My blogs are of interest as a commentary on life - from what is often a spiritual perspective. This one is mainly about a mixed-ability Group-Work project that my Yr 8 class enjoyed and although it was a History project on the Fire of London it's using an approach which can be used for almost any topic.

The basic PPT takes pupils through this topic and includes videos. It begins with a youtube link and has another youtube link in the middle. Activities are positioned at the end of each day of the fire. I did this with year 8 students and we moved on to a Group-Work project. Some of my methods and materials for successful groupwork will be included here.After the project I did not want to lose the additional research that had not been used by our class, so I added additional research to make an 'extended PPT' and added colour to the slides. I've added Team Leader Record Sheets, Checklist for preparing the presentations, Presentation and Feedback Worksheet and some completed Presentation and Feedback Sheets.After the informative slides (50 for the standard one and 75 for the extended one) I added some of the displays the groups in my class produced for their Group Presentations.

Just came across a sheet of rules / ideas for presenting written work. I hope you find them useful

The PowerPoint is in the process of development - to support a family member who is studying Early Years Childcare in Kolkata. Having been to Bengali villages I googled things that I remember seeing there and this is a complete jumble of images. I suggest

In preparing the Reflections on Life Slide Shows I researched quotations from many different sources. This is a great collection of Native American ones. I pasted onto this file from many sites and will; when time; try to include references to the original websites.There is a lot of material here including part of an autobiography by Chief Black Hawk; dictated to a government interpreter in the region; and edited by John B. Patterson; an Illinois journalist; who published it in 1833. As always; any rating and comments would be appreciated.

In her encounter with the Stone Age Tribe, Rebecca takes part in a mammoth hunt and then, during the feast that follows, tells the Wise Elder about her world. He is impressed and shares the problems of his own tribe, asking if we have peace in our world. When Rebecca tells him about war and poverty he asks if there is no God in our world. In the second story, the author wonders if the 'Druid-Man she met might be able to help her answer her own questions. Great stories for encouraging reflection and debate on the big questions, with elements for primary and secondary age students.

Ra'ana Mahmood is a Pakistani Doctor who started a non-govermnental organization called the Geriatric Care Foundation. She is in New York for a Human Rights Conference; presenting a paper about the situation in Pakistan; regarding Women's Rights and the position of Elderly people in Pakistan.Her report is quite moving AND a rich resource for Citizenship. Ra'ana says I may share it here.