Teach-Primary-Issue-19.4

6 | www.teachwire.net PUBLISHERS: Joe Carter Sam Reubin Richard Stebbing EDITOR: Charley Rogers charley.rogers@artichokehq.com GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGERS: Samantha Law 01206 505499 Samantha.law@artichokehq.com Hayley Rackham 01206 505928 Hayley.rackham@artichokehq.com ADVERTISING MANAGER: Demi Maynard demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER: Kim Richards kim.richards@artichokehq.com 01206 505420 ART EDITORS: Richard Allen & Sarah Barajas ACCOUNTS: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: subscriptions@artichokeHQ.com PUBLISHED BY: Artichoke Media Ltd. The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Copyright Artichoke Media Ltd. FEATURES 21 CONVERSATION CAFE How stopping for a casual chat can teach pupils crucial skills without them even knowing it... 27 HOW NOT TO SUPPORT DISABLED PUPILS Talking is great, but look for examples outside of your classroom 28 TACKLING MISOGYNY Bringing the school together to challenge VAWG can transform your culture, and your curriculum 34 GET A MOVE ON Encouraging our littlest learners to embrace physical activity will bear fruit far beyond EYFS 35 “I’M JUST NOT GOOD AT IT” How we can nip the damaging myth that there are ‘maths people’ and ‘not maths people’ in the bud LESSON PLANS 72 ICT With the help of a micro:bit, statistics lessons can become boogie wonderlands! 76 RSHE Help your class harness verbal and non-verbal cues to become comms pros 78 MATHS Come one, come all, and explore real-world finances by helping pupils plan a school fair 56 GET TO THE POINT! Cut the waffle and jump right to the heart of a story, by making sure your pupils can pace their writing 58 HOW TO TEACH RELATIVE CLAUSES Make sense of sentences and pin down the who, which, and when of this oft-misunderstood concept 60 WAGOLL Peer inside the mind of the author, and help pupils understand how to describe an imaginary place 63 BOOK TOPIC Tune into your senses and experience the wonder of nature with The Girl Who Became a Fish 66 I SAY... Jumping into someone else’s story not only improves writing, but helps develop pupils’ all-round empathy 68 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that your class will love