Finished it overnight, and it was as magical as I remembered the television programme to be. I remember being quite frightened watching it at the time (I’d have been about 9 years old, I think).
I was interested to see what specifics stuck in my mind: the toad skeleton, the horse magic, the Celtic goddess Epona, [...]
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The Moon Stallion
Posted in archaeology, books, enthusiasm, reading, television / films, tagged Brian Hayles, Epona, Moon Stallion, toads, Uffington White Horse on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Scaring children
Posted in books, reading, tagged fear, John Connolly, John Humphries, Today programme on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s been a wee cluster of stories on the news about whether it’s a good idea to scare children in stories.
Driving to work on Friday morning, I heard John Humphries interviewing author, John Connolly, about his new book, “The Gates” (subtitled, “the gates of hell are about to open”), and discussing whether authors are “going [...]
SLF09: CANVAS
Posted in CPD, Education, ICT, enthusiasm, literacy, reading, resources, websites, tagged Glow, SLF09, CANVAS, Art & Design on September 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m in love. I’m so much in love. The virtual world created for CANVAS is just stunning. The kids will love it too. We’ll never be able to get them out.
Enough rambling. CANVAS (Children’s Art at the National Virtual Arena for Scotland) is a virtual art gallery created to house artworks from our schools. It’s [...]
Reading inventions
Posted in learning and teaching, reading, thinking on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, I happened to mention to a class that one benefit of getting the bus home was that I could read, and that I could often read a book overnight. I expressed disappointment that I couldn’t do the same in the car.
While most pupils expressed incredulity (or horror) at reading so much, one boy [...]
Why reading matters
Posted in reading, television / films, tagged brain research, computer games on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Programme tonight on BBC4 called Why reading matters. Missed a bit of it waiting for the stupid DVD to load so I could record it. Sometimes I miss video.
Anyway, it was interesting to hear the same stuff I’ve been telling kids for years repeated back at me, especially when the presenter was indicating how new [...]
After Glow
Posted in ICT, information literacy, investigations/classes, learning and teaching, librarians, reading, resources, tagged Catalyst, English department, Glow, History department, JFK assassination, scones, Scotland History/Mystery on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First day back, stinking headache. Too much time spent in small room, staring at a screen might be the reason.
Could also be lack of scones.
All day I’m seeing investigations and activities and wondering if they would be best served on Glow, or fine where they are.
S2 History are still working on JFK, and the same [...]
Free periods
Posted in books, libraries, reading on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I often sit down to write up my day of an evening, only to find that I have no idea what I actually did all day. I’ve been busy, but can I point to anything concrete?
Well, I had no classes this morning, and only one this afternoon. How to make best use of such luxury? [...]
Reading
Posted in libraries, reading, storytelling, tagged teenagers, work on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After one too many arguments with a class of 2nd years, I have decided to ban all book borrowing. In fact, no reading at all. Why? Because “We don’t like reading” despite the fact that they’d happily sit for hours at a computer screen, flick througha pile of mags, devour the sports pages and cartoons… Nah, [...]
Day 5 – The Dark is Rising
Posted in photography, reading, tagged blue, dark, one a day, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, twilight on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Dark is Rising is a stupendous series of children’s books by Susan Cooper, starting with Over Sea, Under Stone.
Do not, under any circumstances, watch the appalling film.
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