Drama. Recycling facts and figures « Recycling Guide. UK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected for recycling (source: defra.gov.uk).
This figure is still quite low compared to some of our neighbouring EU countries, some recycling over 50% of their waste. There is still a great deal of waste which could be recycled that ends up in landfill sites which is harmful to the environment. Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment. Did you know that: 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours. 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours. 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials. Some Interesting Facts Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled. Aluminium Glass Paper Plastic. Lesson Plan:"All About Me" Paragraph - Grade 5 Writing. Balloon Debates. Below are several examples of balloon debates, so called because the typical example is that of a hot air balloon which is losing height rapidly and will soon crash because it is overweight, therefore you have to get rid of some of the passengers!
These are simple business games of the type that you might get at an assessment centre. This type of exercise tests your decision making, analytical reasoning skills and your ability to put forward a persuasive case - all important management skills. In a real life selection centre you would be given about 30 minutes to study the problem which follows and to produce recommendations for action and the reasons behind your decision. This would probably be a group exercise with other candidates with each candidate given the role information for one manager, but could also be given as an individual exercise in which you had to produce a report. Other balloon debates: Lost! You are the captain of a ship.
Captain: age 57. Most useful individuals. Podcasts: The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Podcasts. Breaking News English Lessons: ESL Plans Teaching Current Events.
Primary National Strategy: Frameworks review. The objectives can be presented in two ways - by year, as structured in the 1998 Framework, and, in response to requests to make progression clearer, across each of the strands of literacy.
The objectives cover the Foundation Stage to Year 6, along with objectives that show Year 6 progression to Year 7. The organisation and range of objectives are designed to help you to plan across the primary age range, and to prepare learning for mixed-age and mixed-ability classes. The Year 6 progression to Year 7 identifies aspects of literacy that Year 6 children who are working towards or beyond level 5 might be taught, in order to extend and challenge their learning.
The learning objectives promote the significant learning which needs to take place across the primary phase to secure confidence and accuracy in pupils' literacy at the end of Key Stage 2. The learning objectives for each year have been designed to identify progression within each strand. Speaking.
Writing. Reading. Spellings. Resources for English as an Additional Language (ESL) Stories. Year 6 Literacy Lesson Plans - Narrative. The Rabbit, the Snakes and the River eBook, is a beautifully illustrated electronic book based on the traditional tale of the Muscogee tribe of North America, It has 3 different readability levels and also has voice over.
This resource can be used for the traditional tales unit or the stories from other cultures unit. Click here for more details or enhancing writing, 12 spidergrams of onomatopoeic words for literacy lessons or cross curricular and creative work: Animal, Bird and Human, Cooking and Eating, Explosive and Impact, Machine and Electronic, Musical, Watery, Transport/movement. Colourful A4 sheets for wall display or laminate for desktop use.
Click here for more details 'Sort-Er is a superb resource designed to make children's planning of writing more effective and more logical. Twelve printable spidergrams for extending pupils' vocabulary. 38 Printable Pages. Click here for more details Save the turtles!