Teach Primary Issue 18.7

70 | www.teachwire.net Top of the class Resources and activities to bring fresh inspiration into your classroom Identify gaps and build fluency using Sumdog’s engaging adaptive learning games. Proven to accelerate progress, they are fully aligned to both the national curriculum and the curriculum for excellence. Used by millions of children worldwide, the Sumdog platform provides numeracy and spelling practice for ages five–14. It adapts to each individual, using engaging game-based learning to motivate and build confidence. Virtual rewards and instant feedback keep pupils motivated, and you can create differentiated practice groups to keep same-ability children together. Our ready-made informal online tests will make assessment easy for you, and fun for your class, as well. Find out more at learn.sumdog.com Sumdog Ava Gets Active ( Music Art Stories Create: MASC to the eco-beat 2 ) When Issy bee whispers to Max, Ava’s cat, that fumes, gases and chemicals in our air and water can affect all animals, insects and our ecosystem, Ava becomes determined to find out how she and her friends can become actively involved to help limit the effects of air pollution. Four unique and engagingly illustrated stories are linked to creative and performing arts activities. Original songs and differentiated tasks are designed to prompt discussion, reinforce learning, develop communication and cooperation. Song and instrumental parts are available online. Find out more at tinyurl.com/tp-Ava 3 500 words 500 Words is open for entries from Tuesday 24 September! The story writing competition for children aged five–11 will be open for entries until Friday 8 November at 9pm. Each shortlisted finalist will win a £20 National Book Token. The bronze, silver and gold winners in both the five–seven and eight–11 categories will receive a bundle of books and an illustration of their story. The gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library. Now get writing! Visit bbc.co.uk/500words 2 1 4 The Fluency Factory The Fluency Factory scheme runs from Spring Year 2 until Summer Year 6 and is focused on improving children’s reading fluency. With a focus on repeated reading, echo reading and reader’s theatre, we offer daily sessions and short-burst texts to improve children’s reading speed, improve accuracy and develop prosody. Carefully chosen fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts ensure lessons progress in complexity through the years. School members gain access to weekly PPTs, phonics support, challenge cards, extracts and comprehension quizzes all designed to help every young reader thrive. Visit thefluencyfactory.co.uk Tapestry Tapestry is the leading Childhood Education Platform helping you celebrate, support and engage with children, families and staff through Early Years and Key Stage 1 and 2, in mainstream and SEND provision. Tapestry’s comprehensive, award-winning tools have been carefully designed to help schools develop a unique provision tailored to the needs of the children in their care – from forging strong collaborative partnerships with families and documenting each child’s unique learning and development, to streamlining planning, monitoring and reporting processes. All Tapestry features are included in every annual subscription. Visit tapestry.info PARTNER CONT ENT 5