Online Resources and Home Activities by WWF for Primary and Secondary Schools

Screen Shot 2020-05-11 at 13.19.50WWF UK  has created a range of free resources and home activities to support educators and  pupils in putting sustainability at the heart of your school.

You can use the  resource filter tool to search classroom resources, activities and classroom presentations across a wide range of environmental topics and themes. From rainforests to rivers, climate change to citizenship, WWF has created something to help educators and pupils learn about our precious planet, the environmental challenges it faces and how we can all take action.  Visit the resources page by clicking on this link: https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/resources. You can also access activities which can be done from your own homes by going here: https://www.wwf.org.uk/things-to-do-home.

Resources by the National School Support Services – Choice of Career

The National School Support Services (NSSS), within the Directorate for Educational Services, aims to ensure the effective and efficient operation and delivery of services to the Colleges State schools within an established framework of decentralisation and autonomy. The Career Guidance Services at NSSS are developing career related resources which can be helpful to students who are in the Upper Forms. Click on the links below to access the materials provided, including this informative video:

The Next Step After Secondary School

Tips for Online Interviews

Help! I Will Soon Finish Secondary School !

Resource Packs for Students who do not have Internet at Home – English and Maltese

Screen Shot 2020-04-06 at 10.38.20The Directorate for Leaning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP) has launched an initiative intended to support students who do not have Internet access at home. The identified students, ranging from Year 1 to Year 8, are being provided with resource packs for the four core subjects of Maths, Science, Maltese and English. The packs are being delivered to students’ homes every fortnight. Click on the link below to access English and Maltese Resources for Years 1 – 6.

Resources – English and Maltese Years 1 – 6

Resource Packs for students who do not have Internet access at Home

Screen Shot 2020-04-06 at 10.38.20The Directorate for Leaning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP) has launched an initiative intended to support students who do not have Internet access at home. The identified students, ranging from Year 1 to Year 8, are being provided with resource packs for the four core subjects of Maths, Science, Maltese and English. The packs are being delivered to students’ homes every fortnight. The attached material was sent to Primary school students on 27 March while packs for Maltese and English are being delivered on 7 April. Continue reading

PSCD Indoor Challenge

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The PSCD Team at St. Nicholas College have prepared the following activities for Year 5/6 students which can be done at home. Resources were sent by Mr. Camilleri, Educational Officer PSCD, on behalf of Mr. Charles Tabone, PSCD teacher. Click on the link below to download the activity sheet:

PSCD Activity Sheet Years 5/6

List of Educational Websites by Heath Schembri

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Educator Heath Schembri has kindly compiled another list of websites which can be used during this time of schools lockdown, this time focusing on creative activities using movies. Resources, quizzes, worksheets, vocabulary lists, discussion questions and comprehension texts. Feel free to share:

1. http://teachwithmovies.org/
2. https://moviesheets.com/
3. https://www.eflmagazine.com/movies-lesson-plans/
4. https://lessonsonmovies.com/
5. https://busyteacher.org/classroom_activit…/movie-worksheets/
6. https://eslflow.com/teaching-language-with-movies.html
7. https://docacademy.org
8. https://www.owlteacher.com/teach-with-movies.html
9. https://frankwbaker.com/…/motion-pictures-online-film-less…/
10. http://film-english.com/
11. http://people.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/
12. https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-works…/search/movie
13. https://study.com/…/movie-lesson-plans-classroom-resources.…
14. https://dinus.ac.id/repository/…/film+review+lesson+plan.pdf
15. http://www.teachhub.com/video-writing-prompts
16. https://www.esolcourses.com/cinema/vocabulary.html
17. https://www.intofilm.org/resources
18. http://www.eslkidz.com/films–movies–cartoons.html
19. https://www.educatall.com/page/1138/Movies.html
20. https://heartlandfilm.org/…/upl…/TeachingwithMoviesguide.pdf

Free Digital Resources from Twinkl

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Twinkl has launched a range of School Closure Home Learning resource packs for distance learning due to school closures caused by the Coronavirus. Designed for LKS2 and UKS2, they offer comprehensive lesson plans in the event of school closures due to COVID-19, meaning that your children can keep learning while they are at home. Encompassing a wide range of worksheets, PowerPoints and cross-curricular activities, they provide a great online learning alternative to being in the classroom; all ready to download and use, again and again. We also offer School Closure Learning Links Interactive PDFs that are perfect for sharing with parents during school closures via your school website, Google Classroom, Seesaw or your Class Dojo. Visit Twinkl by visiting Twinkl Covid-19 Resources