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Measurement with Kindergarten.

nmac February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 angry birds, games-based learning, gbl, SMARTBoard No Comments

This week, I’m working with Kindergarten (it’s their second week of ‘big school!) and we’re looking at the first steps of measurement – mainly short, tall, shorter than, taller than, etc etc. As part of this introduction, I’m using a

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Say Your Line!

nmac November 26, 2012 drama, games-based learning, gbl 1 Comment

I recently took a group of Stage 3 boys for CAPA. When they asked what we were doing for CAPA, I replied with drama. So many groans and moans were had. I explained to the boys that drama doesn’t have

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Pigs. In. Schoooooool!

nmac November 23, 2012November 24, 2012 bad piggies, games-based learning, gbl, ipad, potential energy, science No Comments

Bad Piggies was used as an introduction on an activity focusing on potential energy with Stage 3 this week. The game was projected wirelessly to the SMARTboard and a quick descrption was given: The goal of the game is to

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Classroom Olympics.

nmac November 4, 2012November 4, 2012 games-based learning, gbl, olympics, sport, wii No Comments

During the 2012 Olympics, I did a really deep, day-long lesson/activity with Stage 3 involving the students teaming up into country groups and competing in Olympic games by playing Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympic Games on the Nintendo

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The Apple and the Adjective.

nmac November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 adjectives, airplay, appletv, games-based learning, gbl, ipad 1 Comment

I’ve been asked to do lessons on adjectives, both as introductions and revisions, for different classes. What I’m going to show you here is how I went about doing this. For this lesson, I needed my iPad, AppleTV setup, a

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[Insert Witty Title Here]

nmac October 26, 2012October 26, 2012 airplay, appletv, games-based learning, gbl, ipad, outwitters, tessellation 1 Comment

    I’d like to introduce you to a pretty deep lesson I do using the iPad game, Outwitters. This is a lesson I have used with students from Kindergarten right up to Year 6. Before I start, let me

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Fruit Break Ninjas.

nmac October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 fruit break, fruit ninja, games-based learning, gbl, ipad, SMARTBoard 2 Comments

I take my personal iPad to each classroom I go to. My iPad has a huge collection of educational apps and games on it that range from Kindergarten to Stage 3 levels, and some beyond. I find the iPad is

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