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Teaching Materials from Online Teacher in Residence
This is the place to come for free resources dealing with creative learning, literacy and Curriculum for Excellence.
Please Note: You are welcome to download and modify these lesson plans and teaching materials for your own use but note that all original work remains the property of the creators and you may not repackage these resources for commercial use in any shape or form.
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Primary School/Levels:
NEW: The Blackhope Enigma Teachers' Notes
Curriculum for Excellence Book Study Teaching Materials for P2/P3
Storyboarding & Film - CPD notes & lesson ideas
Precious and the Puggies (Scots) - teachers' notes & lesson ideas
Hamish McHaggis Case Study & lesson ideas
Secondary School/Levels:
Adaptation:Text to Graphic Novels
Adaptation: Text to Films
Free Graphic Novels Poster
Prisoner of the Inquisition- teachers' notes and lesson ideas
Curriculum for Excellences Outcomes & Experiences sheet for Coraline module
Case study on professional book launch by secondary English class
Teachers' Notes for Choke Chain by Jason Donald
Other Teaching Resources
- Teachers notes and lesson resources for Royal Mail Awards Shortlist: Early Years through to Secondary Level
- Teaching Resources for The Edge Chronicles - Beyond The Deepwood books aimed at Sedcondary classes with some scope for higher level primary classes. This was written for a recent Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell tour in 2009, but can be adapted for current use.
- Teaching Resources for Fergus Crane and The Far-Flung Adventure Series aimed at 2nd Level Primary classes. This was written for a recent Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell tour in 2009, but can be adapted for current use.
- On the Money combines numeracy with literacy in an innovative way that hasn't previously been implemented in Scotland.
- Want a working author to visit your school or class? Live Literature funding provides a way to do this. You can read about the program here, as well as the tips sheet for running such an event in schools here.
- Scottish Book Trust’s Virtual Writer in Residence programme delivers free and ready to use creative writing and critical reflection exercises, class notes, and video resources.
- Meet Our Authors is an innovative digital resource of quality online content featuring the world’s best children’s authors. The centrepiece of the programme is a series of events broadcast live over the internet – first up is acclaimed children’s poet Michael Rosen. A wealth of teaching resources associated with this tour are available here.
- Developing Poetry in the Poetry-Friendly Classroom: A guide to a range of creative and inspiring ways to introduce children to poetry.Aimed at early years and primary classrooms, this document was developed as part of a suite of teaching resources around the Scottish Friendly Michael Rosen Book Tour.
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