It's that time of year again where a bit of fun in the classroom wont do any harm but to keep it topical here are some country dingbats to try on the students...

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. ‘Ori’ is Japanese for folding and ‘kami’ is Japanese for paper and its day is celebrated on 11th November. This craft can be used as a fun activity during tutor time, for example

Using the lyrics to ‘Do they know its Christmastime?’ by Band Aid, your students look at whether the descriptions in the song are correct in referring to Africa. They go on to explore the human and physical effects of lack of water, examine some long and short term solutions to desertification and put forward their own ideas and opinions of short term solutions offered by Water Aid.

This document shows students how to calculate Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient

This activity is a fun way to finish off the term but to keep it topical. Suggested use: in groups, half have to argue the case for an artificial tree and the other half have to argue the case for a real tree. The additional information (about Hazel etc) should help them to understand some of the reasons people make choices (i.e. not always for environmental reasons)

This document highlights some key points which will help students to write a successful report, for example: suitable language, structure, levels and check list

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This document give students the opportunity to recall which of the PLTSs they have used, amongst other skills, during the lesson and how.

This sheet can help to organise the information you need at your finger tip for a meeting with parents either during parents evening or as an isolated incident.

Pie charts can sometime appear to be complicated to draw but by following these instructions your students will be able to eliminate their fears and find it quite easy.

Moving on from GCSE to Post-16 study is an exciting time but not always a simple one. With the new skills the students develop the transition can be made easier and allow them to access their work, organise themselves and time as well as help them to achieve their goals. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Today if we want to know something we usually have the internet at our fingertips to discover it, however sometimes it’s not as straight forward therefore here are a few tricks to help use Google to its full potential. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Nine quick multiple choice questions covering the history of Halloween and why it’s celebrated. Perfect for a lesson or assembly introduction, or for tutor time. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

New Year is a great time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the new one. This worksheet/poster helps the students to look back over and share what they are proud of from 2022, look forward to 2023, and set goals and achievement they wish to accomplish. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

February can appear to stretch long into the distance: there’s the afterglow of Christmas and hopeful New Year’s resolutions, but it’s grey and cold outside. It can often be a struggle to last until the first blooms of spring so why not take a short time each day to think about all the things we are thankful for and can look forward to, to help melt away the winter blues…

There are a number tricks of the trade to help you write and deliver a confident, convincing and persuasive speech to win over the crowd…you just need to make sure you go for a walk through A FOREST… Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Case studies can appear overwhelming at first when faced with a large amount of information, particularly as this is generally needed to answer the highest mark question in an exam. This revision aid helps the students to understand the case study, condense their notes and memorise all they need to know. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This booklet introduces students to the essential graphs used in most subjects including Maths, Science and Geography, and how to draw them. Graphs discussed are: Line Graphs Bar Graphs Divided Bar Graphs Pie Charts Pictograms Proportional Arrows Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The English language is full of words which are pronounced the same way but mean very different things and so it can be difficult to remember which spelling to use. It is important for students to be able to communicate clearly and correctly in written correspondence and in academic writing. These 21 posters have been designed to define each term and give an example of its use to help students use the correct terms within their work.

To help improve your coursework grade try investigating some of the underused icons found on Google Earth, including, place markers, recording a tour, historical imagery and sunlight on landscape, to name a few. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.