In this month’s special guest-edited issue, get festive with our Santa’s workshop creative topic, bring Christmas to your classroom with some unique cards, and put the sparkle into your teaching as you learn about the drama-based ‘Mantle of the Expert’ scheme. And don’t forget to interact with our latest ‘Through the Keyhole’ resource… Read more.

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Santa’s workshop

Feeling festive and just that little bit adventurous? Celia Powell shows you how to use the Mantle of the Expert in the run up to Christmas

By Celia Powell — Guest editor, Year 1 teacher and literacy coordinator

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Step up Celia Powell!

The ChildEd PLUS team took a backseat for a month and handed control to one of our readers. How did she find the experience?

By Celia Powell — Guest editor and Year 1 teacher

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The Mantle of the Expert

Celia Powell and her colleagues wanted to revolutionise the way they teach. Their idea? To adopt an enterprise that each class can run

By Celia Powell — Guest editor and Year 1 teacher

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Christmas recipes

Three great recipes that will make the perfect Christmas present. Yum!

Hot Topics: Pirates

Win a topic day!

Peter Riley shows you how to host a topic-themed day. Oh, and he also gives you the chance to win him too!

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This month's resources

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Wrap up warm as you explore life in the frozen north

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Go behind the scenes and see how Santa gets all the children’s presents ready for Christmas

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Creative topic: Santa's workshopSubscriber only

Enter Santa’s workshop with our seasonal six-page project

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Life through a lens: Arctic tundraSubscriber only

Wrap up warm as you go on a tour of the chilly Arctic tundra

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Six more great little cards to get children thinking about the festive season

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Through the keyhole: Santa's workshop

Discover how Santa really gets ready for Christmas!

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Twelve fact cards to support the December ‘08 Life through a lens resource on the Arctic tundra

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Colouring in Christmas scenes

Four simple colouring-in sheets that make a great classroom festive filler

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Christmas cards templates

Six simple templates to complement the Christmas cards making activity

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Gingerbread house recipe

An exclusive recipe taken from Cookbook for Girls by Denise Smart (DK, ISBN 9781405332613

Other resources this month

This month's calendar

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Rebuilt St Pauls Cathedral opened (1697)International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesMarie Celeste found
 

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Did you know we have back issues online?

We have oodles of resources from past issues of Child Education PLUS and Child Education Topics. Take a look!


Through the keyhole series

These interactive resources are FREE and are great for developing speaking and listening skills.

Mermaid’s cave

Dragon’s lair

Woodland den

Ice grotto

Witch’s cabin

Pharaoh’s tomb

And don’t miss Santa’s workshop, available to download from 17 November.


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