How high is the sky?
Subtitle: teaching across the curriculum using a story
By: Lois Johnson
Series: Creative curriculum; Creative curriculum
Publisher: Hopscotch
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781909102675; 9781907515613
Subjects: Storytelling; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Early childhood education; Art de conter; Interdisciplinarité en éducation; Éducation de la première enfance; EDUCATION; Elementary
Description: Creative Curriculum, teaching across the curriculum using a story, is a flexible series of resources aimed at encouraging a more creative and cross-curricular approach to teaching. By putting a story at the centre of learning a stimulus is provided to a range of learning opportunities, thus increasing children's understanding and adding fun and enjoyment to the lesson. Teachers are provided with practical ways to incorporate the story in a range of cross-curricular activities. How High is th ...
Notes: "KS1."
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Front matter; Introduction; How to use this book; Body matter; Section 1; title: The story text; How High is the Sky?; Section 2; title: The units; Literacy units; Unit 1; title: What is a story?; Unit 2; title: Patterns; Unit 3; title: Naming game; Unit 4; title: Description; Unit 5; title: Alternative mini-beasts; Unit 6; title: Alternative creatures; Unit 7; title: Alternative settings and creatures; Unit 8; title: Interactive read; Unit 9; title: New story pages; Unit 10; title: Letter to Clarence; Unit 11; title: The sky is this high; Unit 12; title: Own story; Numeracy units; Unit 1; title: Legs alive!; Unit 2; title: Beautiful butterflies; title: Unit 3; title: Playing with patternsUnit 4; title: Creating creatures; Unit 5; title: Mix & match; Unit 6; title: Seeing double!; Unit 7; title: Day & night; Unit 8; title: Simple sums; Unit 9; title: Position, direction & movement; Science units; Unit 1; title: Mini-beast mayhem!; Unit 2; title: My house, your house; Unit 3; title: Where do I live?; Unit 4; title: A special house; Unit 5; title: Bugs alive!; Unit 6; title: Night & day; Unit 7; title: Night, night; PSHE units; Unit 1; title: I wonder ... ; Unit 2; title: I think ... ; Unit 3; title: New beginnings; Unit 4; title: Hopes & dreams; Unit 5; title: It's good to be me; Art/design units; Unit 1; title: Display; Unit 2; title: Creature collage; title: Unit 3; title: Model makingUnit 4; title: Masks; Unit 5; title: Puppets; Unit 6; title: Junk; Unit 7; title: Design; Music/dance/drama units; Unit 1; title: Sounds; Unit 2; title: Instruments; Unit 3; title: Songs; Unit 4; title: Movement; Unit 5; title: Dramatic story; Section 3; title: General resources; Planning sheets; Notes sheets; 'Today I learned' sheet; Section 4; title: Illustrations from the story