Blair Minchin
@Mr_Minchin
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Primary Teacher. Love a vlog and sharing practice. Pupil Voice. Posting daily video activities at @littlelessons20 during lockdown. All opinions my own.
Scotland
Joined December 2010
How to teach music in 5 videos 🧵 If you have access to iPads - GarageBand is an Apple standard app that comes pre-loaded. It is a PHENOMENAL tool for teaching music. To not explore it with your class is a real waste of an incredible resource Part 1 - Drums
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RT @MrJtalks: Our Year 5/6 classroom is designed for autonomy, comfort, and respect. With flexible seating, workspaces, and a focus on empo…
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@GeraintPassmore @MrLFitzgerald @PEgeeks @MrLewisathro @ITEcardiffmet These look ace! Connect 4 with hoops always a classic too 👍 I’ve got a set of games with tennis balls if any use?
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Had a pupil quietly come to me at the end of the day and ask if they could airdrop something to my iPad No words needed really - just golden! #uncrc 🌍
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RT @Whitefieldhead: Finding the balance between a rigorously, well planned curriculum and following the children’s interests and fascinatio…
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Never thought anyone could rival Flower of Scotland but tonight, this was something else! Superbowl who??
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Developing understanding of angle and co-ordinates, I tasked pupils with creating a keynote slide with video and code, mimicking the task of polar bear conservationists. This one was pretty special - the graphic design skills alone! #everychilddeservesadevice #GlobalGoals
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Mental Agility Game ➕➗🟰 Don’t know what it is with me flipping over cards at the moment but here’s another wee one I’ve worked up for our outdoor area. Could see this working for lots of stages, very easy to differentiate #playinupperprimary
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@BeckyMarie80 @ShakinthatChalk Heya 👋 I stand by this being a useful strategy that builds upon a CPA approach (but a couple of people disagreed…)
Division with Arrays ➗ Shot super quickly before running out the door - this is a way I find effective to help pupils transition from the pictorial to the abstract when getting used to the ‘bus stop’ division process
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Primary 7 maths activity Used this as a whole class model and to co-construct SC from before pupils went and created their own in their jotters
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RT @EnglishScotland: Thought we'd venture out on to Bluesky - find us at the address below and give us a follow. We're not planning on leav…
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@MrsDawsonYr3 Thanks! My Instagram or TikTok are much quicker to browse through tbh but here’s a wee overview of maths I did earlier this week
Engaging pupils with the global goals doesn’t need extraneous planning. 5 mins here & there is all it takes to present sustainability issues to the pupils and get them involved in the conversation. I get asked a lot for examples, so going to try and make more videos like this 🌍
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RT @mr_mooreBA: For the last two weeks I have been focussing on iPad skills in Art with my p3/4 class. And for the first two weeks back aft…
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“Aren’t you at BETT?” No, I was attending SeaweedCon 25 with my class 🤷🏻♂️ They drafted & delivered speeches about how it is being harvested off the coast of India, providing jobs, carbon sinks & de-acidification of the oceans. “We need to kelp our planet heal” was a line 👏
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Thoughts and prayers to all the dogs tomorrow who don’t yet know they’re going to have to hold for the toilet for 8 hours #StormÉowyn
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