FREE Educational Companies subscriptions and resources for the coronavirus (covid-19) School closures
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FREE Educational Companies subscriptions and resources for the coronavirus (covid-19) School closures

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There have been more and more educational companies offering to either give free resources, or a months free subscriptions. So I will highlight the ones I am aware of here, with a BRIEF DESCRIPTION of what they do, (there are so many) it has to be brief as there are quite a few, and i expect a few more to appear in the coming weeks as more and more countries start to have to close kindergartens, schools and universities.

Home Schooling during the Novel Corona Virus.
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Home Schooling during the Novel Corona Virus.

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Well i am a teacher based in Hong Kong so we find ourselves under a defacto quarantine arrangement. I actually wrote this a couple of weeks ago and decided not to post it in the hope it would have all blown over. However students are now out of school until the 16th of March, and teachers are being asked to come up with online learning activities to try to bridge the gap.

Classroom Activities for Younger and ESL Students.
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Classroom Activities for Younger and ESL Students.

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Work gets in the way so it is just a quick update today, I put onto Facebook an Animal Domino’s activity and it took off! 10000 people downloaded it in just one day, so that gave me a big smile all day. I hope it was useful for you if you downloaded it.

Junior Science: Make a Floating Compass.
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Junior Science: Make a Floating Compass.

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emember seeing this on an old ( very old) English TV show called Why Don’t You, when i was a kid and running off to my mum sewing kit to try to take her needles. I tried to explain it to her that if ever we were lost i was learning how to save us. Luckily she let me go.

How To Make Your Own Educational App
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How To Make Your Own Educational App

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I have had a few requests and inquires over the last few weeks about making or how to make apps for education. All of which i have answered as best i can. My journey into this came from a constant search for games to play in my classroom, which is why i have also lists of the ones i use on the site as well. I really struggled to find ones that I thought were suitable for my learners.

How to use Augmented Reality (AR) in the Classroom
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How to use Augmented Reality (AR) in the Classroom

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Using AR ( Augmented Reality) in the classroom can be an awesome experience. There are AR books, Apps, websites and ideas all designed for students, schools and classrooms. Here we show you some of the best!

10 Amazing Junior Stem and Science lessons for Primary and ESL Students.
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10 Amazing Junior Stem and Science lessons for Primary and ESL Students.

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STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) in Primary schools is really REALLY effective. Showing students real work uses for the subjects they are learning, and pairing it with their nature curiosity and enthusiasm is a great success if planned and implemented well. Here we give 10 examples of great STEM lessons to get you started.

Teach Your Monster to Read: The Best Phonics App for Junior Students.
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Teach Your Monster to Read: The Best Phonics App for Junior Students.

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It almost pains me to write that title. I make apps to help students, I have about 12 of them on both Google and Apple and they are pretty good. None of them are the one I am talking about here though. Here is is all about Teach Your Monster to Read made, and made really well, by Usborne in the U.K. The links are all at the bottom for the app and website.