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22/12/2022
Friday teatime online workshops incoming!
18TH NOVEMBER 415PM – CATS VS DOGS!
25TH NOVEMBER 415PM – INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS FROM THE INFINITE IMAGINATION!
2ND DECEMBER 415PM – WINTER WARMERS: CUTE FESTIVE ANIMALS!
9TH DECEMBER 415PM – WINTER WARMERS: FESTIVE KAWAII SPECIAL!
16TH DECEMBER 415PM – WACKY WINTER WONDERS!
23RD DECEMBER 415PM – FANTASTIC FESTIVE FREESTYLE FUNKINESS!
For more info and booking: www.crazycomicclub.co.uk/bookings
19/12/2022
❄️ SOLSTICE QUIZ ❄️
🌙 Wednesday 21st December 7pm
🌙 £1 per person/family
🌙 Join us for another epic quiz hosted by Jake! Last years was a massive hit. Winner receives the coveted Humanatees trophy!
🌙 This will not be recorded, so only register if you can be there live. Write down your answers and email them in at the end.
🌙 Jake tells me there’s a round called Sprout or Goblin 🤔 so good luck with that!
🌙 Suitable for all ages, individuals or families.
🌙 Have fun!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3J3fJsswQ8uys0OTUod4Pg
18/12/2022
Show Don't Tell in a (quick) Nutshell!
Last week, in one of my free comprehension sessions, I asked the kids to put up their hands if they were unsure how to use ‘Show Don’t Tell’. I would say half of the fifty-four kids on the call put up their hands.
If it’s cold, don’t tell me that, have your character shiver, put on a coat, etc. Tell me their breath was ‘smoke in the air’.
If it’s sunny, have them put on sunglasses or sweat. Don’t tell me it’s sunny.
If your character is sad, don’t tell me that, have their eyes mist and their lip quiver.
If someone is tall, have them stoop beneath the door frame and so on.
I asked them if they knew when to show and when to tell. Again, many didn’t. We absolutely need to tell at times. To show all or tell all would be boring.
To make it simple, I told them two basics things:
1) Tell the boring stuff (write this quickly with brevity). The exposition stuff should be brief and earn its place.
2) Show the interesting stuff (use descriptive language here). The action stuff should be shown.
17/12/2022
Brand new KS2 Science term of webinar sessions uploaded! I had the most requests for “more human anatomy” and “more about germs/microbes and the immune system” so this is what I’ve come up with! Booking link and full info: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DkXFAuJGQMaD_CEIE07-XQ
Key stage 2 means a level of science that 7-11 year olds generally work at (according to UK National curriculum). However, I also have some slightly older students (12-13 year olds) who also enjoy these, and slightly younger (5-6 year olds). Feel free to give one a go and see if it suits your child’s science level - if it doesn’t, and it’s your first session, I’m more than happy to offer a refund or suggest an alternative session.
Each webinar is 30 minutes, 1-130pm on Monday afternoons, however, if you register, you will also receive a full recording, worksheet and slides, so you do not need to come live! Lives have the slight added benefit of a live typed Q&A to ask me questions. Each webinar is £1.50. You can book each webinar individually in the drop down list by ticking which ones you’d like to come to. You can choose to just come to one or two, or book the whole term at once. Please ensure you check for an email from Zoom which should be instant, automatic and contain your live login info. If you don’t receive the email, please contact me ASAP! My email is [email protected].
Note: many of these sessions have simple follow along “experiments” or activities as part of the webinar. Please check the full booking description on the link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DkXFAuJGQMaD_CEIE07-XQ
For details of equipment (I always try pick things that use cheap household items). If you don’t have these things in - still absolutely come along! There will still be quizzes, slides and lots of watching and learning me complete the activity.
REGISTER HERE https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DkXFAuJGQMaD_CEIE07-XQ
16/12/2022
Shakespearean Christmas Puns Workshop Live and interactive English workshop for age 7-13
13/12/2022
Today it’s Jake’s turn, at 7pm he will be telling the story of Persephone, don’t miss it!
Sign up is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rqn5dOPfQv2tpjNdqNdL9w
THESE ARE FREE WEBINARS but donations to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/clare-green-526?utm_term=37xa7G7Gb would be very gratefully received in memory of Giorgia Green.
13/12/2022
Hi everyone
I have a few places left in KS3 and IGCSE English groups for next term.
Lessons are £9.50 each for KS3 and £10.50 each for IGCSE.
Next term, KS3 will be studying a unit on speech writing. We will be studying famous, influential speeches and learning to write our own about issues that matter to us.
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! 😊
You can also find out more on my website: www.englishelephant.co.uk
12/12/2022
Tomorrow kicks off the first of our charity webinars! First up is Damian from Earthlings Learning talking about our changing earth and why time travellers need swimsuits!
