TES 18 May 2012
TES 18 may 2012
Links to resources, events, reviews and forum posts featured in TES this week
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- Jubilee (page 36)
- Maths (page 38)
- English (page 39)
- Science (page 40)
- Humanities (page 41)
- Food Technology/ Sport (page 42)
- Modern Foreign Languages (page 43)
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Recommended
- Key stage 1: God Save the Queen - Guide pupils through the history of the English national anthem and help them to play it with a musical lesson from pwilloughby3
- Key stage 2: 60 tasks for 60 years - For Jubilee activity inspiration try Teachersstickylabels' list of ideas.
- Key stage 3: Decade by decade - From pop culture to politics and fashion to Friends, zroberts' quiz tests how much pupils know about the people, styles and objects that have shaped life during Elizabeth II's reign.
- Key stage 4: Jubilations -Get students designing adverts for a Jubilee street party with The Big Lunch's media lesson plan.
See what the TES Community have to say
- For Diamond Jubilee display ideas head over to the TES Primary forum where you'll also find find Jubilee-themed songs for a year 6 summer show.
The Queens Problem
What else?
- For more maths with a chess theme try MrBartonMaths' knight's move activity
- Or make maths merry with Owen Elton's Diamond Jubilee Arithmetic Game
See what the TES Community have to say
- In honour of the Jubilee maths teachers have come up with a problem solving activity built around the idea of a street party.
Royal Trumps
- TES maths panellist, Laura Rees-Hughes has been teaching mathematics for three years and is a second in department. One of her latest resources - a pack of royal top trumps cards cards - is a great way to hone skills, and celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Jubilee logistics
- In Sunbury's using and applying lesson students are given a list of foods required for a Jubilee street party of 22 guest - with price per unit
- Laura.reeshughes's Diamond Jubilee Mysteries Mysteries includes three tasks which test students' mathematical skills
Diamonds are a Queen's best friend…
What else?
- Compare the characteristics of different gems with a top trumps game from dawnsalter1
- Help pupils understand the difference between asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites in russellarnott's PowerPoint.
See what the TES Community have to say
- Can you offer any advice to this science teacher on how to deal with students surreptitiously eating in your lessons.
Guards V Thieves
TES science adviser, Alessio Bernardelli has created an interactive game with a crown jewel theme
This topical game is ready-to-use and a quick fire way to assess students' knowledge. It's also an engaging post-exam activity.
Forensics at the Tower
- In fiendishlyclever's mystery of the crown jewels students receive a mock-memo from the palace asking them to test the authenticity of the crown jewels.
- Alessio's the smuggling of the Queen's Diamonds gets students thinking about separating mixtures
- The Crown Jewels - A density investigation
Even Queens get nervous
Access the diary extracts and more....
What else?
- Help students identify the techniques of diary writing with a PowerPoint fromTynybanwen
- Get students writing a diary about this year's Diamond Jubilee through the eyes of the Queen in The Big Lunch's English lesson
- Check out First News' Jubilee resources
See what the TES Community have to say
- When teaching about the theme of power which two poems would you choose to compare?
Dramatic Jubilee
If you want to make Diamond Jubilee celebrations dramatic, try one of these theatre workshops that bring history alive through drama.
- Sideways Theatre - Jubilee Experience or email Amelia Faye
- Altru Drama - Jubilee 'play in a day' - To book a 'play in a day' with Altru Drama phone 0151 443 0333 or email
What else?
The Royal Commonwealth Society shares 6 lesson plans on TES to guide and inspire students' time capsule contributions.How to get involved?
All The Queen's Horses – The Royal Mews
What else?
- Take a tour of the Royal Mews and explore its role in the Diamond Jubilee through historic photographs, archival materials and fascinating objects in special Jubilee workshops making historical links between Queen Victoria's 1897 celebrations and this year's
- For a wide range of Jubilee resources check out the Diamond Jubilee collection on TES
See what the TES Community have to say
- Head to the TES History forum for tips on getting key historical facts across without boring students.
Heritage of hierarchy
To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, social enterprise organisation,Archaeology for Schools is offering a 'monarchs workshop' - delving deep into the past of the rulers of the British Isles.
Contact Archaeology for Schools or call 01244 940 976
What else?
- Explore the royal lineage with TES iboard'kings, queens and rulers collection
- The 'Alleyn's in 1950s' report is still being compiled, but will be available in the near future
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The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years
The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years is on display at Windsor Castle. For more information visit the website or call 0207 766 7304
- If you can't get to the exhibition at Windsor then decorate your classroom with royal family photos using claireh1039's collection
- Queen Victoria was the first monarch to experience the photograph, explore photos of her and her family in a resource pack from nationalarchives
See what the TES Community have to say
- Art teachers are looking for advice on good photographers to explore for a Britishness project.
Jubilee wood
TES partner, Woodland Trust is asking people across the UK to take part in the Jubilee Woods project which aims to plant 6 million trees.
- Contact the woodland creation team on 0845293 5689 or email
- The Jubilee Woods Project
Creative commemorations
Try these arty ideas to inspire pupils to create their own commemoration.
- Plates and mosaics
- Children's Queen: A Jubilee Portrait Competition for Schools giving pupils the chance to create their own portrait of the Queen. The deadline is 1 June. Schools can win £1000 of art equipment and the best artworks will be presented to the Queen
- Victoria's etchings
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Kings, Queens and Green Worms
- Look at French literature with royal characters, from La Princesse de Clèves to Les TroisMousquetaires in a resource from krishkanth
- Watch Les RoisMaudits – short, gripping films with English subtitles introducing pupils to Maurice Druon's (cor) novels about murderous medieval monarchs
- Official French website for these novels with author interview, characters and costumes
- Check out the official website of the British monarchy for great details about their 'Family pets' and 'Animals as gifts'
See what the TES Community have to say
- Who thinks continuous assessments are a good thing and have benefitted language learning? Join the discussion.
Royal soiree
French is another uniting factor between our Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria, both of whom learned to speak the language fluently. Indeed the menu for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee dinner was largely presented in French. Help students create their own French menu fit for a Queen with these resources about food.
- Reading a menu from lexilalas
- Menu design from slick
- Les repas from Isb4
- Get interactive from stan29
- In the kitchen from whiskeymac
- Foods of France from lagouteuse
Empress with linguistic skills to impress
- Introduce students to Urdu with the help of a pupil's video tutorial from Newbury Park
- Or explore some traditional Hindustani music with blondiecoco's introduction to the ragas, rasa and sargam
- Sample of Queen Victoria's diary
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