Anseo.net

The only way I will take a paycut is if every person in this country takes one too! In particular all the fat cats…Was reading today in the papers that artists are exempt from any form of tax? hilarious as we are the only country in the whole world to have this craziness..Also read that | Read on…

There are some tables that are really tough to learn – particularly the 6, 7 and 8 times tables.  There are a couple of stories and strategies, I’ve picked up along my travels that I have found working with some children. My favourite, by far, is eight multiplied by seven can be remembered with this | Read on…

I’m a member of a mailing list for principals and the topic of Interactive Whiteboards and value for money came up for discussion. One of the most heartening things for me was the amount of interest and knowledge that other principals had. One such principal gave some fantastic advice which would save a school thousands | Read on…

Introducing Text Types CD-ROM (Prim Ed) Introducing Text Types is a CD Rom published by Prim Ed.  It’s a very simple presentation package which outlines the 6 different types of writing the average senior primary student will encounter – Discussion, Explanation, Narrative, Procedure, Recount and Report.  To be honest, I was a little disappointed.  There’s | Read on…

When I began JP I was eager for the children to begin using readers and I bought a set of Little Phonics First Books: http://www.syntheticphonics.net/product.php?id=21 To begin with, when you haven’t covered too many sounds, the text in these stories may seem uninspired, however the children have such a sense of achievement because they are | Read on…