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Espresso Weekly Newsletter 09/07/08
Many topical events can be expanded into lively teaching opportunities by the enormous depth of resources to be found inside the Espresso service. A typical example is this week's key stage 2 news report on Archaeology Week (see below) which links to the Espresso module Researching the Past. This particular module contains dramatic reconstructions of Roman life in Britain, as well as fascinating insights from Dr. Andrew Jones, one of the country's most respected archaeology educators.
If you or your colleagues are quite new to Espresso, please do take some time to explore how Espresso's extensive library can help you resource and deliver so many subjects and topics, either alongside or independently of QCA units. Our professional development team are only a phonecall away if you need help!
Fireflies Plus is a blended learning resource created through a collaboration between Espresso Education and Oxford University Press. The resources can be used independently of the Fireflies books, but when used in conjunction, offers material for a really rich literacy lesson.
Going somewhere includes a video about how we travel to the places that we visit on holiday. The video and pictures offer an opportunity for whole class discussion and can help to develop the skills of speaking and listening along with activities to assess comprehension.
Fireflies Plus is a blended learning resource created through a collaboration between Espresso Education and Oxford University Press. The resources can be used independently of the Fireflies books, but when used in conjunction, offers material for a really rich literacy lesson.
Environmental disasters includes a video about an oil spill off the north coast of France in 1978. The video and pictures offer an opportunity for whole class discussion and can help to develop the skills of speaking and listening.
A news round-up of events in the form of three short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils.
Man-made waterfalls
Olympic cheerleaders
Swamp soccer tournament
Find this week's story: English 1 > News Bites
Moving buildings
Two towers with floors that can rotate independently for a 360 degree view are to be built in Moscow and Dubai. They are being hailed as the world's first 'moving' buildings. In addition to being an eye-catching addition to the skyline, the rotating buildings are also designed to generate their own electricity.
Find this week's story: News 1
Key Stage 2
Moving buildings
Two towers with floors that can rotate independently for a 360 degree view are to be built in Moscow and Dubai. They are being hailed as the world's first 'moving' buildings. In addition to being an eye-catching addition to the skyline, the rotating buildings are also designed to generate their own electricity.
Find this week's story: News 2
'Big Stink' anniversary
The achievements of civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette are being remembered 150 years after the cholera epidemic which inspired them. In the summer of 1858 London was overcome with the stench of sewage and hundreds were dying of cholera because of a lack of clean water. The large brick sewers built by Bazalgette directed the waste outside the city and many remain in use.
Find this week's story: News 2
News Bites
A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.
Wimbledon round-up
Pompeii emergency
Design a new London bus
Birthday invites row
Find this week's story: English 2 > News Bites
Schoolboy made millionaire by mistake (+What do you think?)
A schoolboy thought his dreams had come true when he checked his bank balance at a cashpoint and found an extra two million pounds. William Bowen, 16, was temporarily made a multi-millionaire after a mistake by the bank Lloyds TSB.
Find this week's story: News 2
Mercury is shrinking
A space mission to Mercury has revealed that the smallest planet in the solar system is shrinking. The Messenger space probe has provided evidence that the closest planet to the Sun is contracting.
Find this week's story: News 2
Archaeology Week 2008
National Archaeology Week 2008 takes place between 12th and 20th July. Read about the event and explore Espresso resources to uncover the world of archaeology. Addressing aspects of the History National Curriuculum - Chronological understanding, Historical enquiry and Organisation and communication.
Find this week's story: News 2
Keeping safe in the sun
Why it is important to be careful in the sun and information about how to do this. The article will provide a useful starting point for guiding children towards taking responsbility for their health.
Find this week's story: News 2
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