December 29, 2006

Countdown

Key to the success in SAT’s 11+ and GCSE is a combination of knowledge and confidence but above all is the ability to answer the questions in a set time. Practise at home helps tremendously and many of the keen2learn products are ideal games to complete against the clock. Children really enjoy improving their score […]

The Nitrogen Cycle

The preparation of a field towards growing a healthy crop is an essential role of the farmer. Alongside ploughing, harrowing, weeding etc. and fertilising the soil, there is one further ingredient that has a dramatic improvement in the performance of the crop yield. The addition of nitrogen, induced by growing previous root crops rich in […]

Hands on as well as hands up

Modern teaching tools and educational games are designed by educational experts to provide the hands-on experience essential to effective learning and child development. From spelling games; maths games; literacy games through to GCSE revision packs they provide an enjoyable approach to learning. They also lead to the development of confidence sometimes untapped in the clamour […]

December 27, 2006

Is that the bell already?

The average single lesson length at secondary school is around 40 minutes ( key stages 3 and 4 ). Allow 5 minutes settling down time at the start, 10 minutes dealing with some unruly elements, 5 minutes setting homework at the end and you are left with a core teaching time of 20 minutes. Think […]

December 24, 2006

Educational Visits

One of the best ways to bring subjects such as history, science and maths to life is to put them into practise by seeing them in action at an attraction with a high educational content.