Sign up is on: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g3AT-aeBTVG2WYra4GRKzA
THESE ARE FREE WEBINARS but donations to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/clare-green-526?utm_term=37xa7G7Gb would be very gratefully received in memory of Giorgia Green.
08/12/2022
Learn to code in the Minecraft Mod Club - [For members of The Code Zone] Support from your Hack Club or PyClub mentor, and access to holiday game jams & build battles
07/12/2022
https://www.susie-sparkles.co.uk/susiesblog/2022/9/21/hogwarts-for-home-educators?fbclid=IwAR1eeRQg8wOMGyWEBpHzUJKoby1Dmf0wGbxybwE1Ji41H2Hs2ebCEKk9FOo
Check out for Hogwarts-inspired online offerings for home educators 🧙♀️🧙
Hogwarts for Home Educators — Susie Sparkles Join us in The Zoom of Requirement and be transported into a world of magic and wonder! With a holistic approach to education our primary aim is to engage your child’s imagination through creative play and transfigure muggle teaching topics into magical classes.
07/12/2022
Goddesses Key Stage 2 Course Goddesses have played a part in religions and mythology since the beginning of time. In fact, many cultures see females as creating the beginning of time! Take a tour through time and culture in this course on mythology with a focus on the feminine.
07/12/2022
Philosophy and Religion: Female Philosophers Key Stage 3 Course Philosophy has been dominated by male voices for a long time. Most of the most famous are male and they often shout the loudest. The truth is though, that many of those men have been influenced by or, in some cases, blatantly stole the ideas of women! This course looks at the lives and thoughts of s...
05/12/2022
🐝CHARITY WEBINAR BOOKING LINKS 🐝
Charity webinar series to raise awareness of the dangers of aerosol cans, in name of Giorgia Green, a beloved and dearly missed student and friend.
In December myself and some fellow tutors will be running a set of charity webinars based on ‘change’. These webinars are FREE, instead we are asking for donations to Giorgia’s families Just Giving Page, for raising awareness of the dangers of aerosol cans.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/clare-green-526?utm_term=rnnez4vVY
Please register for the webinars so we can send out recordings to you. There's no need to watch live if you can't make that time.
Damian – Monday 12th
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g3AT-aeBTVG2WYra4GRKzA
Jake – Tuesday 13th
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rqn5dOPfQv2tpjNdqNdL9w
Jeanette - Wednesday 14th
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqd-6hpzwrEtRE430o3Xvet5S0HRpVwQpT
Amy – Thursday 15th
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eKEvcfYcTiakbU4wgQKZ0Q
Charlotte – Friday 16th
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hrc7Q1IpRQ-EUExTioULtQ
Thank you!
01/12/2022
Do your children love Arts and Crafts? I will be posting the last few boxes today for my online Art workshops starting next week. If you would like to book get in touch Theartanddesignroom
Love Laura xx
28/11/2022
Functional Skills English Level 2 — Catherine Mooney Tutoring Everything you need to know about essay writing in a concise but comprehensive course that will help you write essays from GCSE level right the way up to your first year at college.
26/11/2022
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24/11/2022
Charity Webinar Series in memory of Giorgia Green
Announcing a charity webinar series with some amazing tutors in memory of a truly amazing student, Giorgia Green, a student of Jake at Humanatees who is sadly no longer with us.
This will be a series of free webinars all on the concept of change at 7pm every evening all week from Monday December 12th.
If you'd like to participate, please donate anything you can to:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/clare-green-526
Zoom links will be released nearer the time on Facebook
23/11/2022
Home Educators! I want to talk to YOU this week about your choices and experiences and what the DfE really need to learn from you.
And if you’re not a ‘home edder’, please tag in someone who is!
I’d love to record a 15-20 minute chat with you to include in my live show on Teachers Talk Radio Official later this week.
Thank you! 💚🎙
17/11/2022
PUBLIC NOTICE:
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, is set to take place on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey.
Awarding bodies are currently reviewing their timetables.
We will confirm whether this will impact examination schedules as soon as the information becomes available.
13/11/2022
My 9yr old son’s current favourite!
09/11/2022
Friday teatime online workshops incoming!
18TH NOVEMBER 415PM – CATS VS DOGS!
25TH NOVEMBER 415PM – INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS FROM THE INFINITE IMAGINATION!
2ND DECEMBER 415PM – WINTER WARMERS: CUTE FESTIVE ANIMALS!
9TH DECEMBER 415PM – WINTER WARMERS: FESTIVE KAWAII SPECIAL!
16TH DECEMBER 415PM – WACKY WINTER WONDERS!
