Poffley Education Resources

Rainbow Star Kit Instructions

Kit Contents 2×8 large coloured squares 8 small coloured squares 8 small white squares 8 small gold squares a demo small rainbow star 3 step sequence demonstrator Note: the large squares can either be used to make large stars or be cut into quarters to make small stars (see demo small star) Instructions (see whiteContinue reading “Rainbow Star Kit Instructions”

St Martin’s lantern craft making

St Martin’s day is a European festival with families walking through villages and woods in the November dark evening. It preempts Advent festivities with its emphasis on light shining in the darkness. St Martins did a lot for the poor and homeless. Perhaps we could all do more too. To make lanterns you need theContinue reading “St Martin’s lantern craft making”

Artists 91-100

Dates can be learnt more easily if they are linked to a visual image such as the ‘major’ memory system. Look back at Artists 1-10 to see how this is done. Note you have a key word like BAT which is your word hook. BAT is number 91 because an ‘B’ stands for 9 andContinue reading “Artists 91-100”

Artists 81-90

Dates can be learnt more easily if they are linked to a visual image such as the ‘major’ memory system. Look back at Artists 1-10 to see how this is done. Note you have a key word like FAT which is your word hook. FAT is number 81 because an ‘F’ stands for 8 andContinue reading “Artists 81-90”

Purcell 3 parts

In the woods – wood sawing fun

Artists 71-80

Dates can be learnt more easily if they are linked to a visual image such as the major memory system. Look back at Artists 1-10 to see how this is done. Note you have a key word like CAT which is your word hook. CAT is number 71 because a hard ‘c’ stands for 7Continue reading “Artists 71-80”

Autumn Harvest and Craft Scenes

Artists 11- 20

STAGE 1 Dates can be learnt more easily if they are linked to a visual image such as major memory system outlined here. By assigning numbers a consonant you can create words and therefore images. 0 = s or z 1 = d or t 2 = n 3 = m 4 = r 5Continue reading “Artists 11- 20”

Rising Star

Written for a new born