and teachers to track their progress

through Rigolo 1.

Vamos 1 and 2 from Espresso

Module 1 of Espressos resource forKS2 Spanish, covering Greetings, InSchool, the Alphabet, Numbers,Days of the Week, Festivals and theWeather.Lots of video of native speakers,support activities and as usual up toEspressos high standards in its useof multimedia.Find it in the KS2 MFL menu and atwww.vamos.lgfl.netFuture news: LGfL will be working

with Espresso to produce module 2of Vamos available Spring 2008

RM Sonica Spanish (P)Sonica Spanish is an innovative softwareproduct commissioned by the DfES. SonicaSpanish is designed to help teachers,including modern foreign language(MFL) specialists, bring Spanish languageteaching into their classrooms.

Under a unique agreement, LGfL is hosting24 of its 240 activities as an online resource,for home and school use.
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RE, Citizenship and e-safety content on LGfL

Celebrating Us, Us Online and Who We Are (Premium content)

LGfLs co-production with ROAR for KS2 and 3 is proving tremendously popular, both as aCitizenship and as a cross-curricular resource.There are now three units for KS3:

Us Online which looks at the delicate balance between online safety and onlineresponsibility with separate units for KS1 and KS2

What We Do which focuses on the rights, roles and responsibilities we all have ascitizens irrespective of our age

Who We Are which looks at the issues of diversity focussing on identity,stereotyping, discrimination and migrationFind all at www.roar.lgfl.net

Espresso Faiths Module (P)

Espressos highly visual andengaging resources have wonawards and praise in equal amount.Commissioned by LGfL, EspressoFaiths looks at the six major worldfaiths as we would find them in

London communities, with Londonchildren explaining their faithcommunity to other London children.Find this in the KS2 RE menu.


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Music

MusicTrax for KS1 (P)

Coming soon

This unique resource for KS1 Musiccomes from a collaboration betweenLambeth Music Services andCharanga. It supports both the siningand playing aspects of KS1 Music.The instruments support4ed arerecorder, glockenspiel and djembe

Gigajam Junior Interactive Drum School (P)

Find this atwww.gigafun.lgfl.netGigabot takes youthrough lessons, videoclips, and a Gigapedia

glossary section, to giveyou all you need tointroduce the younglearner to the world ofdrumming.Start by going to theExploring the Drumssection to discover whateach part of a kit is calledand what it does and tobuild you own drum-kit.

Music and Fireworks from The Big Bus (P)

A drag and dropMusic and ICT activityfrom The Big Bus,another LGfL softwarepartner.Build a song and thenadd fireworks tocreate your own Son

et Lumiere
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Other products and services

Ballet Boyz (O) - find this at www.dance.lgfl.net

LGfL has been working with the Ballet Boyz Contemporary Dance company (MichaelNunn and William Trevitt) to produce online dance resources for all Key Stages.There are three productions with Encore specially designed for KS2.

The finished resources arenow available online andinclude: over 30 Ballet Boyzvideos more than 20 teacherguidance videos 3 pilot school video casestudies 10 plus performance

videos by Ballet Boyz

Marathonks1 and Marathonks 2

LGfL has commissioned a Primary PE unitbased on the theme of a collaborativemarathon. There will be KS1 and KS2versions. The units were delivered in stages

over the summer term 2009.They are already available atwww.marathonks1.lgfl.net

Podcast - find this at www.podcast.lgfl.net

Search for, play or create yourown podcast with this free-to-

use LGfL service.Pupils in Bexley have beencreating their own Frenchpodcasts and sending them totheir link school in Paris!
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Sharing Good Practice - LGfL and London LA projectsUnless otherwise stated, all of this content is open access. There is a common format:

Each project will include model lessons, including full plans, resources used orcreated and full curriculum mapping

Where possible, examples of childrens work will be includedWhere to find them

From any where on the LGfL portal, lookfor the Teaching and Learning tab, belowthe menu bar. Select the Projects optionfrom the drop-down list to go to the list ofLGfL projects.

Whilst LGfL or the LEA involved retain thecopyright for all materials, the resourcesare open for use within the educational

sector as long as there is no commercialpurpose involved and as long as the roleof LGfL and/or the LEA is recognised andprominently featured in any private orpublic publication.

Using Audio Network in the Primary Classroom

Find this atwww.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/hounslow/accounts/projects/audionetwork/Audio Network is afabulous resource. But

how would you use it inthe classroom to supportkey areas of thecurriculum?Alexandra Junior andHeston Infants schoolsin Hounslow have triedand tested a number ofdifferent ways in whichthe music files can beused to support Literacy,

ICT and Personal,Social and EmotionalDevelopment, as well asfun ways of using themusic files to help withclassroom andbehaviour management.This project comes with full lesson plans, downloadable classroom resources and videosof teachers explaining how they used this resource.
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Islington - Assessing Primary ICT (O)

CEA@Islington has produced a completeportfolio of pdf documents, exemplifyingthrough children's work the levels ofattainment in Primary ICT.

All four levels for all of the QCA units arecovered in a clear and accessible style, withteacher comments added to the pupils work.Find a link in both the KS1 and 2 ICT contentmenus.Schools will find this an invaluable aid in thedevelopment of their own portfolios of pupilswork.

Harrow Visual Literacy (O)This excellent project highlights the work

of a group of ASTs, using TAGs DigitalBlue, a cheap, robust digital camera.Working with a range of classes fromschools at both KS1 and 2, Harrow hasproduced some excellent examples of howto use basic video cameras to engageyoung pupils in producing innovative work.

London-Paris Links project

See this atwww.france.lgfl.netThis is a joint British Counciland LGfL project, workingvery closely with the directorfor all Paris Primary schools.So far 19 local authoritiesand 40 schools have beeninvolved in the initial stages

of this project which supportsPrimary MFL through directcollaboration with Parisschools. Schools in our twoworld cities work togetherusing safe community areasin the LGfL VLE to blog,chat, email and podcast toeach other. If you areinterested, contact you LAsMFL adviser.
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National Education Network contentYour connection to the London Grid, or possession of a LGfL username and password,gives you access to the open content of the other twelve Learning Grids across the UK.Here are a few examples.

Shared content on the National Education NetworkFind this from the NEN tab onLGfLs content grid or directly atwww.nen.gov.uk/tandl

Use the NENcontent table tosearch for free content

Audio Network (S)

12,000 high-quality music filesfrom a co-operative ofprofessional British composers.A paid-for resource providedby the NEN RBCs, savingschools up to 95 every timethey download a clip for use in

teachers and pupils work.The Audio Network licence hasbeen extended for another 3years, with lots of additionalfiles to download.

Weather stations (for KS2 to 4)

Find this in the KS2 to 4

Geography menus or directly atwww.weather.lgfl.net

With a new, friendlier front pageand now 30 stations plugged in,this LGfL-provided resource isproving to be one of the mostpopular on the NationalEducation Network
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