23RD DECEMBER 415PM – FANTASTIC FESTIVE FREESTYLE FUNKINESS!
For more info and booking: www.crazycomicclub.co.uk/bookings
05/11/2022
Booking at www.elearnwithamy.com - each webinar is 1 hour long and £3. All registrants receive a recording, so it’s no problem if you miss the live session! The live webinar has the added benefit of being able to ask me questions via a typed Q and A box. One worksheet provided per webinar and sent via email, as well as a full recording sent after the session.
02/11/2022
Photos from Theartanddesignroom's post
01/11/2022
Back in the UK and supporting my learners in-person - although some have chosen to stay online 👍🏻
Online are easier to fit in for those with busier schedules.
In-person enables longer sessions without losing focus.
PS We do love highlighters 😂
31/10/2022
Happy Halloween everyone :) Whatever you are doing today remember to be nice and be safe! 👻👻👻
30/10/2022
6 WEEK ONLINE POP-UP COMICS AND 3D PAPERCRAFT COURSE FOR HOME EDUCATING FAMILIES STARTING TUESDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 930AM!
Join bestselling cartoonist and super-experienced tutor James Parsons on Zoom for an awesome creative course exploring papercraft and pop-ups alongside cartoon creativity! Each week we’ll be cutting, folding, flapping and sticking, creating awesome constructions to make our art even more EPIC!
I’ve been collecting pop-up books since I was 7 years old, and some years back started using pop-ups in my workshops… now is the time to give this a whirl virtually! Each week we’ll be using templates and my guided instruction, plus pro-drawing tips as always, to create 3D objects and pop-up pictures using card, folds, a little bit of glue, and lots of imagination!
Detailed course information, prices and booking can be found here:
www.crazycomicclub.co.uk/bookings
Click on the relevant workshop link for more info!
28/10/2022
Photos from Play at Home Mom's post
26/10/2022
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25/10/2022
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24/10/2022
Photos from Holly King-Mand: Holly's Classroom's post
21/10/2022
New 4-week complete short courses running from W/C 21st Nov (2 short courses on the same topic, for different age groups). Booking will remain open from now until 21st Nov at 10am.
The topic of these courses is the classification of living things.
What is the science of taxonomy and classification?
“taxonomy, in a broad sense, is the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms—i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from the Greek taxis (“arrangement”) and nomos (“law”).”
What’s a species vs. A subspecies? Why do we use scientific names? What’s the difference between a phylum, genus and order? What are the characteristics of the kingdoms of life? Why isn’t algae or seaweed in the plant kingdom? Find out in these courses!
There will be two levels / age groups.
Full Info, dates, times and booking for the advanced level course (KS3/4 biology level):
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u0wbaBraRD-LyrhuxiKFYA
Full Info, dates, times and booking for the beginner level course (KS1/2):
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2r3lTPtxSjuMn1XKdXII3g
Both courses start W/C 21st Nov and run four 4 sessions. Full information on the links above.
19/10/2022
Photos from LinkyThinks's post
13/10/2022
When I am not available in-person, I ensure that I’m still there for my learners
These kids impress me so much with their versatility and tech know-how … some are as young as 6yrs old!
I have had a keen interest in the learning and development of babies, children and young students, since 2008. My relentless research into educational approaches and resources was largely fueled by the needs and development of my own children – who have been a constant reminder of how individual a child can be.
Our first-born is an extremely confident social-butterfly, with an aptitude for learning that demands a challenging schedule, and still she will stay up late reading several books simultaneously. Our son is an over-thinker, with worries and anxieties, and yet he is extremely imaginative and naturally agile, whilst possessing a bold personality to keep us all on our toes! Both children excel academically; however, they learn in quite different ways.
Our daughter began her early years in a Montessori setting, and, after a recommendation from MENSA, we ensured that she gained a full-time place in a local primary school with a reputable gifted-and-talented provision. However, when she was 6 years old (in 2015), we took the decision to home educate as it proposed a more flexible curriculum suited to her interests and abilities. In contrast, our summer-born son attended the same Montessori setting, but he never really settled. And, after the success of home educating his older sister, we never even registered him at a school. In fact, home education suits our son even more than it does our daughter - who would enjoy certain aspects of a school setting, but doe prefer the freedom of being home-schooled.
As a family, we only ever envisaged home educating throughout the primary years; therefore, I prepared our daughter for entrance exams at reputable grammar and independent schools. She repeatedly passed exams, assessments and induction days - receiving offers of a place at the private junior and high schools, as well as at a very selective grammar school. However, having begun to embrace online distance-learning options from the age of 10; she chose to remain home educated with online courses in Math, English, Geography, Physics and Business Studies - facilitated at home by myself – thus, allowing her to space out IGCSE exams, taking a couple each year from age 11.
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