The Penalty – Footballers Read and Write Programme

Lucas always scored from the penalty spot, but things were about to change….how ? Learn more by visiting the Footballers Read and Write Facebook Page. How do you think the story will end ? What are Lucas’ feelings throughout the book ? Is the change he undergoes a negative or a positive one ? Write the final part of the story….The pen is in your hands. Scribble your thoughts away and send them to us. Stay tuned!

Watch the video by clicking on this link: The Penalty

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Distance Learning Toolkit for Primary School Educators

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 10.10.53The digital literacy primary team within DDLTS has developed an Online and Distance Learning Toolkit for Primary Schools whose scope is to give ideas and guidelines for primary schools and teachers. It includes an overview of great practices and creative ideas that, through the use of technology, are being held by the Maltese educator community during this period. This can be found by browsing to https://bit.ly/maltatoolkit. Continue reading

L-Ingwanti Maġiċi – Kotba għat-Tfal bil-Malti

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Kontu tafu li l-għalliema tal-Letteratura Anabelle Warrington, hija ukoll awtriċi ta’kotba għat-tfal ?  L-ewwel ktieb tagħha, l-Ingwanti Maġiċi, ġie ippublikat fl-2018 u it-tieni wieħed fl-2019. Anabelle ikkrejat ukoll paġna fuq Facebook, fejn hi stess taqra siltiet mill-ktieb. Żuru il-paġna tas-sensiela L-Ingwanti Maġiċi billi tikklikjaw fuq dan il-link:

Ingwanti Maġiċi

Learn to Read – Alphablocks

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Alphablocks is a British 3D CGI-animated children’s educational television programme that is designed to teach children how to spell with the use of animated blocks representing each letter. Once the Alphablocks discover that whenever they make a word it comes to life, many new adventures in Alphaland can be created. This is meant to help preschool children with learning the alphabet, spelling, reading and writing. Follow Alphablocks and watch episodes on their YouTube Channel.

 

Art Contest for Students – Heritage Malta

Staying at home can actually be fun! Heritage Malta is calling out to all kids aged up to 16 to participate in the art contest – BE THE ARTIST. Each two weeks, Heritage Malta will be announcing a new theme for which kids will be invited to create their work of art and then to upload an image of it on Heritage Malta’s Facebook event page. The best 10 submissions of each theme will be displayed in Heritage Malta’s portal www.heritagemalta.org  and later on this year, they will also be exhibited at MUŻA, Malta’s national-community art museum.

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Webinar – Microsoft Teams for School Leaders and Educators

Screen Shot 2020-04-22 at 10.29.31The Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills is organising a webinar for all School Leaders, including Heads of Colleges Network, Heads of Schools and Assistant Heads. Education Officers, Heads of Department. Teachers and Learning Support Educators who would like to attend are also welcome. The focus of this webinar is to learn how to organise the school communication channel on Microsoft Teams to enhance communication between SLT and teachers, teachers and LSEs with students as well as communication with parents. Continue reading